Remember Google said they would soon begin testing a visual indicator in the search results for the upcoming Google Page Experience Update? Well, we may be seeing Google testing this visual indicator or icon or label in the search results. It looks like a star within a gray circle. Here is a screen shot from

This week, I published the monthly Google Webmaster report, it is a good place to catch up and get a quick refresher on the month. Google has begun rolling out their third broad core update yesterday, the December Broad Core Update. Google may have rolled out another unconfirmed Google ranking update on December 1st. Google

Honestly, I never heard of these before but it looks like one of the Google offices now has these punto floor cushions. They are like these round disks that you can sit on and be comfortable sitting on the floor with. I saw it was shared on Instagram, I think by Google. I am not

GUESTS & RESOURCES Episode Overview: Join host Ben as he speaks with G2’s VP of SEO and Content Kevin Indig about how to best optimize a content directory. Together they use Ben’s MarTech directory as a case study to examine optimization best practices. Content directories are most useful when they offer dynamic experiences and extensive

Here is a photo I found near the Google Kirkland, Seattle office. You can see they have these railroad tracks by the Cross Kirkland Corridor, a 5.75-mile rail trail and linear park in the city of Kirkland, Washington. I assume no trains uses these tracks anymore. I found this photo on Instagram. This post is

Google is testing yet another form of layouts for the Google Search results. Here Google is testing showing half of a line break of some sorts to separate out the top answers and features snippets and other sections. Here are screen shots from Tom Pool on Twitter and Kristine Schachinger on Twitter – note you

A while back, JR Oakes asked Martin Splitt of Google if he can confirm if there is a difference between display:none and visibility:hidden in terms of Google’s ability to “see” the content in the container? Martin said he does not think there is a difference. JR Oakes then decided to test it. Here are those

So yesterday, I accidentally published a story too quickly, around a new FAQ around Google’s Page Experience Update. One point in there that is new information is this line “using page experience as a signal for ranking will apply only to mobile Search.” Yes, the Google Page Experience Update ranking signals will only be weighted

November was a pretty busy month where Google gave us a date for the launch of the page experience update and with that, Google will be testing a visual indicator or badge in the search results for this. Google released several unconfirmed Google algorithm updates this month but we have yet to see an official

As we have been expecting, Google has rolled out more ways for businesses to message and communicate with customers. Plus, Google is also rolling out more performance insights reports to see how customers are finding your business in Google Maps and Search. Improved Messaging There are a lot of improvements here including new ways for