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We already heard a bit about the differences between featured snippets and passage indexing from Google. But in a video interview with Martin Splitt of Google, Martin went a lot deeper into the differences. Again, for more details on passage indexing, see our stories here. At the 6:34 mark into that video, Martin is asked […]
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GUESTS & RESOURCES Episode Overview: Join host Ben as he continues his 2020 Q3 in-review discussion with Searchmetrics’ Senior SEO Manager Kathy Brown and VP of Services Tyson Stockton. Together they take a look at the technical changes that occurred throughout the quarter. Google’s upcoming web vitals will focus on all aspects of page speed
Q3 2020 in Review: Technical SEO Changes Read More »
Since February, our team of ninja developers and designers have been working relentlessly to offer a new and enhanced user experience to our users. Today, we are pleased to announce the full release of our new Bing Webmaster Tools. Our new Bing Webmaster Tools is built with key principles of – keeping the design Cleaner
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There was an excellent phrase I wanted to pull out from another part of Martin Splitt’s interview on passage indexing. Martin said at the 38:30ish mark that passage indexing is really a lifeline for pages that have good content on them but it is buried or diluted on a big page. SEOs and folks who
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GUESTS & RESOURCES Episode Overview: Join host Ben as he concludes his Q3 2020 conversation with Searchmetrics’ Senior SEO Manager Kathy Brown and VP of Services Tyson Stockton about the SEO industry trends that emerged this quarter. One of the biggest developments throughout the year, and especially in Q3, is the evolution of Google’s
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With Valentine’s Day this Sunday, now seems like the perfect time to share our appreciation for you, our Bing users. You inspire us to create great experiences, and we have you to thank for our continued growth. In the last few years, we’ve had the opportunity to meet with many of you face-to-face, over the
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Microsoft is launching, again, a community forum for its search ad side of the business. It is called the Microsoft Advertising Community and can be found over here or within the larger Microsoft Community portal. Here is a screen shot, you need to click on the Microsoft Community link by expanding to show more communities:
Microsoft Launches Its Advertising Community & Forum Again Read More »
GUESTS & RESOURCES Episode Overview: Join host Ben as he speaks with Textbroker CEO Phillip Thune about the content strategy for a site he’s building. Together they discuss the strategies Ben should apply from a content perspective for his MarTech podcast website. In a previous episode Searchmetrics’ SEO Strategist and Advisor Jordan Koene debated
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We’re excited to follow up on our recent posts on “save money tips” and “image based product search” with more shopping features. To help make the shopping process simpler during this pandemic, the new features described below help our shoppers do nearby product search with more convenience. Tip #1: Nearby search making your shopping safe
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I am seeing a number of complaints around Google My Business review replies, the replies owners leave on reviews, not all showing up. I am not sure if the issue is resolved, but based on my tests over the past 12-hours or so, it seems when I leave replies for reviews I see them, plus
Google My Business Review Owner Replies Not Working For Some Read More »