Google’s August 2024 core update started on August 15, 2024 and completed 19 days later on September 3, 2024. Early on, we saw some signs of life for sites hit by the infamous September 2023 helpful content update. But honestly, most of those sites did not see enough traffic rebound to make enough of a dent to make…
Google Ads offers several ways to create audiences, with custom segments being the most flexible and powerful option. However, most custom segments we see are poorly created. Poorly created audience segments are impossible to refine or optimize since you do not know why the ad is being displayed. Well-crafted audience segments can be optimized similarly…
The Google Search App stopped working last night for a few hours. Google was quick to fix it in the middle of the night but by then, hundreds, if not, thousands of complaints flooded the support forums and social media. This impacted a “large number of users searching on the Google app on Android,” Google…
Google is testing removing the large “show more” button and replacing it with a small “more” link at the bottom of the AI Overview snippet. Also, the AI Overview header and Gemini logo at the top left is being removed, or at least being tested being removed. When you click the “more” link, the AI…
Google Ads announced what it calls “confidential matching.” Confidential matching is a “way to securely connect your first-party data for our measurement and audience solutions,” Google said. And it will be used on Google Ads in numerous areas. Here Google will use “special software and hardware known as Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), unlock new ways…
For the original iTunes version, click here. Well over a week after the Google August 2024 core update finished, we still have a ton of volatility. Apple Visual Intelligence was demoed at the Apple event this week, it is neat. I covered a bunch of statements on Navboost over the years from Googlers and…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google Ads is launching confidential matching, a new privacy-centric ad feature. Google is testing a new AI Overview interface. Advertisers are complaining about fraud on the Search…
B2B content contains a Catch-22: You need to write for search to justify the expense to produce an evergreen asset that will grow long-term ROI, but… You also need to write for a sophisticated audience to build credibility to ever eventually see said ROI. Most brands skew too far in one direction or the other. …
The same SEO, UX and CRO concepts we use to help users find the correct product on a website apply to retail locations and in-store experiences. These include internal linking, cross-selling and upselling, regional searches and volumes, filtering and trust builders. Using these skills and the information below, you may be able to help retail…
Some advertisers are reporting issues with Google Ads’ GCLID (Google Click Identifier) offline conversion uploads, starting on Sept. 12. Although uploads are marked as successful, the associated conversion actions are showing zero results. Why we care. Conversion data is the backbone of measuring campaign effectiveness. Without accurate tracking, it’s impossible to assess ROI, optimize bids,…