Google has sent out email notifications to some Google Ads advertisers about changes happening to the remove redundant keywords recommendations. In short, Google is expanding this recommendation to work across match types.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 4, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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Google Drops 110 Character Limit From Article Headline Structured Data
Google has updated the article structured data help documentation by removing the 110-character limit from the headline properties. It now says, "Consider using a concise title, as long titles may be truncated on some devices."
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Google URL Inspection Tool Referring Page Can Show Nofollow Links But It's Rare Say John Mueller
Google's John Mueller said it is possible that Google Search Console's URL inspection tool can show a nofollowed link as the referring page but he also said it is rare. It does make you question if Google holds by the nofollow as a very strict hint or not but John said we are "too focused on links."
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Start & End Dates For Google Algorithm Updates Aren't Always Exact
If you've been following my coverage here on confirmed Google search algorithm updates over the years, you would see that the dates Google gives to the start of an update and, more often, the completion of an update are not always so exact.
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Google Search "Popular Next Steps" Option
Google is testing or has launched a new search refinement or expansion feature named "popular next steps." If Google thinks<<� your original query will lead to a new query in your research cycle, Google may show you this "popular next steps" option.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 3, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...
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Google: The Helpful Content Update & Link Spam Update Still Ongoing
Welcome back from the holidays, don't worry; you didn't miss much. The December 2022 helpful content update and December 2022 link spam update are not done yet. They should be done soon, but right now, when I write this, they are not done.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 2, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
I hope you all had a nice new year...
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John Mueller Of Google Helping SEOs On New Years 2023
John Mueller of Google was on the web, responding to SEO-related questions both on New Year's Eve and New Year. This has become expected from John, which might be unfair to him, but he has done this not just on Christmas but also every new years for the past 15 years or so.
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Google: Page Numbers In Titles Of Paginated Pages Does Not Help With SEO
Alan Kent from Google in the latest Google SEO office hours said that putting page numbers in your title tags for your paginated pages does not help much with SEO. He said, "including the page number in your information about a page will have little effect."
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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 30, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google said search results are more relevant today...
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Google Search Adds Grammar Check Feature
Google Search can now tell you if your query is using proper grammar. Google will show you a green checkmark under the title "Grammar Check" when you get the grammar right.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 29, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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New Google Search Algorithm Ranking Fluctuations On December 26th
While it has been calm for the past several days, today is a new day and I am seeing some signs of more volatility and ranking fluctuations as of the past 24 hours or less. Some of the automated tracking tools are picking it up, and I am seeing some renewed chatter in the SEO industry.
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Google: "Here" Is Bad Link Text
Lizzi Sassman from Google said in this morning's Google SEO office hours that using the anchor text "here," the text for your hyperlink, is simply "bad link text." Instead, you should use more descriptive text for the page you are linking to.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 28, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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Google: Links On YouTube Won't Help Your Google Rankings & SEO
An SEO asked if links on YouTube videos will help with your Google SEO. Then someone said that it would help get your content indexed faster. Both are false and myths because YouTube links have nofollow attributes on them, so Google does not count them.
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Google: Building Your Site On Bad Links Over Time Will Have A Lasting Effect
Google's John Mueller provided some advice on a site that seemed to have been hit due to bad links. He said on Mastodon, "If you've built the foundation of your site on bad links for a longer period of time, that will have a lasting effect even if you suddenly fix some things."
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