New Google Update March 2017 - Possibly targets links, content quality.
There is major chatter in the SEO community of a Google Update targeting Links, and also possibly content quality as well.
Search & SEO News
We try to report on all the latest Google SEO News that effects organic Rankings (although we may include news on Bing \ Yahoo or other search engines as well), as well as bring you various hints and tips that we hear from reputable Google sources such as John Mueller, Matt Cutts, or feedback on the Google Webmaster Central forums or Hangouts.
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Google's Gary Illyes "Did You Know" tweets reveal some interesting insights
For the last couple of weeks, Google's Gary Illyes has been tweeting interesting facts about SEO and search. We have collated all the facts for your viewing pleasure.
60 percent of Online Searches from mobile devices
According to a recent report from Hitwise, nearly 60 percent of all Online Searches are now carried out on a mobile device, with some sectors reaching 72 percent.
If your rankings drop after submitting Disavow file, remove less shady links
In a recent Twitter conversation with Google's Gary Illyes, it was recommended that if your rankings drop after submitting a disavow file then you may wish to remove some of the less shady links from your disavow file.
Google "disrespects" President Trump with bad portrait image in search
Google has been accused of disrespecting President Trump by using a bad portrait photograph in the carousel that is displaying when searching for "Presidents".
Google's Mobile First Index Coming Soon, but no date yet
Gary Illyes revealed at the recent Friends of Search conference that they are moving toward the launch of the Mobile First Index, but may still be a few months out.
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Google Update Targets Japanese Search Quality
Google has announced a specific update for the Japanese Search Engine on its official Google Blog. The update only affects the Japanese search and targets content quality.
Not All Backlinks Count but Google will Never Tell You Which Ones Do
Google Webmaster Trends Analyst, Gary Illyes, responds to a question as to whether they ever intend to show which links they ignore in the Search Console.
Google Update: February 2017 - Rumors it targets PBNs, Links or Penguin?
There are rumors of another update during the first week of February that targets Private Blog Networks, Links, or possibly a Penguin related tweak.
Google Crawl Budget: Explained
Google has recently clarified what the term "Googlebot" means, and how it may affect SEO. We take a detailed look at what they had to say.
Google Testing Ways to Make AMP More Visible in Mobile Search
Google is currently testing ways to make Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) more visible in the mobile search results, as well as educating the user what AMP means.
Was there a Google Update this January 2017?
There has been an uptick of chatter that a Google Update has recently been rolled out. A specific date of the 24 January has been mentioned, but the volatility appears long-running.
Google Testing "Back to Top" button on Mobile SERPs
Over the last month Google has been seen testing two different styles of "Back to Top" button at the bottom of the mobile search results.
Google: Rich Cards now extended to 4 types of content
Rich Cards, the new mobile search result format for Recipes and Movies, has now been extended to cover Local restaurants and Online courses.
Google quells concerns over new Mobile-first Indexing Update
Google has confirmed that they will be publishing a detailed post about the new Mobile-first indexing changes in due course.
Black Friday Mobile Sales Exceed $1.2 billion
Adobe have just released their online shopping data. With record online sales exceeding $3.34 billion, it also became the first retail day in history to drive over $1 billion in mobile revenue.
Google's Gary Illyes Targets Spammy EMD's
Google's Gary Illyes has said that he is actively hunting for spammy Exact Match Domains, or EMD's that are ranking in Google Search.
Bing will not follow Google by implementing Mobile-first indexing
Bing has confirmed that it will not be following in the footsteps of Google, with their new Mobile-first Index.
Insight into how we gather our news
We think it is incredibly important that everyone keeps up to date with the various search algorithms such as Google Panda, Penguin as well as the many others.
We will try to alert you to the various changes, refreshes in these algorithms and you can search all our news articles on the subjects below.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) News
- Google Update News - This is where we cover SEO news relating to Google algorithm updates which may effect your ranking in the Search Engine Results Page (SERP's). There are many changes to the algorithm each month, in varying degrees. By keeping a track of the changes in the SERP's in combination with tracking your own rankings it can help identify issues \ resolutions relating to your own website.
- Google Webmaster Central News - This is where we report on helpful advice, clarification on technical SEO points, or announcements made by Google to assist with your SEO. By keeping track of upcoming SEO changes and best practices before they are implemented can ensure your web site doesn't get caught out by a dreaded Google Penalty or simply fall in the SERP's by one of the more covert Google Updates. Because the SEO News comes direct from Google or one of its employees we can give it a little more credence than speculation or opinions by general SEO specialists \ webmasters.
