We all know by now that you don’t need to actually submit your URL to Google or “submit URL to Google”. Google’s crawlers typically are so good about crawling the web that you don’t need to tell them about a new URL or a new page. And, it’s been this way for years now. I’ve written about it time and time again. You don’t need to submit your website to the search engines, it’s actually free, and you certainly do NOT need to pay to submit your website. [Read more…]
Google Maps Ms. Pacman Can’t Play on Country Roads
For April Fool’s 2017, Google Maps has implemented a new feature that allows you to play Ms. Pacman on the roads. It’s Google Maps Ms. Pacman. Apparently, though, I cannot play it on the roads where I live. Turns out that there aren’t enough roads where I live, so I cannot actually play the game: [Read more…]
How Much Feedback Does It Take Until Google Responds?
Last week, I had the great opportunity visit Google’s headquarters, attend the Google Dance as a part of the SMX West conference, and talk with many in the industry. There were quite a few great tips that I picked up along the way. [Read more…]
Google’s List of SEO Bloggers in the Search Results
Apparently I’m one of the top SEO bloggers, according to Google. If you search Google for this: list of SEO bloggers, you will see that Google is showing a list carousel of, well, SEO bloggers. And, according to Google, I’m number nine on the list (which puts me in the top 10). Take a look at the screen shot below, which shows the list of SEO bloggers in the search results: [Read more…]
Not All Google Featured Snippets are Informational
Ever since Google started introducing Featured Snippets into their search results, I always thought of Google Featured Snippets as being informational and helpful. And, non-commercial. Well, today my opinion of featured snippets quickly changed when I saw the Google showing a featured snippet for this search query: banking equipment. [Read more…]
Google: There is No Duplicate Content Penalty
According to Gary Illyes, a Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google, the Google search engine has no duplicate content penalty. In a Tweet on February 13, 2017, Gary said the following: [Read more…]