Last week Google announced it is postponing the new Google Partners Program requirements for a year. Google said “As the circumstances around COVID-19 continue to evolve, we understand this is a difficult time for you, your families, and your business. In light of this, we’ve decided to postpone the launch of the new Google Partners program until 2021.”
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google has published data on recent search trends, revealing the top 5 ways search behavior is changing during the pandemic. The post Google Reveals How Search Behavior Has Changed During COVID-19 Pandemic via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Google My Business had the ability for owners to reply to reviews within the console directly. Heck, it even tested automating some of those replies
Bing has quietly dropped the Twitter option from the Bing Webmaster Tools Contacted Pages option. Bing said “by adding the various web presences as “connected pages” in Bing Webmaster Tools, you can get an overview of how many impressions and clicks you are getting not only for your main website, but also for each of these connected pages.”
Google is bringing new features to search and maps results that make it easy to connect with virtual healthcare providers.
Let’s take a look at the noarchive tag and see what it can do. The post When, Why & How to Use the Noarchive Tag via @BrianHarnish appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Plunging CPMs might look bad on the surface, but practitioners say they’re seeing strong results in some sectors. The post What’s Happening to Paid Media Performance During COVID-19 via @SusanEDub appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Dan Leibson (@DanLeibson) is the VP of Search at Local SEO Guide. He started in SEO in around 2007 with e-commerce and did some ‘review manipulation’ before it was a cool thing to do. In 2012 he got into local search and he has a pretty good name in local SEO now..
Here are some of the best Twitter plugins for WordPress that can help grow traffic to your site. The post The Best Twitter Plugins Your WordPress Site Needs via @jonleeclark appeared first on Search Engine Journal