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:
- October 2019 Google Webmaster Report
Last month was incredibly active in so many ways when it comes to Google search and SEO topics. So if you want to catch up quickly on the past month, read this story... - Google Shopping Ads With User-Generated Images In Product Reviews
Google Ads has added the ability for your to allow user-generated images in your product reviews. Google said "You can now include review images in your product review feeds, allowing customers to visually connect with what you sell through pictures of previous customers wearing or using your products." - Google News Increases Bar For Application Process
Google News has supposedly made it harder to become a Google News news source. John Mueller of Google said he knows that Google News applications have to go through a stricter process to get accepted these days. He said the bar has been set higher, which he thinks is a good thing. - Google My Business Photos Support GIFs On Mobile
Andy Simpson posted an example of a business listing in Google Maps that shows animated GIFs for some of its business photos. So I guess you can upload animated GIFs to your Google My Business profile and those on mobile looking at your local listing may see the GIFs. - Google: Links Do Not Expire But They May Become Less Important Over Time
Google's John Mueller said that links do not expire, but it may be the case that links can become less important over time as the pages that link to you become less relevant over time. - Google Has A Graveyard For Dead Products
Dana Fried from Google's Chrome team shared a photo on Twitter of a graveyard of Google products at the Google Seattle (Fremont campus) offices. It has Google+, Orkut, Google Wave, Google Buzz, Googl
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- Our post on what webmasters should know about Google’s core updates is now available multiple languages: English https://t.co/e5ZQUA3RC6 Indonesian https://t.co/Oz9yJrGObB Spanish https://t.co/Zk8OAcwQBs Portuguese:, Google SearchLiaison on Twitter
- 2019 SEO Starters Guide - What to work on, WebmasterWorld
- Chuckles: millions of fake net neutrality comments, WebmasterWorld
- Windows Virtual Desktop service is now generally available, WebmasterWorld
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Revenge of the small business website
- Microsoft Advertising will also deprecate accelerated delivery
- Offense or defense: The secrets to bidding on brand terms on Amazon Advertising
- The State of Local Marketing Report 2019
- A eulogy for Mapquest
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Google Analytics eCommerce Reporting [A Complete Guide], Liquid Web
- How to Use Google Analytics Lifetime Value Reports to Highlight Valuable Marketing, CMSWire
Industry & Business
- Google product graveyard comes to life for Halloween, 9to5Google
- The Sub-Domain: A Culmination of SEO and Foodie Passion, Path Interactive
- Google Buys Sizable Plot Of Land In Gilroy To Use As Tree Nursery, CBS San Francisco
Links & Promotion Building
Local & Maps
Mobile & Voice
- Google app help videos show Assistant over Voice search, 9to5Google
- What are Virtual Assistants?, Voicebot
- Alexa Adds Multilingual Mode for Bilingual Homes, Voicebot
SEO
- How to Communicate the Value of SEO to Executives, Seer Interactive
- Patreon Made a Big SEO Mistake, Accidentially Removing Their Entire Website from Search Engines, Joe Youngblood
- Google Core Algorithm Update - A Seismic Shift Toward User Expectations, Search Metrics
- Google September 2019 Core Update: What You Should Know, RankRanger
- Google Webmaster Hangout Notes: October 1st 2019, DeepCrawl
- How We Grew Blog Traffic by 650% in Two Years — Organically, Moz
PPC
- Changes to your budget strategy features, Microsoft Advertising
- How To Calculate Your PPC Budget & Costs, Seer Interactive
- 3 Must-Dos When Tracking Multiple Conversion Actions, PPC Hero
- Manage accounts easily with manager accounts, Microsoft Advertising
