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New Title & Description Lengths for Google SEO in Search Results

May 12, 2016 at 5:06 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

New Title & Description Lengths for Google SEO in Search Results

If you haven’t given your title and description meta tags some love lately, it might be a good thing you procrastinated… there are new title and description lengths in the Google Search Results.  Google has increased the width of the search results for nearly all users (although they could roll it back at any time). […]

Google AdWords With Wider Ads at Top of Search Results

May 12, 2016 at 4:47 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google AdWords With Wider Ads at Top of Search Results

It took about half a day, but Google AdWords ads have just started showing up using the increased width of the search results.  Google increased the width of the regular search results column from 500 pixels to 600 pixels wide.  But Google AdWords were still displaying as if they only had the 500 pixel width […]

Google Local 3-Packs Are Wider & With Detailed Business Info

May 12, 2016 at 4:00 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google Local 3-Packs Are Wider & With Detailed Business Info

When Google began launching their wider search results, one of the sections of the search results to also get wider was the local 3-pack.  But in addition to the new width, they are also the more detailed style of local packs, something Google has been going back and forth between over the past year or […]

Google’s New Mobile Friendly Algo Boost Now Live in Mobile Search Results

May 12, 2016 at 3:20 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google’s New Mobile Friendly Algo Boost Now Live in Mobile Search Results

The increase to Google’s mobile friendly algo ranking boost is now live in the search results.  Pages that are mobile friendly will now receive an additional ranking boost in the mobile search results.  This is the first time Google has increased the boost since the original one last year when the mobile friendly algo launched. […]

Google Hosting Next Google Dance in Tokyo, Japan

May 12, 2016 at 2:48 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google Hosting Next Google Dance in Tokyo, Japan

If you have taken great pride in attending all or nearly all of the Google Dances, you will probably be disappointed to learn you will likely be missing the next one.  Google is hosting a Google Dance later this month in Tokyo, Japan. Takeaki Kanaya and Nagayama Ichiseki from Google in Japan are sharing hosting […]

Google Bans AdWords Ads for Payday Loans

May 12, 2016 at 2:24 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google Bans AdWords Ads for Payday Loans

If you are in the pay per click space for payday loans, the market place just got a major shakeup.  Google has now banned AdWords ads for payday loans in the search results and on partner sites. From the Google announcement: we’re banning ads for payday loans and some related products from our ads systems. […]

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