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). […]
Archives for May 2016
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
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
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
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
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. […]
Google Increases Width of Main Search Results Column
Google has made a major change to the search results column. In a major redesign of the search results appearance, Google has significantly increased the width of the column in the main search results column, impacting everything Google displays in that column. Google has increased the column for organic search results to about 600 pixels […]
Google: Normal For AMP Traffic to Fluctuate
If you have been watching your analytics for traffic to AMPlified pages, you have probably seen some wild fluctuations in the amount of traffic received. Google commented in the Webmaster Help forums about why traffic can very so much. Tomo Taylor from Google responded that because the factors used to determine the stories that appear […]
Bing Ads Now Supports Copying and Pasting Keywords & Ads
Bing Ads has released a nice added functionality. Bing Ads has announced that advertisers can now copy and paste keywords and ads directly into Bing Ads. Are you one of the many advertisers with similar ads and keywords across different campaigns in a single account? Ever find yourself wishing you could just copy and paste […]
Google Testing Product Listing Ads With 3, 4 or 6 Products at Top of Search Results
Google seems to be testing Product Listing Ads in sizes other than the usual lines of 5 products at the top of the search results. Now, they are running PLA units with 3, 4 or 6 individual products instead of the usual 5. Normally if Google is has fewer than 5 products to display, it […]