SEO

A Google spokesperson has confirmed with Search Engine Land that the company’s link command is no longer functioning. Google told us the feature is no longer around, and using a link:www.domain.com will likely return irrelevant results. We saw signs of this going away a year ago, but then Google told …

We want your input to help us plan our upcoming SMX Advanced conference, which will be taking place on June 14-15, 2017. Specifically, we’d love to hear from you if you have an great idea for a session that you think should be on the agenda. And if you’re interested …

Google has officially confirmed they have begun rolling out the intrusive mobile interstitial penalty yesterday. Google warned us that this was coming almost a half-a-year ago and it did start rolling out on January 10, 2017 – as Google promised. Google’s John Mueller and Gary Illyes confirmed the penalty began …

AmsStudio / Shutterstock.com January 10, 5:35pm ET: This article has been update with more information about automatic call extensions. In the second update in a week on how phone numbers display in ads, Google has begun alerting some advertisers that call extensions will start generating automatically as of February 6, 2017. …

Tell me if you’ve encountered conversations like these before: “We actually don’t care about conversions; we just want organic traffic growth.” “We’re re-branding and are no longer calling ourselves [insert term].” “We’re launching a new product today. Can you provide us tagging and content?” #facepalm I’d like to tell you …

We’ve all heard the saying, “Content is king.” While in some respects this saying is true, in my opinion, this one phrase has done more damage to our industry than anything else. According to WordPress, “Users produce about 73.9 million new posts and 49.0 million new comments each month.” That’s …

SMX West pre-conference workshops are conducted by the world’s leading subject matter experts in SEO, SEM, social and digital. All workshops will be held on Monday, March 20, and are conveniently located at the San Jose Convention Center. 2017 brings a revamped lineup and fresh takeaways. Keep reading for workshop previews! Each …

Google has updated its beta app for Android, adding shortcuts for frequently used features to the Google Now home screen. According to a report from Venture Beat, widgets for the weather, nearby restaurants and more appear when a user taps inside the Google Search box. From Venture Beat: If you’re …

The more you know about your customers, the less chance they’ll go to a competitor.  This white paper from Vision Critical will provide the road-map. Learn how you can: demonstrate your authenticity; uncover hidden, but important truths about your customers; inject timely customer feedback into your product innovation cycle; create …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Keep your customers from cheating on youJan 10, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot The more you know about your customers, the less chance they’ll go to …