John Mueller of Google responded to a complaint on Reddit where the SEO or site owner was upset his one month old site was not performing on Google Search. The SEO said despite him “created backlinks on top websites with good DA and low spam score” his site is just not showing up

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Stop taking short cuts, John Mueller of Google gives a harsh lesson to one such SEO looking to do just that…

Google is working on ways to show more short-form video in search results, saying it’s a clear and concise format for satisfying certain queries.

Did you ever get an email from Google Search Console that asks you to take an action to fix an issue and then click the “verify fix” button? Well, did you ever just click that you fixed the issue, without actually implementing any fixes or changes?

Does applying schema markup to your webpages help them rank higher in Google Search? The post Schema Markup: Is It A Google Ranking Factor? appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

This latest policy change takes widespread ad suspensions from platforms across the industry into new territory by targeting businesses in Russia. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

As you know, Google has a webmaster guideline against widget links, despite what some SEOs want to tell themselves.

On-site search can provide marketers with key insights into their audiences. At SMX Next, Stephen Rahal shows how to optimize this important site function

The features may help improve Pinterest as a marketing channel for retailers as well as a shopping destination for users.

Can paywalls and SEO coexist? Balancing free and premium content for SEO is tough, but it’s possible for paywalled content to rank in organic search. The post SEO For Membership Sites: Getting Around The Paywall appeared first on Search Engine Journal