Google Business Profile (GBP) services might have more to do with local rankings than previously thought, according to recent tests from Sterling Sky (Disclosure: I work at Sterling Sky) and Whitespark. Specifically, adding pre-defined services in GBP seemingly impacts local search rankings.
I am seeing signs of another unconfirmed Google search ranking algorithm update, this one kicking off on May 22nd and continuing over the next few days. This one is unusual in that I see significant chatter amongst the SEO community but some of the more popular Google rank checking tools are not picking up on it.
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Google Search Algorithm Ranking Volatility May 22 & 23 – Not Confirmed
There was a bug with Google Jobs Search that wouldn’t show new or recent job listings from the past three days. The issue has been going on for the past several days and after four or so days of it being an issue, Google finally fixed it at around 2pm ET yesterday. I wanted to document the issue, so you see what happened.
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Google Job Search Bug Won’t Show Recent Job Postings
Google is testing a new feature named “suggestions for your search.” It is an interactive and visual feature to help you expand and dig deeper into your search process.
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Google Search Interactive Suggestions For Your Search
As Google announced a week or so ago, Bard now can show images in the responses. Jack Krawczyk said on Twitter that you can “click an image to see the source for each one,” and that “Bard includes images in relevant responses and also when you specifically ask for them, starting with English.”
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Google Bard Gains Images With More Coming Soon
Google has replaced the “Trusted Store” badge in the product results within Google Search with a “Top Quality Store” badge. Google said, “there’s no action you need to take, and the update will not affect your performance metrics at all.”
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Google Trusted Store Badge Replaced With Top Quality Store Badge
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Gnome Hiding In Google Landscaping
Keyword research is a vital part of SEO. Here is a look at some of the best platforms you can use to find new opportunities. The post 16 Best Keyword Research Tools For SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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Eleven WordPress plugins that deserve a place on virtually any shortlist, including some that may improve your current site. The post 11 WordPress Plugins Every Site Should Have appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Data cloud company Snowflake acquires AI technology company Neeva, a company founded by ex-Googlers The post AI Search Engine Neeva Acquired By Snowflake appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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