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:
- Vlog #14: Marie Haynes On Google Algorithm Updates, EAT & Penalties
In episode #14 of the vlog series at the Search Engine Roundtable I interviewed Marie Haynes (@Marie_Haynes). Before Marie got into helping site feel better in Google search, she worked with animals as a veterinarian helping animals feel better... - Google My Business: Business Profiles You Manage In Search Results
Cordell Crowley posted in the Local Search Forums a screen shot of Google showing him the business locations you have access to in Google My Business but directly in the search results. This is similar to Google Search Console showing your stats in the search results for relevant queries to that site profile but for Google My Business. - Switched To Mobile-First Indexing? Google Still Crawls Some Pages As Desktop
Even if your site was switched to mobile-first indexing, it doesn't mean that Google will only crawl and render your pages using the GoogleBot mobile useragent. Google says they still send out the desktop GoogleBot to those pages to check on things. - Basecamp Google Ad: We Don't Want To Run This Ad But Forced To.
Founder & CEO at Basecamp, Jason Fried, posted a screen shot on Twitter of a Google Ad the company bought that reads "Basecamp.com - We don't want to run this ad." - New Google Ranking Factors 2019 Survey Results Now Available
About a month ago we asked you to fill out the SparkToro Google search ranking survey lead by Rand Fishkin. Well, now the results are out and Rand Fishkin published what 1,584 SEOs think about Google's rankings. - Google Crawling Spikes: Large Increases In GoogleBot Crawl Activity
Google may be crawling sites more and harder over the past several days. The WebmasterWorld forums has several SEOs saying they are seeing significant spikes in crawl rates by GoogleBot. Also, I checked dozens of sites in the old Google Search Console, to see the crawl stats and most, not all, but most, have a significant spike in crawling. - Android 10 Statue At The GooglePlex
Every time Google releases a new major version of Android the company places a new Android statue at the Google offices. We've covered many of them here in the Search in Pics. Here is the Android 10
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Google Adds Recently Viewed of these hotel search results may be person, Brad Brewer on Twitter
- Google is testing list-view for hotel local finder cc:@rustybrick https://t.co/ZiAFG81yax, Sergey Alakov on Twitter
- GoogleAdsUpdates Starting September 17, 2019, Standard delivery will be the only option for ad delivery method for Search campaigns, Shopping campaigns, and shared budgets. Accelerated delivery will no longer be available. Le, Google Ads on Twitter
- Hey. HEY!! If you like rel=canonical, could you maybe check what are you putting in it? Please? {{https://t.co/2KLd2iDcyV.canonicalUrl}} is probably not what you want in it. https://t.co/10PTRaHbCV, Gary Illyes on Twitter
- Saw Google News Verification Badge in results today, WebmasterWorld
- Got a burning Technical SEO question? Based in Melbourne, Australia? Why not join us for some #seobeers. @g33konaut will be doing a live AMA. Pick his brain, and get answers from a Googler. https://t.co/Ht7kLIdSnm https://t.co/, Jason Mun on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Google verticals, machine learning and no-click searches expected to have the biggest impacts on SEO
- Learn techniques to leverage customer reviews into search best practices.
- Google Ads seasonality adjustments now available for Search, Display campaigns
- Beyond conventional SEO: Unravelling the mystery of the organic product carousel
- Google Search Console adds auto-DNS verification
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- How Can I Get the Most out of Google Analytics?, HMA
- Looking at Search Console Queries and Landing pages in Data Studio, Michael Howe-Ely
Industry & Business
- Google emerges as target of a new state attorneys general antitrust probe, Washington Post
- Google accused of secretly feeding personal data to advertisers, Financial Times
- Google gets permission for bridges linking Boland’s Quay towers, Irish Times
Links & Promotion Building
- Beyond links: Lessons learned from a failed SEO link building PR campaign, State of Digital
- Link Context, Majestic Blog
Local & Maps
- Blind Man Develops Smart Cane That Uses Google Maps and Sensors to Identify One’s Surroundings, Good News Network
Mobile & Voice
- 10 things to know about Android 10, Google Blog
- Google can’t fix the Android update problem, The Verge
- Pixel users can now access Google Assistant toggles right from system settings, Android Police
- TD Ameritrade Adds Google Action to its Digital Portfolio, Voicebot
SEO
- Yoast SEO 12.0: UX improvements and new Portuguese checks, Yoast
- Competitor Analysis & CRO with SEMrush, PPC Hero
PPC
- Google Ad Manager’s API delivers control, connectivity and customization, Google Blog
- Why Google Smart Display Campaigns Are Not So Smart, Seer Interactive
