Passwords for apps and websites will be replaced by the passkey on Android phones and Google browsers. Being early adopters, Google Play Services Beta and Chrome Canary members now have access to the passkey feature, according to a blog announcement posted on the Android Developers Blog. The quality, set to be made available across all Android… Read More »
Google examines using AI images on web pages. In the most recent Search off the Record podcast hosted by Google, Lizzi Sassman and John Mueller discussed using AI-generated images on web pages. A few of their views might seem odd given how AI-produced Google handles text content. John Mueller highlighted inherent limitations in the AI image generator… Read More »
Title tags are often cited as a heavily weighted ranking factor. These claims may be exaggerated. As strong today as in the early days, a strong association exists between page titles (and Google search rankings). SEO experts agree that page titles are crucial to search success. How could you possibly argue? The page title is… Read More »
Google doesn’t care if the URL contains stop words John Mueller, Google, answered a question regarding whether stop words should appear in URLs. Mueller addressed the question but also discussed the effects of URLs on words and suggested how to approach URLs that use words. Background of Search Words Stop Words are words like “a,”… Read More »
Google has revealed an update to its algorithm across the entire site, dubbed the useful content update devaluing content created for search engines. Google announced it’s going to launch the next algorithm update next week, dubbed”the beneficial Content update. It’s designed to increase the quality of content written by people and reduce the value of content… Read More »
To find out what you can learn about spikes or drops in search rankings across different industries, we analyzed the impact of Google’s May 20,22 core update. Google makes one to two algorithmic changes daily. Most of these are not obvious. Google will also announce “core updates” a few times per year. Core updates are… Read More »
Google explained their documentation on the best way to control title labels displayed in the query items. Google refreshed the Search Central rules for controlling how it shows title labels in search. The update didn’t change the actual direction. However, it made it significantly more precise and eliminated various ambiguities in the phrasing that made… Read More »
Get more customers by putting your business on Google Maps. These top 10 tips will help you become more visible on Google Maps. You are looking for a restaurant in a new area or a mechanic to fix a flat tire. Where are you looking? You’re not the only one who answered Google Maps. Many… Read More »
According to the help documentation update, Google’s web crawler uses only 15MB of a page’s HTML to determine rank. Googlebot has updated its help document to confirm that it will crawl only the first 15MB of web pages and exclude anything beyond this point from ranking calculations. Google explains in its help document: “All resources… Read More »
Google will announce a significant update to its core algorithm on May 25, 2022. It will take approximately two weeks for it to be fully rolled out. Google has confirmed that a core algorithm update called the May 2022 core upgrade is now available. Core updates aim to improve search results’ relevance for users. Although… Read More »
