Google Began Enforcing The Site Reputation Abuse Policy Last Night
Google said it began to enforce its new site reputation abuse policy last night. The policy went into effect on Sunday, May 5th, but Google did not announce it would take action until last night. As a reminder, this should target sites doing what some call "Parasite SEO."
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Google Search Ranking Update Volatility Starting On May 3rd
I am slow to report on this but figured I'd document it just in case some of you noticed ranking volatility and fluctuations on or around May 3rd and May 4th. This is not a confirmed Google Search ranking update but there are signs of an update that touched down this past Friday.
Google Ads New Performance Max For Marketplaces
Google Ads has launched Performance Max for Marketplaces. This is designed to help you sell your goods or services on specific marketplaces using Performance Max.
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Number Of Search Results Dropped Google Search Results Page (Hidden Under Tools)
It seems Google has fully removed the number of results found, the results count, from the Google Search results page. It was removed from the Google Search Generative Experience last June and Google has been testing removing it for ages but not it seems fully gone.
Rumors Of Google Auditing 25% Of Google Ads Are False
The Google Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin, said the rumors of Google auditing 25% of Google Ads accounts are false. She wrote, "The rumor about Google auditing 25% of Google Ads accounts on 1 May is inaccurate."
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 6, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google says sites hit by the old helpful content update can recover and even grow...
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Google: Sites Hit By The Old Helpful Content Update Can Recover & Grow
May 6, 2024Statcounter Fixes Search Engine Market Share Data After Incorrectly Showing Google Lost Share
May 6, 2024Google Will Remove Its Disavow Link Tool At Some Point
May 6, 2024Google Search Tests Showing Only Local Listing For Near Me Queries
May 6, 2024Google Gemini Stops Linking To Most Sources?
May 6, 2024Google SGE Says Drink Urine To Pass Kidney Stones Quickly
May 6, 2024Daily Search Forum Recap: May 3, 2024
May 3, 2024The Industry Mourns The Loss Of Mark Irvine - Brilliant & Giving Search Marketer
May 3, 2024Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google March Core Update Done, HCU Recoveries, Site Reputation Abuse & AI Topics
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