Search Engine Roundtable Podcast

A daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.

A daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.

A daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.

This week, guess what, we had more volatility over the weekend and also a blip in the middle of the week. Google also had another indexing bug that lasted only about an hour. Google Search Console had a bug with new owner notifications. Google Search Console now lets you enter your shipping and return policies in settings. Google said it found the feedback it collected on the last core update really helpful. Google updated its URL best practices document to say don’t use fragments to change content on the page. Google Search will now extract composite images with trained algorithmic media types, i.e. AI. Google said if you are ranking for unrelated keywords in search, maybe try to make your content clearer. Google is testing country label tags in the search results. Google is testing auto-playing videos in the search results. Google is also testing thin video snippets. Google Ads enabled broad match by default for new search campaigns. Google Ads confirmed ads can show below featured snippets as part of its dynamic ad placement evolution. Google Ads is testing double row carousel shopping ads. Google Ads is testing people also browsed carousel.s Google Maps said it is not testing “add stop” ads. Bing is testing nutrition labels in the image results. Google Business Profiles added a consumer alerts page. Thumbtack is automatically adding its booking links to your Google Business Profile. YouTube shared some YouTube SEO advice and tips That was the search news this week at the Search Engine Roundtable.

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0:00 - Introduction

1:00 - July 4th Weekend Google Search Ranking Update & Volatility

1:32 - Tools Show July 9th Google Search Ranking Volatility But Chatter Limited

1:59 - Google Search Bug: Not Indexing or Serving New Content Again

2:33 - Google Search Console New Owner Notifications Bug?

2:59 - New: Google Search Console Let's You Add Your Shipping & Return Information

3:48 - Google: SEO Feedback On The Last Core Update Was Really Helpful

4:57 - Google URL Best Practices Updated: Don't Use Fragments To Change Page Content

5:27 - Google Search Extracts Composite Images With Trained Algorithmic Media Types

5:58 - Google: Ranking For Unrelated Keywords In Search? Make Your Titles & Content Clearer

6:26 - Google Tests Country Label In Search Result Snippets

7:03 - Google Search Tests Autoplaying Video Thumbnails In Results?

7:31 - Google Search Tests Thin Video Snippets

7:42 - Google Ads Enabling Broad Match By Default For New Search Campaigns

8:16 - Google Confirmed Ads Below Featured Snippet As Part Of Dynamic Ad Placement

9:09 - Google Ads: Double Row Carousel Shopping Search Ads

9:26 - Google Ads Tests People Also Browsed Carousel

9:46 - Google Maps Add Stop Advertisements

10:54 - Bing Search Tests Labeling Images With Nutrition Details

11:01 - Google Business Profiles Consumer Alerts Document

11:27 - Remove Thumbtack Book Links In Google Business Profiles

12:08 - YouTube Traffic Sources Affect Same Traffic Sources, Not Different Traffic Sources

12:35 - Conclusion 

A daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.

A daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.

This recap is called It's New - A quick, daily dose of the latest in SEO with Crystal Carter and Mordy Oberstein of Wix with Greg Finn of Cypress North (and Marketing O’Clock) and Barry Schwartz.

More specifics will be posted later at https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-07-10-2024-37704.html

A daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.

This recap is called It's New - A quick, daily dose of the latest in SEO with Crystal Carter and Mordy Oberstein of Wix with Greg Finn of Cypress North (and Marketing O’Clock) and Barry Schwartz.

More specifics will be posted later at https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-07-09-2024-37695.html

A daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.

This recap is called It's New - A quick, daily dose of the latest in SEO with Crystal Carter and Mordy Oberstein of Wix with Greg Finn of Cypress North (and Marketing O’Clock) and Barry Schwartz.

More specifics will be posted later at https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-07-08-2024-37689.html

This week, I posted the monthly Google Webmaster report and we had more search ranking volatility over the weekend. Google Search Console had huge delays, which started to be fixed on July 3rd and seems to have caught up late last night. Google also said these delays have nothing to do with core updates and they are not documented on its Search Status Dashboard. Rand Fishkin posted an updated zero-click data study on Google. Reddit is not blocking Google Search, despite what you see in its robots.txt file. Gary Illyes from Google explained why soft 404s are bad. Microsoft added prompt injection to its Bing Webmaster Guidelines. Google is testing "current styles" search carousel. Google Merchant Center may use your conversion data. Google Local Service Ads now show in the mobile local business finder. Google Ads’s new brand controls won’t prevent your ads from showing random firms. Google Ads gained a new checkbox to specify if it has altered or synthetic content. Google Ads will allow fantasy sports and lottery courier ads in many states. Microsoft Advertising has a new Property Center and expanded lodging campaigns. That was the search news this week at the Search Engine Roundtable.

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0:00 - Introduction

0:47 - July 2024 Google Webmaster Report

1:17 - Google Search Ranking Volatility Over June 28th & 29th Weekend

1:51 - Google Search Console Working To Fix Search Performance Delays & Latency

2:30 - Google Search Console Performance Reports Catching Up But It's Not Done Yet

2:47 - Google Search Console Performance Reports All Caught Up

3:22 - Google Search Console Delays Is Not A Google Core Update

4:04 - Google Explains Why Search Console Reporting Delays Are Not In Search Status Dashboard

4:54 - Google Zero Click Study Now At 58.5% In 2024

5:51 - No - Reddit Is Not Blocking Google Search

6:40 - Google Explains Why Soft 404s Are Bad

7:10 - Prompt Injection Added To Bing Webmaster Guidelines

7:44 - Current Styles Google Search Carousel

8:00 - Google Merchant Center Conversion Data Usage Changes

8:32 - Google Local Service Ads Now On Mobile Local Business Finder

8:59 - Google Ads New Brand Exclusion Won't Prevent Your Ads For Showing For Random Firms

9:45 - Google Ads Gains New Checkbox: Altered Or Synthetic Content

10:40 - Google Ads To Allow Fantasy Sports & Lottery Couriers Ads In Many States

11:01 - Microsoft Advertising Property Center & Lodging Campaigns Expands

11:26 - Conclusion 

A daily recap video summarizing a few of the top search marketing headlines covered at the Search Engine Roundtable.

This recap is called It's New - A quick, daily dose of the latest in SEO with Crystal Carter and Mordy Oberstein of Wix with Greg Finn of Cypress North (and Marketing O’Clock) and Barry Schwartz.

More specifics will be posted later at https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-07-03-2024-37669.html