We have seen a huge increase in the number of Related Questions showing up in the Google search results, the drop down with the “People also ask” in the box header. But now that we see more of them, we have noticed they often have a chance to also show up with featured snippets in […]
Archives for August 3, 2015
Server Go Down? How Google Handles Rankings & SEO After
Having a website go offline is one of the top concerns for nearly every webmaster. Not only do you have the fact you are losing traffic to your site and causing your visitors to go to your competitors instead, there is also the very real issue of how it affects your Google rankings. The question […]
Use a 503 Status Code for SEO Reasons When Taking Website Offline
If you have to take down your website for any reason, such as to do backend maintenance that requires a site be taken offline or if you are re-doing an entire site after it has been hacked, it is important to use a 503 server status code for SEO reasons. Using a 503 server status […]
Google Adds Movie & TV Show Review Ratings to Knowledge Panel
A new feature has popped up in the Google knowledge panel that shows reviews given by the leading movie and television review sites, which displays on the right hand side of the search results in the Google knowledge panel. There are a couple different ways that Google displays them in the panel. Here is the […]
Yahoo Product Listing Ads With Added Filters in Search Results
Yahoo is testing a pretty unique version of their Yahoo Shopping Ads in their search results. While the ad unit features the usual thumbnails and products, it also allows you to click through options to “shop by brand” and “shop by price.” Here is another example with the option to “shop by category.” And this […]