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IGNITE SEARCH WEEKLY WRAP –
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SEO: An In-Depth Guide to Log File Analysis for SEO
In this guide, we’re going to take a deep dive into how to carry out a log file analysis and what it can be used for in SEO

SEO: Google Page Experience update is all set to launch in May 2021 – Webmasters, hang in there!
Here’s how Google’s new algorithm changes can affect your page rankings, as well as the practical steps you can take to stay on top.

SEO: How to Use Google Trends for Keyword Research
Still not sure about Google Trends? Find out how to use Google Trends for the kind of keyword research that can boost any project.

SEO: On-Page SEO: An In-Depth Guide (2020)
In this guide, we’ll discuss why quality on-page content is important for both your target audience and search engines and walk you through some key on-page SEO factors that can help improve your rankings:

SEO: Healthcare SEO Fundamentals to Grow Your Medical Practice
Want to outrank your competition in search and drive more traffic to your medical website? Learn the most up-to-date strategies for good SEO.

SEO: White Hat & Black Hat SEO Linking – Are these Labels Still Relevant with Kevin Rowe [Podcast]
Loren Baker of SEJ & Kevin Rowe of Purelinq will be discussing the use of the “black hat” and “white hat” terminology in the SEO world and whether

Paid: How To Set Up Time Of Day Bid Adjustments
One PPC expert discusses how to set up time of day bid modifiers for Google Ads and reveals the results from his latest time of day modifier test.

Content: Google Question Hub Is Open & It’s A Great Way To Find Content Ideas
Google has had a feature called Google Question Hub. It is basically a way for publishers to see what questions go unanswered in Google Search and then create content that matches those questions. It is a neat idea where Google allows searches to submit questions that go unanswered and publishers can then create content to match it. Now this feature seems to have been expanded to US based publishers.

Social: How to Grow a Facebook Group Quickly and Effortlessly
In this article, you’ll discover four ways to grow your Facebook group and four mistakes that can work against you. You’ll also learn how to create engagement that prompts Facebook to show your group’s posts to others more often.

Social: How to Get More Views on YouTube: Strategy From a Top Creator
In this article, you’ll learn five strategic elements that encourage people to watch videos longer and discover retention techniques that increase YouTube watch time.

Social: Facebook Brand Safety Tools: How to Control Where Your Ads Appear
In this article, you’ll discover how to use Facebook’s Brand Safety tools to control where your Facebook ads appear. You’ll learn how to view a list of Facebook pages and Audience Network apps on which your ads could be shown and how to create a block list to manage that exposure.

Social: Five strategies to promote your business using LinkedIn Stories
In this article, you’ll learn how to promote your business using LinkedIn stories.

Social: Need to step up your social media marketing? Follow this recipe
Boosting your social media advertising means capturing the right audiences at the right times. 3 essential ingredients for better sponsored post engagement.

Social: Social media analytics 101: The data that matters most
What stats should be analysed first? What metrics to choose? How to analyse the collected data? This article covers social media analytics step by step, giving you the ultimate guide to follow.

Local: What Is The Value To Google My Business Followers?
Google said back in 2018 that the value is that you can “post offers to your followers to keep them coming back in the door, and soon you’ll be able to respond to messages right from the app.”

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SEO: Should You Disavow Links That Are Stealing Important Rankings With Syndicated Content?
What should you do when another site is outranking your site for your own content? Learn whether you should use the disavow tool and why.

SEO: WordPress All in One SEO Auto Updates Cause Backlash
Publishers complain about All in One SEO Plugin automatic updates

SEO: Google Search Traffic to Pirate Sites Down After Algorithm Updates
Search traffic to pirate sites is reportedly down following algorithm updates from Google.

SEO: Embracing Bing Search & Giving It the Attention It Deserves
Microsoft Bing gets little credit or attention from SEO and marketing pros. But here’s why you should give it some appreciation.

SEO: Spotted: Google Note From Your Reviewer For Reconsideration Requests
Google has been sending out these “note from your reviewer” notifications since 2014. But they are rare and maybe, just maybe, Google will be doing more of these in the future

SEO: Google Search Showing Fewer FAQ Rich Results
It seems like Google has once again pruned which sites are eligible to show FAQ/How To rich results in Google Search. 

SEO: Bing Webmaster Tools Performance Report Adds Crawl & Index Data
Microsoft has quietly added new metrics to the Bing Webmaster Tools performance reports. The new metrics include crawl requests, crawl errors and indexed pages.

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SEO: Google’s John Mueller 2021 Google SEO Advice
John Mueller of Google graciously accepted to speak at the event and he shared a lot of amazing tips and changes in search in his presentation. But he also shared some outlook ideas looking forward to 2021 in search and SEO.

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SEO: Bing Image Search Tests Related Content Feature & Icon
Microsoft Bing it testing a new feature on images it displays within its search results. This test shows a “related content” icon and results with an icon when you hover over images displayed in the Microsoft Bing search results.

SEO: Google: Passage Indexing & Page Experience Updates Unrelated
Google’s John Mueller said that passage indexing/rankings and the page experience update are “very different things.”

SEO: Google Search Results Show Practice Problems For Studying
Google seems to be testing displaying “practice problems” in the search results so that you can study directly in the search results.

SEO: Google People Also Ask Tests Question Mark Icons
Google is testing displaying question mark icons in the people also ask results.

