SEO

H1 Headings: Over 50% of SEOs Doing it Wrong? via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Posted by admin on 2021/05/12 at 9:18 am

Poll of nearly 2,000 SEOs shows more than 50% don’t know what Google recommends for H1 headings The post H1 Headings: Over 50% of SEOs Doing it Wrong? appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

MozCon Virtual 2021 Interview Series: Wil Reynolds

Posted by admin on 2021/05/12 at 7:00 am

Wil is the Founder and Vice President of Innovation at Seer Interactive , and will be back at MozCon this year with his presentation: The 3 Most Important Search Marketing Tools…Your Heart, Your Brain, & Your [Small] Ego . Ahead of the show, set to take place on July 12-14, 2021, we talked with Wil about the impact of 2020 on Seer Interactive, what challenges marketers must overcome when analyzing data, and the key insights he’ll cover in this year’s MozCon presentation

Google Bug Displayed Hidden Business Addresses In Google Local Shopping Search

Posted by admin on 2021/05/12 at 6:48 am

Google notified some local businesses that specifically had set their business address not to show to the public, did end up being shown to some searchers by accident between the dates of October 2019 through April 2021 – yes, a full 18 months.

Google: We Do Not Use The Trust Project Directly For Search Rankings

Posted by admin on 2021/05/12 at 4:59 am

Back in 2017, Google announced that it was working with The Trust Project to help publishers use “eight trust indicators that newsrooms can add to their content.” But Google’s Danny Sullivan said that was the extent of it, and that Google does not use The Trust Project directly for how it ranks websites in its search results.

YouTube Community Posts Updated With Analytics + More Images via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2021/05/12 at 3:44 am

YouTube is rolling out three updates to community posts, including a first-ever look at analytics data and the ability to add more images.

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 11, 2021

Posted by admin on 2021/05/12 at 12:16 am

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

YouTube Paying Creators For Best Shorts Videos Every Month via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2021/05/11 at 10:44 pm

YouTube establishes a $100M fund to award creators for producing the top YouTube Shorts videos of the month. The post YouTube Paying Creators For Best Shorts Videos Every Month appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Report: Google Showing People Also Ask Results More Often

Posted by admin on 2021/05/11 at 7:27 pm

Both Semrush and RankRanger are reporting an increase in the frequency Google shows the “people also ask” types of search featured in its search results. It is not a huge jump but up a few percentage points according to both trackers starting on May 6th.

Replacement For Google’s Structured Data Testing Tool Launches via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2021/05/11 at 6:31 pm

A replacement for Google’s Structured Data Testing Tool, called the Schema Markup Validator, is now available to use in an open beta. The post Replacement For Google’s Structured Data Testing Tool Launches appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Schema.org launches its schema markup validator tool

Posted by admin on 2021/05/11 at 6:19 pm

Several months after Google said it would deprecate the Google structured data testing tool, Schema.org has launched its markup validator.