John Mueller insists that “pretty much always” the paid links he looked at were not the reason the site was ranking. The post Google Says Paid Links Don’t Work via @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
The face mask ban comes amid a rise in false claims around coronavirus prevention and price gouging. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Both RankRanger and Moz are reporting large reductions in how often the people also ask box shows up in Google search. RankRanger shows a 12 point drop and Moz is showing a 6 point drop (they measure these differently).
Google has a new easter egg in search, this one is for the Holi festivities. All you need to do is search for [holi] in Google search (desktop or mobile), then click on the powder bowls in the knowledge panel and then start clicking (or tapping) away at the Google search results page
Posted by barryloughran For a while now, I’ve been disappointed with the People Also Ask (PAAs) feature in Google’s search results. My disappointment is not due to the vast amount of space they take up on the SERPs (that’s another post entirely), but more that the quality is never where I expect it to be.
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Reddit is launching an ad unit which is familiar to anyone who’s seen Twitter’s takeover ads in the ‘trending’ section. The post Reddit Launches a Twitter-like Ad Unit: Trending Takeovers via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
We reported last week that Googlers are being encouraged to work from home and many cancelled speaking events. It seems like Google has grounded international travel for its employees.
The reviews site wants to stop Google’s “self-preferencing” in the local SERP. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article
Google Ads is rolling out new options for portfolio bid strategies, making them compatible with more types of smart bidding. The post Google Ads Expands Portfolio Bid Strategies With More Options via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal