Building a business is challenging for anyone, but it can be even more challenging when it’s ecommerce-based. Ecommerce is an exploding market that’s worth getting into, but without a proper understanding of some of the fundamental tips and tricks for making your ecommerce business flourish, it’s easy for those businesses to flop. In fact, according […]
More Users Added to Search Analytics Beta in Google Webmaster Tools
Google has added some more users to their beta of Search Analytics in Google Webmaster Tools. This is the new style of reporting that takes the place of the usual “search queries” reporting. Zineb Ait Bahajji made the announcement today on Google+. We’ve made the new Search Analytics report available to a random sample of […]
Google Testing Image Thumbnails for Local Restaurants in Pack Results
Google is running a new test where they are replacing the usual thumbnail with map marker for local restaurant results with one showing off a photo that showcases the restaurant instead. These are showing up for desktop results. It is interesting to note that they do not have an accompanying map on the right hand […]
What We Know About Google’s Mobile Friendly Algo Roll Out So Far
We are now a day into the Google Mobile Friendly Algo, and most people are reporting that there just isn’t a lot to see, at least not yet. Dr. Pete Meyers from Moz, who tracks all noteworthy changes in the search results for Mozcast reports that everything seems average without noticeable shifts. Day 1 Mobile […]
Google Search Results Displaying Full Color Emoji Icons for Desktop
Google is now displaying emojis in the titles and descriptions of the Google search results, in a change that will likely make some webmasters cringe. Here are some more examples: They are also showing up in the mobile search results as well. Even Safari for Desktop is showing emojis. As you can imagine, I suspect […]
Google Does Not Give Extra Mobile Friendly Boost for Chrome over Safari
Brett Tabke reported today with a couple tidbits [edited: the thread was removed, but it is back and located here; edited again: thread is now here] from Pubcon that were being tossed around at the conference about Google’s new mobile friendly algorithm that launched today, although unfortunately they weren’t attributed to anyone in particular to […]
Many WordPress Plugins With XSS Exploit, WordPress SEO, All in One SEO & Google Analytics by Yoast Affected
Many very popular plugins for SEOs, including WordPress SEO, Google Analytics by Yoast, All In one SEO and WPTouch. WPTouch is particularly noteworthy as many webmasters used it to get their websites ready for Google’s mobile friendly ranking algo. Securi disclosed the issue and the known affected plugins. This particular exploit could be done on […]
Phablets Considered a Smartphone for Google’s Mobile Friendly Algo
We know that the new Google Mobile Friendly Algo is only for mobile and not for tablets, but where do phablets – oversized smartphones – fall into the mix? Phablets are classified as smartphones and are included in the new mobile friendly algo. The two most popular phablets are iPhone 6 Plus and the Galaxy […]
Google’s “People Also Ask” Showing for Highly Competitive Keywords
Google’s new “People Also Ask” that is being tested has now started showing up for highly competitive keyword phrases… with the suggestions displaying commercial sites related to the keyword search. Google began testing “People Also Ask” last week, however at the time it seemed to only display for non-commercial queries. In this case, a search […]
Deep Diving Into the New Google Mobile Breadcrumb URL Structure
Google has finally taken their new breadcrumb-style mobile URL structure live to all mobile users, just in time for the Google mobile-friendly algo change. We first noticed Google testing them at the start of the month, although at that time it had a slightly different structure than the one Google went live with. There is […]