Search Engine Roundtable Podcast

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 Barry Schwartz.More specifics will be posted later at https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-06-18-2024-37584.html

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

Google Search had more weekend volatility, surprise, surprise. Google responded more to the search leak around Navboost, clicks and user interactions. I interviewed Google’s Elizabeth Tucker on the March core update and much more. Google said you can recover from the helpful content update after a core update. Google spoke about fixing a few pages and how that can help, or not, with the helpful content update. Google said sometimes search experiments cause issues with Search. Google said you cannot completely disregard desktop for SEO. Google Search Console performance reports gain merchant listings for the image tab. Google added return policy structured data to the organization level. Google dropped home activity cards from Search. Google said the lastmod date in your XML sitemap is either trusted or not. Google said you should disallow crawling of action URLs. Google needs to fix product variant structured data. Google is testing organizing the search results. Google is testing shaded favicon, site name and URL in the top of the snippet. Google is testing local five packs. Google is testing QR codes in the local panels. Google Business Profile websites now completely 404. Bing is testing black review stars. Google is testing call and location extension new formats. Appel Siri is getting more useful with Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT. That was the search news this week at the Search Engine Roundtable.

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0:00 - Introduction

0:59 - June 8th Weekend Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility

1:30 - Google Responds To Specific Search Leak, Navboost, Clicks & User Interactions

2:30 - I Interviewed Elizabeth Tucker, Googler Responsible For The March Core Update

3:24 - Google: You Can Recover From Helpful Content Damage With Next Core Update

3:53 - Google On Fixing A Few Pages To Recover From Helpful Content Update

4:40 - Google: Sometimes Search Experiments Conflict Causing Issues

5:11 - Google: You Can't Completely Disregard What's Served On Desktop For SEO

5:47 - Google Search Console Performance Report Gains Merchant Listing Data For Image Tab

6:27 - Google Adds Return Policy Structured Data Support To Organization Level

6:47 - Google Home Activity Removed From Search

7:16 - Google: We Either Trusts Or Doesn't Trust Your Sitemap's Lastmod Date

7:34 - Google: Disallow Crawling Of Action URLs (Buy Now, Sign Up, etc)

8:08 - Google Fixing Product Variant Structured Data Star Rating Bug

8:43 - Google Tests Organized Search Results Page

9:09 - Google Tests Shaded Site Name & Favicon For Search Results

9:28 - Google Tests Local Five Pack (Up From 3 Pack)

9:42 - Google Maps Tests QR Codes On Business Profiles

9:58 - Google Business Profiles Websites No Longer Load - 404

10:19 - Bing Tests Black Review Stars In Search Results

10:30 - Google Tests New Call & Location Extension Ad Format

10:40 - Apple Siri Getting Useful With Apple Intelligence & ChatGPT

11:29 - 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 Barry Schwartz.

More specifics will be posted later at https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-06-11-2024-37552.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 Barry Schwartz.

More specifics will be posted later at https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-06-10-2024-37549.html

Google had some more intense search ranking volatility this week, both on June 1st and also around June 5th. Google said white-labeled coupon sites would be penalized by its site reputation abuse policy. Google warns that it won’t index sites that absolutely won’t load on mobile devices, but it will index sites that are not mobile-friendly. Google AI Overviews now only show for 15% of queries, down from 84%. SEOs are SEOing into AI Overviews. Google fixed the issue with site names not appearing for some internal pages, Google fixed the Search Console links report. Google said it does not take direct action on spam reports. Google Search is testing a new shopping filter bar at the top. Google Merchant Center is testing new analytics. Google Business Profiles tests SMS and WhatsApp messaging. Google Business Profiles has a bug that hides questions and answers. Google will replace the old ads design with the new one starting on August 30. Google Ads API version 17 is out. Microsoft Advertising will import Google Ads conversion data automatically. Microsoft Advertising to move smart shopping campaigns to Performance Max. I also posted the monthly Google webmaster report - check it out. That was the search news this week at the Search Engine Roundtable.

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0:00 - Introduction

1:03 - June 1st Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility

1:29 - Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility June 5th

2:00 - Google: White Label Coupon Sites Would Be Penalized By Site Reputation Abuse

3:37 - Google Warns: Sites That Are Inaccessible On Mobile Will Not Be Indexed

4:28 - PSA: Google Will Still Index Sites That Are Not Mobile-Friendly

5:04 - Google AI Overviews Shows For Only 15% Queries, Down From 84%

6:06 - SEOing Into Google's AI Overviews

6:55 - Google Fixed Issue With Site Names Not Appearing For Internal Pages

7:31 - Google Fixed The Search Console Links Report

7:53 - PSA: Google Doesn't Take Direct Action Over Violations Submitted Via Spam Reports

8:31 - Google Search Shopping Filter Top Bar

8:45 - Google Merchant Center Tests New Analytics

9:06 - Google Business Profiles Tests Chat With SMS & WhatsApp

9:49 - Google Business Profile Bug Causing Hidden Questions & Answers

10:13 - Google Ads Rolling Out New Ads Design Starting On August 30 (Goodbye Old Design)

10:41 - Google Ads API Version 17 Now Available

10:54 - Microsoft Advertising To Import Google Ads Conversion Data Automatically

11:29 - Microsoft Advertising To Move Smart Shopping Campaigns To Performance Max

11:51 - June 2024 Google Webmaster Report

12:15 - 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 Barry Schwartz.

More specifics will be posted later at https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-06-06-2024-37523.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 Barry Schwartz.

More specifics will be posted later at https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-06-05-2024-37513.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 Barry Schwartz.More specifics will be posted later at https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-06-04-2024-37501.html

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

The old weekend bug https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ranking-teetering-in-out-over-weekends-36749.html