While we have known that a Panda refresh is coming soon for the last month or so, there hasn’t been much information on an upcoming Penguin update or refresh… until now. Gary Illyes, Webmaster Trends Analyst from Google, says that the “Penguin refresh is months away.” @mrjamiedodd No. Penguin refresh is months away — Gary […]
Sign Up for Google’s User Experience Research Studies
If you are interested in all things Google, you might be interested in signing up for Google User Experience Research Studies, as they are currently looking for participants. And yes, they are even looking for SEOs. Pierre Far, a Googler who was formerly a Webmaster Trends Analyst, is looking for participants, saying they are “keen […]
Google Testing Category Based Product Listing Ads
Google appears to be testing a Product Listing Ad unit, that instead of listing particular products from a search, it is listing products from a specific brand, broken down into multiple categories. As you can see, the products are all PowerLine products, but instead of the usual individual products we normally see in the Product […]
Panda Refresh in “Soon” Phase; No ETA for Technical Reasons
Another week has gone by in the wait for the Panda update, and it is still coming “soon.” Gary Illyes from Google made the comment on Twitter that Panda is still coming but it is still in the “soon phase” and is unable to give an ETA due to technical reasons. @thebesthostnews heyya, it's still […]
Google Revises Blog Post About Not Asking for Links
Google released a blog post on the Portuguese Webmaster Blog earlier this week, with one statement that many found interesting – they said that webmasters should not ask for links. While Google has long held a stance that links should be earned naturally, they haven’t officially said that webmasters should not ask for links and […]
Is Google’s Relationship With The Webmaster Community Becoming Fractured?
For those who follow the SEO community, there have been many changes this year with Google’s outreach to SEOs and webmasters, starting when Matt Cutts went on leave. While one could make the argument that Google’s effort at increased communication and transparency with webmasters has been sincere, many things have been botched so magnificently over […]
Still Want Emojis in the Google Search Results? Use Google+
There is a teeny loophole within the Google search results that still allows you to get emojis into titles… but it isn’t the most effective way to be able to spam them. If you make a post on Google+ that includes emojis, then those emojis will still show up in the Google search results. It […]
Google’s Large Product Listing Ad & Knowledge Panel Hybrid Ads
Google is testing an unusual new Product Listing Ad (aka shopping ad) and it is the largest ad that has ever appeared in their search results. The PLA is a cross between a Knowledge Panel and a PLA and it completely dominates the right hand side of the search results for the searches it appears […]
Google: Do Not Ask For Links
Google published a blog post on the Portuguese Webmaster Blog reminding webmasters of quality links, what they should do if they were penalized for links and how to request reinclusion. However, one thing definitely sticks out in this blog post – and that is Google stating that webmasters should not ask for links: não compre, […]
How to Speed Up Google Disavow File Processing Time
When it comes to Google processing disavow files, it can take quite some time – up to 6-9 months in some cases – for Google to process the entire file. This is because Google needs to recrawl each and every link you disavow before it can process it for your site’s disavow file. The question […]