Oops! I said at the beginning of the podcast that I’d talk about changes to use of rel=prev/next and subsequently forgot to talk about it. Stay tuned for more on that next week! In this week's episode we discuss: Mar 12, 2019 Core update Chrome lite pages Interesting info on url length We should avoid 500 error codes Good tips from Google on creating great product/category pages Be careful using iframes in the head Great tips for use of Javascript Local SEO: Guidelines for seasonal businesses updated Local SEO: How to add Q&A when it’s not currently offered for your client

In this episode Marie covers: Algorithm updates - Mar 12, 2019 - Big Core update Algorithm updates - Mar 6, 2019 GSC Sets shutting down Mar 28 How does Google determine dates? Mobile friendly test in lighthouse Mobile friendly tip Tip on internal linking and content consolidation robots.txt is case sensitive Tip for multi-lingual sites Ahrefs tip Google on whether they prefer HTML or PDFs Advice for image search optimization Tips for those using video content Confusion about how the Quality Raters work Confusion about the new Moz DA SEMRush glitch Google Assistant now making phone calls How to deal with reviews with no text

In this episode: Feb 27 - March 1 2019 algorithm updates New wording for structured data manual actions Google banning political advertising in Canada Changes to People Also Ask Icons and Top Stories Changes to SERPS for natural supplements Swipe to next for images What happens when you point unnatural links at a site and then redirect that site Is it ok to require a link? Best practices for images hosted on a CDN Does it make sense to use keywords to identify classes, ID’s etc. in CSS? Tips from Google on handling paginated content New series by Martin Splitt from Google on JavaScript SEO Could Angular JS cause Google to not respect a canonical? New way to report GMB spam Update to GMB guidelines

In this episode Marie covers: Feb 23-24 algorithm update MHC now taking on clients for link audits Domain-wide data in Google Search Console New Test My Site tool by Google Google Discover performance report? Chrome Scroll to Text Unlinked featured snippets Fig captions Can hidden content for the visually impaired impact rankings? Does Google adjust its algorithms for specific industries? Is it ok to use UTM tracking parameters on internal links? Search console performance drop reports Save a URL in the Wayback Machine forever Google Posts appearing in other places Google is re-opting in local businesses who opted out of Google Assistant calls GMB messaging issues

In this episode, Marie discusses all the latest changes and updates in the world of search, including: ---- Algo updates - Feb 16, 2019 Interesting recovery story Bing algo update E-A-T confirmed by Google to be important! Google+ notifications Google Docs API Mobile app properties no longer supported in GSC New featured snippets in Google News? Troubleshoot on mobile Does hreflang give you a ranking benefit How does Google use unlinked mentions? Is E-A-T connected to links? Does a site with a manual action carry a stigma? Majestic backlink filtering Local SEO: Direct review reply live in maps Local SEO: What to do when a location is closing Local SEO: Changes for Service Area Businesses ---- Search News You Can Use is Marie Haynes' Weekly Podcast where she provides useful advice, tips and challenges to help you improve your website.

In this episode, Marie discusses all the latest changes and updates in the world of search, including: ---- Algorithm updates - February 4th-7th, 2019 Large sites seeing big traffic drops New guidelines for Q&A pages Is Google killing off the url? Google’s new guide to rendering GSC consolidating search metrics to canonical URL Youtube making changes to recommended video More medical featured snippets on desktop Did AMP pages go away for a while? Double featured snippet example What happened to this site owner when they selectively chose which scripts to run? Can you add a development site to GSC Using Google sheets to translate things Schema for remote jobs Is CTR a ranking factor? Google help hangout tips Live indexing for Bing and Google Clarification from Google on the use of virtual offices Is GMB messaging broken? Is Google Assistant enabled by default in GMB? ---- Search News You Can Use is Marie Haynes' Weekly Podcast where she provides useful advice, tips and challenges to help you improve your website.

In this episode, Marie discusses all the latest changes and updates in the world of search, including: ---- No algorithm updates Security tab in GSC New Search Advocate GSC is not going away Google+ gone as of April 2 PageSpeed tool was broken Rank well by tweeting Does SSL improve rankings? Not using Gutenberg? Remove this CSS Harmful content warning for uncommon downloads Does Google pass value through links which require human interaction to be visible? You can now submit up to 10K urls to Bing Personalized message from John Mueller in a manual action What is Googlebot Speakr in GA? More related searches in image search Hashtags in Google Maps Social media icons in Knowledge Panels How to get Sold here on your GMB listingariehaynes.com/newsletter ---- Search News You Can Use is Marie Haynes' Weekly Podcast where she provides useful advice, tips and challenges to help you improve your website.

In this episode, Marie discusses all the latest changes and updates in the world of search, including: Algorithm updates - More on the January 9 update Widespread AMP errors Google’s focus on the new Search Console More on mobile first indexing Featured snippets in related searches Why is Google showing empty results in searches in the EU? Structured data tool showing more warnings Do you need to disavow “cruft” spammy links? Reminder to use Q&A markup Great tip for ranking for a popular search term Excellent tip for Google Lens Seeing a drop in impressions in GSC for local sites? You are not alone. Google can tell when a domain changes ownership A thought experiment in quantifying author expertise Seeing a drop in impressions in GSC for local sites? Here is why! Google discontinuing SMS for GMB? ---- Mariehaynes.com/newsletter ---- Search News You Can Use is Marie Haynes' Weekly Podcast where she provides useful advice, tips and challenges to help you improve your website.

In this episode, Marie discusses all the latest changes and updates in the world of search, including: No obvious algorithm updates Unnatural links can hurt a site algorithmically Coding error causes Google to ignore noindex directive How to succeed in Google news How to inspect a url in GSC for a site you don’t own How long should you keep 301 redirects in place? Tips on understanding pagination Should you disavow links from a domain with an expired security certificate? Featured snippets from PDF content Google hit with GDPR fine Site: shows redirected pages What does it mean if your knowledge panel is wrong? GMB opening date negative SEO hack fixed ---- Mariehaynes.com/newsletter ---- Search News You Can Use is Marie Haynes' Weekly Podcast where she provides useful advice, tips and challenges to help you improve your website.

In this episode, Marie discusses all the latest changes and updates in the world of search, including: Jan 7-9 Google Update New features in Search Console MFI notifications sent in batches Google removing comments from their blog posts Google teaming up with Automatic and WordPress Want a Google Analytics Demo account? New featured snippet appearance Chrome’s ad blocker live July 9 What is going on in the addiction SERPS? Tip about geolocation redirects Changes in date formatting in Google Analytics Trick to manipulate SERPS Godaddy issues Are tracking numbers okay for GMB? ---- Mariehaynes.com/newsletter ---- Search News You Can Use is Marie Haynes' Weekly Podcast where she provides useful advice, tips and challenges to help you improve your website.