In this blog post, Miriam discusses 11 Google Business Profile fields that can have a positive impact on how you rank.
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The 11 Known Google Business Profile Fields That Impact Your Rank
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 12, 2024
This week, guess what, we had more volatility over the weekend and also a blip in the middle of the week. Google also had another indexing bug that lasted only about an hour.
There are new reports that a booking/appointment system run by Thumbtack, a local search service, is automatically adding its booking links and service to Google Business Profiles. Well, you can opt out, if you don’t want it. But I am sure most businesses will have no clue this was added to their local listings in Google Search and Google Maps.
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Remove Thumbtack Book Links In Google Business Profiles
Google has added a method in Search Console settings to add your shipping and return information. This should make it easier for some merchants to specify their shipping and return details to Google Search, so that information can be shown in Google Search.
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New: Google Search Console Let’s You Add Your Shipping & Return Information
Google may be testing auto-playing the video thumbnails it has within its search results page. I am not sure if this is some sort of browser bug or something else, but Google may auto-play the video thumbnail without sound in the search results.
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Google Search Tests Autoplaying Video Thumbnails In Results?
Bing is testing a voting feature in the Bing Search results. You can vote up or vote down specific search results in the search results page. It even shows you the percentage of votes for those who voted it up versus voted it down.
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Bing Search Tests Voting On Search Results
It is not news that Google now mixes in ads within organic results, but I have to say it still feels super icky to me that Google does this. Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, confirmed that search ads can appear directly below organic featured snippets, as part of Google’s “ongoing evolution of dynamic ad placement on search.”
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Google Confirmed Ads Below Featured Snippet As Part Of Dynamic Ad Placement
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