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 local panel can auto-play videos in the results. Google clarified that child elements don't count towards sitmeap URL limits. Google also clarified that JavaScript links can be crawlable. Google's John Mueller said the obvious, work on larger SEO issues before smaller ones. Also, John shared his conversation with someone who relies on screen readers and how old SEO tricks ruin the web for those individuals.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- SEO Tricks Make Browsing The Web For The Visually Impaired Really Bad...
John Mueller shared on Mastodon that he met with someone who relies on screen readers to consume the web. And he explained to him how old-school SEO tricks make reading the web using screen readers, well let's just say, not pleasant. - Google Local Finder Auto-Play Video Thumbnails
Google has recently, estimates are in the past few weeks, added auto-play video thumbnails in the local finder on mobile. Allie Margeson spotted this and posted a video of it in action on Twitter, which I will embed below. - Google: Work On The Larger SEO Issues Before The One Off Issues
Google's John Mueller recommended the obvious (as I write this I am asking myself why write it but hey, sometimes the obvious needs to be reminded). If you have SEO work to do, do the work that is a larger problem before you do the smaller ones, like the one-offs. - Google Updates Help Documentation To Say Using JavaScript For Links Can Be Fine
Google has added a single "note" to the create crawlable links help documentation to say that links generated by JavaScript, where the link is visible, can be crawled by Google. Google added this line "Note that links are also crawlable when you use JavaScript to insert them into a page dynamically as long as it uses the markup shown above." - Google: Child Elements Don't Count Towards Sitemap URL Limit
Google has updated the sitemap section of the localized pages search help documentation to say that "Child elements don't count towards the URL limit for sitemaps." - Katie Couric At Google
Here is a photo of Katie Couric, the famous American journalist, presenter, producer, and author, at the Google office in New York City. She was probably there for some event but hey, figured I shared
Other Great Search Threads:
- Customize your Lock Screen with the Google app in iOS 16, Google Search Community
- New? No? Why is a software company being prompted to add brunch hours? All of the above?, Miriam Ellis on Twitter
- I'd check out the quality raters guidelines - they're not guides to ranking well, but they show what google thinks about when working on algorithms., John Mueller on Twitter
- I'm curious how you expect to get traffic when you have no domain name, so ranking wouldn't be my first priority., John Mueller on Twitter
- Impact Of "Validating" A Fix In Search Console/Mobile Usability, Reddit
- I think this plagues the SEO world too -- I'll be making an effort to reduce saying "just" as well. Especially for questions from new folks (today's 10'000), saying "just do X" is not really as friendl, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Instagram’s in-app post scheduling tool now available to professional accounts
- How brand marketing helps improve E-A-T signals: An introduction
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- What Is a Good Bounce Rate for a Landing Page? 40+ Marketers Share Their Thoughts and Tips for Improvement, Databox Blog
Industry & Business
- Google Ordered to Yield Ad Bidding Documents in Privacy Lawsuit, Bloomberg
- Meta laying off more than 11,000 employees, CNBC
Links & Content Marketing
- Get a Bird’s Eye View of Any Website’s Link Network, Semrush
- How NBC Sports Next Medaled in Olympic Content for Kids, Content Marketing Institute
- 5 Ways to Make Your Wellness Brand Stand Out With Better Content, Outbrain
Local & Maps
- Google Maps Alternative Gets a Mysterious Update on CarPlay, AutoEvolution
- Local professor’s photos hit 10 million views on Google Maps, Idaho State Journal
Mobile & Voice
SEO
- Agency SEO and In-House SEO - Key Differences, Rank Ranger
- Real-life SEO at Sika: The world of data and content management, Oncrawl
- How Often Should I Update On-Page SEO?, Semrush
- Video SEO Strategy: Create Your Own Video Promotion Strategy, I Love SEO
- Tracking Go Ultra Low, and other Failed Content Projects, with Real-Time SEO Data, SISTRIX
PPC
- How do You Make Adequate Google Ads Landing Pages?, PPC Expo
- RSA Combination Report Policy Update for Google Ads, Google Ads Developer Blog
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