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:
- Bing To Invest In Bing Webmaster Tools
Frederic Dubut from Bing said on stage yesterday at SMX East that they are investing "quiet a bit" into Bing Webmaster Tools in the future. He made it sound like they got substantial budget allocated towards the tools, unlike in recent years. - Google: Safer To Use Absolute URLs With Canonical Tags
Google's John Mueller said on Twitter that when it comes to implementing canonical tags on your site, it is recommended to use absolute URLs instead of relative URLs. He said this will help ensure Google has interpreted them correctly. - Google: We Fixed Over 50 Bugs In Search Console Over Past Month
Google announced on Twitter that they fixed over 50 bugs in Google Search Console over the past month or so. Google then describes that is not just about adding new features but maintaining old features and fixing issues that arise. - Bing Confirms & Fixes Bug With URL Submission Tool; Will Add Rate Limits
Earlier this month, we reported that there was an issue with the URL submission tool in Bing Webmaster Tools where URLs that you would submit would not show up in the Bing index for weeks later. At SMX East, Bing confirmed the issue and said it was fixed. - New Google Search Console Fix Slow Page Loading Notices
Google is sending out a new warning and notice via Google Search Console to let webmasters know they need to fix their really slow pages. The notice starts off by reading "fix slow page loading on domain.com. - Google Sends Mental Health Cards To Some Employees
Someone shared a photo of a card they received from Google, their employer, with encouraging messages and more to help someone who may need a bit of encouragement. It seems it is to help with anxiety
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- We’re looking for your feedback on the Actions on Google community program! Please take a couple minutes to fill out this survey so we can make the developer community even better. Take the survey here ↓ https://t.co/Idj, Actions on Google on Twitter
- Apple's Tim Cook Calls For Tough New Data Protection Laws, WebmasterWorld
- So @christijolson from @bing said at #smx that they send their own engineers to Google's office in Mountain View weekly to go over AMP and other things around that, Barry Schwartz on Twitter
- YouTube's CEO, Susan Wojcicki: E.U. Article 13 Threatens Creativity, WebmasterWorld
- Drawing inspiration from classical paintings of the Song Dynasty, Tyrus Wong created a distinct visual style for Disney's 1942 classic 'Bambi.' Learn more about the Chinese-American artist in today's #GoogleDoodle. Happy Birthd, Google Doodles on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- How To Choose the Right SEO Vendor
- Advertisers shifting budget from search to Amazon
- 80% of Amazon advertisers plan to increase budgets in 2019
- How to get links to your site: Create content that people want to link to
- Google Ads announces new click-to-message ad features and store visits updates
- Google Lens feature now within Google Image Search results
- Ready or not, Google’s mobile-first indexing is here
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- 8 Essential Google Analytics Metrics You Need to Know, Manta
- How To Use Analytics To Improve And Adapt Trello Workflows For Your Team, Trello
Industry & Business
- Google confirms big expansion of Fulton Market offices, Chicago Tribune
- How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’, New York Times
- Silicon Valley using contract employees to drive profits , CNBC
- Yahoo to pay $50 million, provide free credit monitoring after security breach, Business Insider
Links & Promotion Building
- Are Press Releases Still Relevant for SEO in 2019?, Cognitive SEO
- How to Execute a Link Building Strategy, Vertical Measures
- Understanding Google's Algorithm: How PageRank Really Works, Majestic Blog
Local & Maps
- Fresh ways to stay up to date on your favorite places and find new ones, Google Blog
- Are You Making These 9 Common Google My Business Mistakes?, SEM Rush
- Meet the Local Guide who’s the king of onion rings on Google Maps, Google Blog
Mobile & Voice
- Voice Action Services is an EU alternative to Google Assistant, Android Authority
SEO
- bingbot Series: Optimizing Crawl Frequency, Bing Webmaster Blog
- How Often Should You Publish New Content?, SuccessWorks
- How to do WordPress SEO Without an SEO Plugin, Search Engine Journal
- Uncovering additional value in your keyword data, STAT Search Analytics
- Winery Marketing: Optimizing For Voice Search & Position 0 "Zero", 32 Degrees Digital
- 5 Reasons Your Content Isn't Working & How to Fix it, State of Digital
- Shopify SEO Best Practices: [7 Traffic Boosting Tips That Work], Higher Visibility
- Successful Content Marketing Campaigns: Their Core Characteristics, Stone Temple
PPC
- 1 of results It’s the holidays and Bing shopping is ready for you, Bing Ads Blog
- [Infographic] Get ready for the holiday season, Inside AdSense
Other Search
- AMP story learnings and best practices, Accelerated Mobile Pages Project
- Chrome 71 Beta: relative time formats and more, Chromium Blog
