Google is continuing to improve the ability to detect spam with the Link Spam Update. This update detects links that have been purchased and domains that exist mainly to sell links to other sites. The update began at the end of December but will take about two weeks to roll out completely. It utilizes SpamBrain, …
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With peak shopping season in full swing, Google has introduced a Shopping Tab within its Search Console. The new addition provides more information about product snippets, merchant listings, and shopping tab listings. What Store Owners Can Expect First, it is essential to note that only eligible store owners who have used product markup will …
Google released a new HTTPS Report in Search Console. This report will help users have a better understanding of their HTTPS pages and how they are handled on Search. You can also use the report to see what issues are preventing the pages from being served as HTTPS. The Page Experience Report The new HTTPS …
Your Google search ranking could change over the next few weeks. Google has officially rolled out its new helpful content update. The update is a sitewide signal designed to target websites with an unusually high amount of content that Google has deemed to be unsatisfying or unhelpful. Websites that write content for the sole purpose …
Gen Z includes those who were born from 1997 to 2012, making them the newest segment of the workforce and those most likely to purchase their first car now or in the coming few years. It is also vital to note that this diverse group will wield over $40 billion in purchasing power. And what …
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Google has been working to differentiate businesses that are based in one location from those that have more than one location. Renaming Google My Business is one way to achieve this goal. Business Profile Manager will be focused on larger businesses that work with multiple locations. Small businesses will benefit from the change with managing …
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Local Services have long since seen the benefits of the previously introduced “Google Guaranteed” Program, which the internet giant introduced several years ago. Small businesses far and wide have seen much better results now that they are able to be verified with the instant results of a simple search. It’s not only businesses that see …
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Across the automotive industry, many dealers are utilizing a CarGurus third-party endorsement badge on their dealership’s website. According to CarGurus’ website, third party endorsement badges help dealers, “close more sales by showing customers your best deals.” What dealers don’t know, is an endorsement badge is actually a lead form that CarGurus is using to “capture”, …
Google made another change to increase the utilization of Voice Search…did you notice? Google just rolled out the anticipated change to it’s rapidly expanding Voice Search product for desktop search input on The Chrome browser. Digital 1 has been anticipating the most recent change Google just executed with the location of the microphone icon on its …
Recently my team and I uncovered a dirty secret with automotive websites. One of our clients using an unnamed website company had become victims of Black Hat SEO tactics. Our client’s website had over 1000 pages of cloned content that was added by the website company. Content cloning is done by using a script or …