SEO Bits & Pieces w/e 29th September 2017 I like this week’s SEO Bits & Pieces. I think there is just the right mix of interesting information, helpful hints and slightly surprising questions that people still ask the Demi Gods of Google. All in all it’s a nifty little read as an extract from TWIS SEO News & Updates 29th September 2017. #SEO SEONews #GoogleUpdates #HTTPS #GoogleLocal #AMP #InternationalSEO … Read More
Google Local Possum Update Rolled Back I love it when a Google update rolls back and people get re-listed. A year after rolling out, the Google Local Possum Update has reversed for a bunch of filtered businesses. If you’re still affected then you need to do something about it, now don’t you? *cough* virtual offices. Read all about it in this extract from TWIS SEO News & Updates 08 Sept 2017. #SEO #SEONews #GoogleLocal #LocalSEO #GoogleUpdates … Read More
New: Edit Google My Business Listings Directly In Search I love this new feature from Google! At last you can edit your Google My Business listing directly in search. You can’t edit everything, and you need to be logged in to the right account. This is a really good way to reduce friction for keeping Google listings up-to-date and correct. Read more in this post from TWIS SEO News & Updates w/e 08 Sept 2017. #SEO #SEONews #GoogleMyBusiness #GoogleLocal #LocalSEO … Read More
TWIS SEO News & Updates w/e 08 Sept 2017 Wow, exciting stories for this week’s SEO News & Updates. Google listed critical factors for Mobile First. I was pleased that I could edit Google My Business listings directly in search. Google is using AMP URLs for Featured Snippets. The Google Search Console Beta program expanded – were you included? Google Local partially rolled back its Possum Update. The Bits and Pieces delivered on social media and links. Good reading if you ask me! #SEO #SEONews #MobileFirst #GoogleMyBusiness #FeaturedSnippets #GoogleSearchConsole #GoogleLocal … Read More
Google Says “Near Me” Near Dead Have you seen the picture of the Denver business with “near me” in its name? The lengths people will go to in order to rank for “near me” searches. Well, they will be very annoyed by this piece, from TWIS SEO News & Updates w/e 01 September 2017. It’s all about how Google stats show usage of “near me” and other location modifiers is dropping proportionally vs bare searches. Now, back to optimising Aaaaardvaaaark Plumbers for the new world of search. #SEO #SEONews #LocalSEO #GoogleLocal #KeywordResearch #MobileSearch … Read More
Google Local NEW Q&A Feature Now Live Click to read about the new Google Local Q&A feature that’s just gone live and tips on how to deal with questions and provide answers. Contact me to discuss creating, managing and optimising Google My Business listings and managing the new Q&A features. #SEO #SEONews #GoogleMyBusiness #LocalSEO #GoogleLocal #SERP … Read More
Are You Checking Your GMB Pages for Mystery Updates? Read this guide to Checking Your GMB Pages for Mystery Updates, as well as detailed tips on how to spot and rectify these pesky incorrect and unwanted alterations. Contact me to discuss surfacing and managing your locations in Google search. #SEO #GoogleMyBusiness #GoogleLocal #LocalSEO … Read More
Menu Tab Hits Google Local At last! Google Local, in the US at least, is showing a menu tab for some restaurants. I can’t wait to be rid of the horrible PDF download, pinch and zoom. Read about it & how to move from PDF to HTML and structured data. If you would like to discuss ways to structured data can help your web visibility, please feel free to contact me. #GoogleLocal #StructuredData #Redirects … Read More
TWIS SEO News & Updates w/e 14 July 2017 There have been a few big shifts in the wider world of Digital Marketing to read about and digest, even if major SEO News & Updates are a bit thin on the ground this week: – Facebook Pushing Ads into Messenger; – Millennials Are Making Voice Device Purchases; – Google AdSense Bans Pop Ups & Pop Unders; – Google Local US Showing Menu Tab for Restaurants; – Twitter Apps Linking to AMP URLs; – As well as some inspirationally informative Bits & Pieces. #SEO #DigitalMarketing #FacebookMessenger #VoiceSearch #GoogleAdsense #GoogleLocal #AMP … Read More
The Week In Search w/e 28 Apr 2017 Read the 5 most important search updates w/e 28-Apr-2017: the Project Owl Fake News Offensive; Quality Filtering in the Local Pack; Google Assistant winning the battle of the PVAs; AMP disappearing from SERPs; Googlebot not listening to podcast audio; and a few further bits and pieces… #GoogleSearch #GoogleLocal #StarRatings #MobileSearch #AMP #GoogleBot… Read More
The Week In Search w/e 14 Apr 2017 What’s happened this week? We have Moz Local Ranking Factors Survey, Google showing review numbers, Google Maps Fake Listings, Google disavowing the disavow file and Facebook Instant Article CTAs and more… #GoogleLocal #StarRatings #GoogleSearchConsole #BackLinkProfile #Facebook #InstantArticles #EmailStrategy… Read More
The Week In Search w/e 24 Feb 2017 This week’s updates and search snippets include: a Google My Business service area update; an announcement that Google and Bing take action on UK Piracy; findings that proximity upweighted in Local Pack ; a reduction in Google Star Rating threshold and advice to use caution with using the GSC URL Removal Tool. #GoogleMyBusiness, #GoogleSearch, #GoogleLocal, #StarRatings, #GoogleSearchConsole… Read More