Daily Search Forum Recap: January 8, 2021

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

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Google Ads Salesperson Alleged to Link Organic Ranking to Ad Spend via @martinibuster

A member of the search marketing community tweeted startling allegations of a Google Ads salesperson. Danny Sullivan responded with help.

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Google’s Question Hub Launches in the US & This Week’s Digital Marketing News [PODCAST]

The Marketing O’Clock team takes a look at the new US launch of Google’s Question Hub, YouTube’s rise to prominence in Google News, and more!

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How to Hire an Enterprise SEO Expert for Your Marketing Team via @conductor

An in-house SEO specialist is fast becoming an essential member of Marketing teams. Here's what you need to know about hiring for this position effectively.

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Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Question Hub Expands, Bing Webmaster Tools Crawl & Index Data & Google My Business Performance Reports

I posted the monthly Google Webmaster Report for January 2021, it is a good place to catch up on the past month of SEO stuff. I am seeing some early signs of another unconfirmed Google search ranking algorithm update...

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Google on Improving Core Web Vitals Score by Blocking Countries via @martinibuster

Can blocking visitors from countries with slow Internet connections improve Core Web Vitals Score? Google's Martin Splitt answers the question

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Supercharge Your PPC: Join Amy Bishop’s eSummit PPC Master Class via @MrDannyGoodwin

Get ahead and stay ahead of your competition in 2021 with eSummit's Advanced PPC Master Class. Learn actionable PPC strategies, advanced remarketing techniques, and more.

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Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update Signals - January 7th & 8th 2021

I am seeing some signals and signs of a Google search ranking algorithm update touching down in the past day or so. The chatter is limited but it is there and it is unusual. The tools, most of them, are showing big shifts in the Google organic search rankings.

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Google My Business Begins Rolling Out New Performance Metrics / Insights

Google has been teasing us for some time about new performance metrics to replace or add-on to the Google My Business insights. Now I am seeing a new section in the Google My Business dashboard that says "Your metrics will move to a new-look report. Search queries are visible, and more metrics will be added in a few months."

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Google Ads Reps Get "Very Firm Reminder" If They Pitch Organic Ranking Benefits

We've covered here numerous times that Google Ads (formerly AdWords) spend has no impact on your Google organic web search rankings. In fact, we just covered that a search engineer said he has personally launched organic features that negatively impact ad revenues for the company.

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