Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Featured Snippets Return, Google Ads Blocked Tons Of Ads & Check The Status Of Google Reviews

I am back in my real office after over a year of recording from home - it is weird but good to be back. After Google dropping featured snippets significantly in the Google Search results a few weeks ago, they returned this week, out of the blue and with no explanation from Google...

from Search Engine Roundtable https://ift.tt/38Wiw6B

March 19th Google Search Ranking & Algorithm Tremors

I am seeing some early signs of yet another Google Search ranking algorithm update - it is early but the chatter is kicking up and some of the tools are already picking up on the fluctuations and tremors in the search results. Yes, we had some quiet this week but it was super busy the past couple of months.

from Search Engine Roundtable https://ift.tt/3cGp0aM

Microsoft Bing Search Replaces Magnifying Glass With Search Button

Microsoft Bing seems to have swapped out the magnifying glass button on the search bar in the search results landing page with the button that says "search." It is a small but interesting change, below are before and after screen shots.

from Search Engine Roundtable https://ift.tt/2QphLwN

45% Of SEOs/Marketers Do Some Affiliate Marketing

Cyrus Shepard posted a poll on Twitter asking SEOs and marketers if they do any affiliate marketing in the course of their day. Only 45% of those who completed the poll said yes, they do affiliate marketing. I am a bit surprised, I would have thought more SEOs do affiliate marketing on the side, at least.

from Search Engine Roundtable https://ift.tt/2ONpLag

Google" Many Sites Think About Links Much More Than Necessary

Google's John Mueller said on Twitter that he thinks that many SEOs and sites think about links "much more than necessary." He said Google does "use links to help discover new content." He didn't mention ranking but yes, Google does use links for rankings.

from Search Engine Roundtable https://ift.tt/3s2VhiW