Daily Search Forum Recap: September 5, 2023

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

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Google Fixed The Search Console Canonical URL Reporting Bug

From the end of July through just a couple of days ago, Google has had this weird error for some sites in Google Search Console. In short, Google Search Console was reporting the wrong canonical URL for some pages. Yesterday, September 4th, it seemed like Google fixed the issue.

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Google SGE Drops Local Results (5 Local Pack)

When Google launched its Search Generative Experience, the AI-powered answer embedded local results from Google Business Profiles in a local pack. In fact, it was a "five pack" but now, Google is no longer showing the local pack at all - at least at the time I wrote this story.

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Google Local Negative Reviews Hack Leads To Harassment & Abuse

Did you know that Google is totally fine with customers leaving negative reviews and then every few months they "update" that negative review just to ensure the review is labeled as "new" and remains at the top of all the other positive reviews?

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Google: Content Quality Is Not About Typos But Overall Quality

Google's John Mueller said when it comes to rankings, Google doesn't really care too much about typos here and there but rather the overall quality of the site's content. I guess I am in luck on this sight (did that on purpose), don't you think?

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Sunflower At GooglePlex with Peter The Greeter

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