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. Google responded to the decable around AI Overviews and basically said they are here to stay and they made improvements. Only 10% of SEOs said they would […]
Google has announced that it will discontinue the chat feature in Google Business Profiles. The wind-down process will start on July 15, and the functionality will complete on July 31. The news was emailed to businesses, acknowledging the potential difficulty of the decision and emphasizing Google’s commitment to remaining a helpful partner in business management. […]
Google is testing a large blue visit button under some of the search results in the mobile search interface. The button says “visit” and takes you to the website listed in the search results. What it looks like. Here is a screenshot of this button, which Shameem Adhikarath shared with me on X: Why we […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape how we interact with information. Google introduced AI Overviews in its search engine yesterday, marking a new milestone. These new features promise to enhance user experience by providing quick, comprehensive answers to complex queries. However, they also raise important questions about the future of content creation, monetization, and information […]
What Is Direct Traffic in Google Analytics? Direct traffic in Google Analytics 4 (GA4) refers to website visits where the traffic source is unknown or not properly tracked. It occurs when a user arrives at your site without clicking a link from another site. For example, typing your URL directly into a browser, clicking a […]
In SEO and website management, the importance of sitemaps cannot be overstated. A sitemap is essentially a roadmap of a website, outlining all its pages and content to search engines. This not only aids in better indexing by search engines but also the visibility and accessibility of a website. As we venture into 2024, a […]
Want to attract prospects and land more cases from search engines? Investing in SEO can keep a steady stream of leads flowing into your firm year-round. For example, Google, “employment lawyer Seattle.” Here are the results: HKM Employment Attorneys has the top spot on Google Maps and in Google search. This one page sends an […]
I cover the old HCU(X) classifier, site-level quality algorithms, the counterbalancing of systems, and how the transition has been as smooth as a bed of razor blades… This is the first post in a series about the March 2024 broad core update. The update was one of the largest and most complex core updates Google […]
Table of Contents sort-tool Google now looks to be completing global testing of AI-overviews for non-logged in users in a limited capacity. This comes after Google announced that they would be opening up the Search Generative Experience to non-logged in users in the US for a small subset of queries. While I have been keeping […]
Google Ads has posted its first new features announcement in its help section in over two months. This was to announce several Performance Max campaigns features, which we will get into below. But like I reported earlier, Google Ads has not posted anything in this section for two months prior to posting this new announcement. […]