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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 24, 2025

Posted by admin on 2025/01/24 at 3:00 pm

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

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Volatility, European Manual Actions, Quality Raters Updated, Bing Hides Google & Yahoo AI Chat

Posted by admin on 2025/01/24 at 1:01 pm

Google search ranking volatility is heated this week, but some of the tools are having issues tracking them. Google is sending out penalties, manual actions…

Short-Form Video Dominance: The Future Of Engagement In Social Media via @sejournal, @donutcaramel13

Posted by admin on 2025/01/24 at 1:00 pm

Short-form videos are here to stay. Explore the opportunities for businesses on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts

Google Search Quality Raters Guidelines Gain 11 New Pages

Posted by admin on 2025/01/24 at 12:51 pm

On Thursday, January 23rd, Google updated its search quality raters guidelines PDF document. The last time Google updated this document was for the March 2024 spam update changes, over ten months ago

New Google Ads Performance‬‭ Max‬‭ Features

Posted by admin on 2025/01/24 at 12:41 pm

Google announced a number of new Google Ads Performance’¬’­ Max’¬’­ features with the aim to provide advertisers with more control, transparency, and actionable insights within Performance Max campaigns, the company said. These include updates around more campaign control, enhanced Search reporting and guidance, and asset group improvements.

Google: Spammers Encourage You To Waste Time Disavowing Links

Posted by admin on 2025/01/24 at 12:31 pm

Google’s John Mueller said that when it comes to disavowing links “it’s in a spammer’s best interest to encourage others to spend time on it.” Why? Because Google has said there is little reason to disavow links, unless you have a manual action or know you did some bad linking.

Google Ads To Drop Certification For Some Advertisers & Reorganizes Verification Docs

Posted by admin on 2025/01/24 at 12:21 pm

Google Ads has made two updates around advertiser verification recently.

Bing Tests New Local Pack Design With Blue Backgrounds

Posted by admin on 2025/01/24 at 12:11 pm

Microsoft is testing a new local pack design and layout for Bing Search local pack results. Bing is placing these blue boxes, either below the map, to the right side, including different numbered variations.

Google Shares Insight On SEO For AI Overviews via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Posted by admin on 2025/01/24 at 9:16 am

Google’s John Mueller discussed SEO for AI Overviews and emphasized the continued importance of search marketing The post Google Shares Insight On SEO For AI Overviews appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Top SEO Tips for 2025 — Whiteboard Friday

Posted by admin on 2025/01/24 at 8:00 am

With the new year underway, you may be wondering what strategies you should implement for maximum SEO success in 2025. Chima’s got you covered! In this week’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, she talks through her six top SEO tips for this year, which include driving brand awareness and diversifying your traffic sources.