We are seeing high levels of volatility and SEO industry chatter over the weekend, starting late Friday, October 13th, through Saturday and Sunday. I suspect this is from the Google October 2023 core update and maybe some movement from the Google October 2023 spam update, but less from the spam update.
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Google October Core Update Heated Weekend Volatility
Last week, we learned that Google officially dropped indented results from its search results interface. With that Google, on Friday, removed the “Host group” section from its visual elements gallery help document.
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Google Drops Host Groups From Visual Elements Gallery Since Indented Results Are Gone
Google is testing the Google Discover feed on the Google.com desktop home page interface. This test is currently in India, Google confirmed, and is just an experiment. Google’s Discover feed shows in the Google mobile app and you can turn it on within the mobile browser interface but Google kept the desktop interface clean, until now.
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Google Tests Discover Feed On Google Home Page
Google will make the “existing Local Services Ads photos guidelines on the same page as the Local Services platform policies,” the search company announced. This goes into effect on November 13, 2023.
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Google Consolidating Local Search Photos Guidelines
Google Search is testing a gear setting icon on its local places results to let you set your food preferences. This setting would then show you restaurant results that better match those food preferences.
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Google Search Set Your Food Preferences For Restaurant Results
Ahrefs CEO announced it is not renewing 15% of legacy accounts who are overloading the system with data scraping and heavy use The post Ahrefs Not Renewing 15% of Legacy Accounts appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Ahrefs Not Renewing 15% of Legacy Accounts via @sejournal, @martinibuster
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There are lots of changes happening in the search industry, but it’s no reason to panic! Future-proof your career with these 8 tips. The post 8 Ways To Future Proof Your SEO Career In A Fast-Changing Industry appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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8 Ways To Future Proof Your SEO Career In A Fast-Changing Industry via @sejournal, @HelenPollitt1
Learn how to build and sustain a strong online presence in 2024 with these actionable tips.
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6 Actionable Tips to Build a Sustainable Online Presence in 2024
Are you ready to shake up your agency’s work structure and discover new productivity solutions?
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Disrupting Agency Culture: Unleash The Power Of The Four-Day Workweek via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
Jetpack WordPress plugin updated with a new AI excerpt generator and a tiered newsletter subscription option The post Jetpack WordPress Plugin Update Adds More AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Jetpack WordPress Plugin Update Adds More AI via @sejournal, @martinibuster