Welcome to the new format of Google News Digest! SEMrush will now be bringing you weekly updates of the latest changes in Google Search, Google Ads, and Google Tools so you can keep up with the latest Google developments as they happen. This week we will cover the announcement for mobile-first indexing for all sites, the new feature […]
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As Google prepares to move all sites over to mobile-first indexing, the company confirms 70% of sites have already made the shift. The remaining 30% will be moved to mobile-fist indexing by September at the latest, as Google says that’s when all sites will be officially switched over. Between now and September Google will continue
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Yotpo has partnered with Bazaarvoice to syndicate reviews through the latter’s network, which includes nearly 2,000 global retail sites and reaches more than a billion shoppers monthly, according to the company. Yotpo is evolving from a reputation management platform to an “end-to-end platform” for direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands. The move is intended to expand the reach
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Google is sending out notices via Google Search Console with “mobile-first indexing issues detected” alerts. In those emails it communicates the issues Google has when it comes to moving that site over to mobile-first indexing. It also says “Google expects to apply mobile-first indexing to all websites in the next six to twelve months.” Mobile-first
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At Google I/O last year, Google announced 3D images with augmented reality in search. Google even posted live examples of this last year. But now it is showing up for some e-commerce sites. Burberry bags in 3D. Glenn Gabe of G-Squared Interactive shared an example on Twitter based on this article of a Burberry bag
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Bill Slawski wrote about a Google patent that seems to explain what happened in the poorly named Medic update. Bill said that the scope is wider than just medical sites. The patent may show why some sites can’t rank. Caveat About Patents It’s important to note that Google does not often confirm whether an algorithm
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Google recently published a new patent application that was originally filed by Google back on August 10, 2018. The patent is named Website Representation Vector to Generate Search Results and Classify Website. Bill Slawski was the first to cover this new patent and did an outstanding job dumbing it down for us. The abstract. The
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93% of internet experiences begin with a search engine, and this isn’t set to change anytime soon. So, to ensure that your website is optimized for search and your audience, we will be discussing a few SEO hacks to help you out. You could have the most beautiful and informative website out there. However, even
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Software companies, as well as marketing agencies that work with software companies, are up against a tricky problem when it comes to review sites. While these sites can be a valuable resource for people who are researching SaaS platforms and features, they’re also becoming increasingly pay to play. For users of the site, that means
Should Your SaaS Business Advertise on Review Sites? Read More »
Alex Merto for BuzzFeed News Jay Pinho and his wife, Victoria, rely on Google Alerts to track the public appearances of US Supreme Court justices on their website, SCOTUS Map. But late last year, the results began to worry them. “A crop of news [website] domains were popping up that I’d never heard of before,
