Google posted a public service announcement saying you should disallow Googlebot from crawling your action URLs. Gary Illyes from Google posted on LinkedIn, “You should really disallow crawling of your action URLs. Crawlers will not buy that organic non-GMO scented candle, nor do they care for a wishlist.”

Microsoft is testing using black-colored review stars in its Bing Search results. This is instead of the yellow or orange review stars

Google seems to be testing adding labels and descriptions on the photos within the local business profile listings.

In this month’s Ask A PPC, learn possible reasons for your Google ads having no impressions, from bid and budget to low search volume issues. The post Ask A PPC: Why Have My Google Ads Not Got Any Impressions? appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

How to make sense of what Google is saying about updates, fixing an algorithm that’s not “broken” and turning that into better rankings The post Is Google Broken Or Are Googlers Right That It’s Working Fine? appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Harness Schema Markup to create a content knowledge graph.

Vulnerability alert for WooCommerce plus a critical vulnerability rated 10/10 patched in Dokan Pro WooCommerce plugin The post Vulnerabilities In WooCommerce And Dokan Pro Plugins appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google identifies a quirk in some hreflang implementations and updates documentation to make it more widely known The post Google Warns Of Quirk In Some Hreflang Implementations appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

New study shows simpler headlines with common words can increase reader clicks and engagement. The post Want More Clicks? Use Simple Headlines, Study Advises appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Have you noticed familiar names popping up in the comments of every single one of your favorite accounts’ social media posts?  Perhaps this person has an unhealthy infatuation with the creator or thought leader’s online presence, or maybe they’re a highly-trained bot.