SEO

Content and links are still pillars of search engine optimization (SEO). In fact, Google has told us in the past these components are two of the top three factors in Google’s search algorithm. By now, we should all know this, but many people are still making a critical mistake when it …

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 search results page displays answer without any search resultsMar 13, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Who needs the ten blue links when you have the answer? …

Google looks to be adding a feature in Google My Business that allows business owners to add descriptions that appear in the local panel in search results. Both @deegs20 and @maulikpanchal posted screen shots of this in action. Google removed this feature back in 2016 when they dropped the Google+ support …

Google is now showing answers without any additional search results for some queries. For example, if you search for [time in los angeles] or [time in new zealand], Google will show the answer, then show a button below the answer to load the search results. Google said for the queries …

Over the past several months, Google has been rolling out new features exclusively in the new AdWords interface, or “experience.” On Tuesday, at SMX West in San Jose, AdWords Director of Product Management Anthony Chavez announced some attention-grabbing new features aimed at improving productivity on the platform. Let’s start with …

OK, Google … how do I optimize for voice search? Ask that question and you’ll discover even Google doesn’t know but is trying to learn. For those of us in the search engine optimization (SEO) field who want to stay up to date, waiting for Google to figure it out …

Google Images search results continue to evolve — from the rollout of badges last summer to the related searches box this past December and the removal of the “view image” and “search by image” buttons last month. Google has been rapidly expanding visual search features. Beginning today, Google Images results …

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 Images update: Captions added to images, pulled from the page title tagMar 13, 2018 by Michelle Robbins To add more context to image results, Google …

Google is reportedly testing a new mobile search interface, according to Android Police. This new interface uses a more rounded design and boldly omits the full Google logo at the top of the search results page. Instead, the G icon appears in the rounded search bar, with the menu directly below. …

Today’s Google doodle marks the 180th birthday of the British scientist, Sir William Henry Perkin. According to Google, Perkin, while cleaning out a beaker in a lab, stumbled upon what would become the first synthetic dye. “As an 18-year-old laboratory assistant, Perkin was cleaning out dark muck from a beaker …