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.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- A Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update On February 27th?
I am seeing some new chatter and most of the tools are backing up the chatter around another Google search ranking algorithm update that started around yesterday, February 27th. The chatter is pretty limited and fresh but I suspect it will pick up soon in the ongoing WebmasterWorld forums. - John Mueller's Greatest SEO Success Story Was...
A Reddit thread is asking folks to share their greatest SEO success story and there are some good ones. But Google's John Mueller chimed in and said his was as simple as instructing someone to remove the noindex from their site. He said "sometimes good things come in small checkboxes." - Multiple Google User Interface Tests Including People Also Ask Icons
Over the past several days I have been inundated with reports from SEOs about Google testing different interfaces. I'd say 80% of them are interfaces we've reported on before but here are some new ones I haven't seen before including an icon for the people also ask section in Google Search. - Google My Business Launches New Spam Report Form
Google announced they have launched a new form to submit spam reports about Google local, maps and Google My Business related spam. Google calls it the Business Redressal Complaint Form and is for fraudulent activity. - Martin Splitt From Google To Host Video Series On JavaScript & SEO
Google's Martin Splitt announced on Twitter that Google is starting a new video series around JavaScript and SEO. He said "they are coming out now, you definitely want to stay tuned." You can watch them on the the Google Webmaster YouTube channel. - Google Dublin Expanding
Here are some photos of the skyline around the Google Dublin offices showing how Google is expanding over there. You can see the construction and buildings Google is erecting in the area.
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- New free + slick speed monitoring tool: https://t.co/WObsmnKr4p • Track site speed over time • Alerts when speed drops • First contentful paint • Time to first byte • Number of requests • Free? Get out of town! Run a test he, Cyrus on Twitter
- AMP isn't a ranking factor, so it wouldn't be that. It sounds like it would make sense to post your details in the help forums, to get input from others.… https://t.co/sURyZAEBkW, John Mueller on Twitter
- Did you receive a manual action for linkspam? If so, and if you really don't know what happened, it's useful to chat with peers in the help forums to find out more about your site's specific situation.… https://t.co/gmljwank, John Mueller on Twitter
- F.T.C. $12.8 Million Settlement for Fake Reviews by Amazon Seller, WebmasterWorld
- I have the Two Click Penalty every month, WebmasterWorld
- That's an unnatural link and would be against our webmaster guidelines, which could negatively affect both sites.…, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- There are fundamental problems with relying only on Domain Authority metrics
- Amazon extends Sponsored Products to AmazonFresh for CPG brands
- Why we updated Search Engine Land’s newsletter (and why we think you’ll love it)
- Google’s CTR answer just what you’d expect, and this is why SEOs go bananas
- Google opens complaint form to crack down on fake info in Maps
- Google’s Black Box Bidding Solution: A look under the hood
- 3 ways to lower your Amazon advertising ACoS
- Startup helps small retailers get local inventory data online at POS
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Data blending with Google Data Studio, Metric Labs
Industry & Business
- Congress wants Google to explain how it forgot about the Nest Secure microphone, BGR
- Google Takes New Policy Approach Amid Growing Global Threats, Bloomberg
Links & Promotion Building
- Disavowing in 2019 and Beyond - Should you be auditing your links?, Marie Haynes Consulting
- Link building for bloggers, Yoast
- 2019 Content Industry Trends, Search Metrics
- How to Align Your Content & Social Media Efforts for Link Building Success, Search Engine Journal
Mobile & Voice
- Google’s upcoming Pixel 3 Lite phones likely just passed through the FCC, The Verge
- What’s new in AMP, Q1 2019: Improvements consent, videos, forms and lists, Accelerated Mobile Pages Project
SEO
- February 22, 2019 - Google Help Hangout Notes, Marie Haynes Consulting
- The 5 Key Traits of An Enterprise SEO Platform, Conductor
- Verifying A Google Search Console Domain Property With Cloudflare, Move It Marketing
- SEO World Rankings 2019, Search Metrics
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