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Google Can Show Sites With Manual Actions In AI Overviews

Posted by admin on 2025/01/14 at 12:51 pm

Did you know that sites and pages with manual actions can potentially show up in the Google AI Overviews. So while the page has a search penalty and won’t show up in the main Google search results, it can still show up in the AI Overviews at the top of the Google search results page.

Google Ads Adds Additional Promo Code Options Under Promotion Details

Posted by admin on 2025/01/14 at 12:41 pm

Google Ads has added two additional promo code options under the promotion details section of promotions assets. Instead of there being a way to enter a promo code, you can now also offer bar code or QR code methods for promotion codes in your ads.

Google Search Ranking Volatility (Chatter High / Tools Low) – Mid-January

Posted by admin on 2025/01/14 at 12:31 pm

Over the weekend I reported that the Google Search ranking volatility tools finally began to calm. But the truth is, I have seen a big spike in chatter around Google ranking changes over the weekend and more so through Monday. It seems that while the tools have calmed, the chatter has heated.

Google & Bing Search Engine Market Share Data Over The Year

Posted by admin on 2025/01/14 at 12:21 pm

Statcounter’s search market share data for the 2024 year is up and there are a lot of ways to look at this data. At Search Engine Land, Danny Goodwin wrote Google’s search market share drops below 90% for first time since 2015. But when you dig in, the data might also tell other stories.

Google Ads Adds Legal Waiver For Images

Posted by admin on 2025/01/14 at 12:11 pm

Google has added a new checkbox for you to comply with when you upload images to Google Ads. This is Google having you sign a waiver that “own all legal rights to the images on the landing pages.”

The One Thing SEO Agencies Need To Know About Winning Enterprise Clients via @sejournal, @danielkcheung

Posted by admin on 2025/01/14 at 11:00 am

Winning enterprise SEO clients isn’t just about technical brilliance – it’s about understanding their planning cycles, building trust, and aligning with their priorities.

Mullenweg Says Lawsuits Could End WordPress via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Posted by admin on 2025/01/14 at 10:17 am

WordPress co-founder speculates that lawsuit could end with closure of WordPress The post Mullenweg Says Lawsuits Could End WordPress appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 13, 2025

Posted by admin on 2025/01/13 at 3:00 pm

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. The Google search volatility tracking tools have finally calmed down but there are still, as always…

Google Map Pin Attack Exploit Fixed

Posted by admin on 2025/01/13 at 12:51 pm

Google has reportedly fixed the Google Maps pin attack exploit that has been lingering on with Google for several months. The exploit allowed one to move business locations to another location, making them disappear in the rankings and local pack for relevant searches.

Google Search Result Snippets Related Reviews Carousel

Posted by admin on 2025/01/13 at 12:41 pm

Google Search has these search results snippets that show a related reviews carousel under the snippet. You can swipe through the related reviews and then click on them to reveal a YouTube video or other format of a review.