Mike Blumenthal has reported that Google is testing a new way to get business owners to update their Google My Business listings. Google is now testing a feature that shows a business owner who is logged in to their account a miniature Google My Business dashboard when they do a search …
Read More »SearchCap: Google My Business dash, AMP for SEO & duplicate ads
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google tests a Google My Business dashboard within the web search resultsJul 11, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google is testing a method to get more business …
Read More »8 major Google ranking signals in 2017
It’s no secret that Google’s ranking algorithm is made up of over 200 components, or “signals.” And while the list is impressive, it can get daunting if you’re a just regular human with 24 hours in a day. Luckily, SEO isn’t about getting every tiny thing right; it’s about …
Read More »Attack of the clones: Here’s a script to fight duplicated ads
You know those nightmares where your reflection comes out of the mirror and steals your life? Just me? Well, anyway, this is like that — but in AdWords. Sometimes you make a mistake with AdWords Editor, but instead of changing the existing ad, you create a new one. Or you’re …
Read More »SearchCap: Google menu list, Bing popular content & paid mistakes
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google adds menu tab to restaurants’ local panelJul 10, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Google is now adding more tab options to the local panel. Not only …
Read More »Bing adds ‘Popular Content’ search results snippet section
Bing has added a new feature to its search results page, a box named “Popular Content.” David Iwanow spotted this first, where if you search for brands such as [dropbox] or [shutterstock], among others, you get this new search result feature. The popular content section is a carousel-like feature that …
Read More »Google adds menu tab to restaurants’ local panel
Google has added a new tab to the local panel for many restaurants. The new tab is for accessing the restaurant’s menu, and Google may show the tab if Google is able to pick out the menu items from the restaurant’s menu. Sergey Alakov first noticed this, and I am …
Read More »Eva Ekeblad Google doodle celebrates scientist who made flour & alcohol from potatoes
Today’s Google doodle is a salute to Eva Ekeblad, a Swedish scientist and agronomist who developed a method for making flour and alcohol from grinding potatoes. “Eva discovered the starch was humble but mighty — potatoes could be ground into flour or distilled into spirits. Her discovery helped reduce famine …
Read More »4 tips for becoming a content-producing machine and generating more organic traffic
We all know that amazing content is essential to success in digital marketing today — especially when it comes to search engine optimization (SEO). The problem for most people is finding the time to create it. Many of us already feel maxed out, kept busy running our business and serving …
Read More »5 common mistakes made by B2B paid search novices
Here’s a common scenario in the B2B marketing space: You’re a member of your B2B company’s marketing team. As part of that team, you’ve become accomplished in a variety of marketing channels, including email marketing, content marketing, organic search, trade shows and so forth. But your team hasn’t yet taken …
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