ADVERTISEMENT Time spent on Instagram is expected to grow this year, while Facebook will not recover from last year’s drop in engagement. In a new report from eMarketer, estimates for time spent on Facebook in 2019 has been reduced compared to the figures released late last year. Instagram, on the other hand, is expected to…
Google was recently spotted displaying a strange search results page with 30 organic listings. Actually, it’s more like 32 listings if you count the featured snippet and knowledge graph box. Here’s a screenshot of the entire SERP: This was captured by SEJ’s lead developer Vahan Petrosyan. Unsurprisingly, I cannot replicate a SERP with 30 results.…
A number of years ago, I conducted a rather ambitious research project to find out how consumer preferences were affected by a brand’s social stance. While I certainly didn’t conclusively answer whether a brand should take a stand, I did come to one concrete conclusion: A brand that takes a social stand almost always sees…
I was recently approached by someone outside of Google with information from Google about the April 2019 index outages. The Googler shared this information at the May 2019 Sydney Search Conference. A second person, totally unknown and unrelated to the first person, related a similar account. The story they shared reveals what caused Google’s Search…
Google’s disavow links tool apparently doesn’t work with the new domain properties in Search Console. This was discovered yesterday by Kristen Stack who alerted us to the issue on Twitter: Did you know you can’t disavow in new GSC? Verified a domain property a couple months ago – I wanna ❌ a gambling site that…
Hi there. Technical SEO here. I started working with Angular in 2015 with an ecommerce site redesign. I’ve broken a lot but fixed more. If you’re new to SEO for JavaScript or need additional information on concepts referenced here, Rachel Costello’s Understanding JavaScript Fundamentals: Your Cheat Sheet is a great resource to have on hand.…
Google will soon roll out a new look for search results which includes favicons in SERPs. The website name and its favicon will appear at the top of the results card, as shown in the image above. “With this new design, a website’s branding can be front and center, helping you better understand where the…
SEO depends on search engines understanding your content so they can determine where it should rank. While they’re constantly improving, they still have a long way to go. It’s our job to help them better understand exactly what our content is about so it will rank better and receive more organic traffic. The challenge is…
New research reveals local business websites hold more weight than Google My Business listings when it comes to consumer trust. A comparison report was put together by BrightLocal examines how consumers use GMB listings, local business websites, and business directories to find information. Here are some key findings from the report. Google My Business vs.…
Are featured snippets are driven by a specific ranking algorithm that is separate from the core algorithm? That’s my theory. For me, the idea holds (a lot) of water. And I’m not alone. Experts such as Eric Enge, Cindy Krum, and Hannah Thorpe have the same idea. To try to get confirmation or a rebuttal…