Paid: Google Ads Setting Lets You See Fewer Alcohol & Gambling Ads
Google Ad’s new ad setting let users see fewer alcohol ads and gambling ads. You can access this setting now in your Google Ads settings panel.

Local: Google Employees Form a Union
Employees at Alphabet formally announce a union to present a united voice for fairness and against discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

Local: Google Tests Dynamic Customized Tabs In Local Panel
Google have been spotted a change in the local panel user interface change in the Google search results. This one shows a custom/dynamic tab or menu in the local panel. So in this example, Google is showing a tab for “boarding.”

Local: Google launches Question Hub for US publishers
After a few years of testing Google Question Hub India, Indonesia and Nigeria – it is now available in the United States.

Local: Google Tests Displaying Services In Local Pack
Google is now testing showing service “justifications,” which according to him Google defines as the additional labels in the local pack result.

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SEO: Maximize Return During Tough Times Through Testing
Knowing for sure what is going to work for your business, in your space, and at this particular time is a tough task. The only way to find out for sure and stay on top of the changing trends is through testing.

SEO: How to Stop a Webpage from Ranking (Without Deleting It)
What should you do when the traffic you’re attracting to your local business isn’t really relevant? Here’s what you should look into and consider.

SEO: SEOAsked.com – Portal To Search For Google SEO Q&As On Twitter
Here is a site that archives and lets you search for tweets from Googlers who answer SEO related questions. The site is not perfect, but the concept is very good – Seoasked.com.

SEO: A Guide to Digital PR and Why It’s Important for SEO and Link Building
If you‘re not using digital PR as part of your link building strategy, you‘re missing out on a huge opportunity to gain a competitive advantage, and in this guide, we take a look at why that is.

SEO: SEO and cybersecurity: Incorporating cybersecurity into your SEO strategy
Focusing on SEO and cybersecurity helps businesses step up for success. Four fool proof ways to outrun competition, secure your website and its ranking.

SEO: 4 Common In-House SEO Challenges & How to Overcome Them
Many of the biggest difficulties faced by in-house SEO teams are universal. Here are four of the biggest challenges, along with tried-and-tested solutions.

SEO: Analyzing Google’s December 2020 Core Update
On December 3rd, 2020 Google announced that a core algorithm update was rolling out. Check which industries are the SERP winners and losers and which websites seem to be the most affected ones so far.

SEO: Automated Title Tag Optimization Using Deep Learning
Manually optimising all your title tags can be time-consuming and expensive. Find out how to use Deep Learning to do this task easily.

SEO: SaaS SEO: An Actionable Strategy for Growth
In this guide, we‘ll walk you step-by-step through an actionable SaaS SEO strategy that you can use to supercharge your platform‘s organic traffic and sign ups and see your CPA reduce.

SEO: 14 Link Building Secrets from a Technical SEO Expert
Tired of the same old link building tips? We’re going beyond what you’ve already heard to share tons of our favourite link building tools and tips to improve your communication and outreach too.

SEO: WordPress 5.6: The Good, the Meh and the Ugly
WordPress 5.6 is rolling out with dozens of improvements but security researchers discovered an exploitable feature.

SEO: Six strategies guaranteed to help you build more backlinks to your website
Building backlinks is no easy feat. If you’re struggling to acquire links from credible domains, give these six modern strategies a try.

SEO: How to Define Your Target Audience for SEO
You can’t ignore the need to know who the target audience for your SEO strategy is, and in this guide, we’re going to walk you through the different approaches that you can take to define this.

SEO: What Is Lazy Loading? Understanding Lazy Loading for SEO
Page loading speed is crucial for SEO these days, and lazy loading can make your website load faster. Learn how lazy loading works and whether you need it in this guide to lazy loading for SEO.

SEO: 10 Important 2021 SEO Trends You Need to Know
What’s 2021 going to be like for SEO professionals? Check out 10 important trends you need to know from 42 top experts in the field.

Paid: Learn How to Improve PPC and Paid Social Results in 2021 at SEJ eSummit
Take your PPC campaigns to the next level. Drive more leads and maximise revenue with eSummit’s 7 PPC and Social Sessions & Master Class.

Paid: How to Restructure Google Ad Accounts Without Wiping out All Your Data
Historical data is lost when moving keywords, ads, or ad groups. Learn how to mitigate the risks and prevent poor performance outcomes.

Content: Why your content strategy needs both rank-worthy and link-worthy content in the mix
How a two-pronged approach can help you increase brand awareness and organic traffic.

Social: YouTube SEO for Beginners: 10 Best Practices to Get You Started
Getting your video to rank on YouTube takes more than just an amazingly crafted video. Here are 10 things to do to get you started on YouTube SEO.

Social: How to Choose Between Facebook Live and Pre-Recorded Videos
Find out how to choose between Facebook Live and pre-recorded videos. Learn the key advantages of each approach to maximise engagement.

Social: How to Sell on Pinterest: 10 Actionable Strategies for Brands
Pinterest is a game-changer for ecommerce businesses. Find out how to sell on Pinterest and skyrocket your social selling. Start today.

Social: Facebook Organic and Paid Reach Strategy for Local Businesses
In this article, you’ll discover a strategy to grow an engaged, local Facebook audience for your business. Learn how to plan your post schedule, define a budget to test the performance of each post, and find specific conversion cost benchmarks to identify successful posts you can model with organic content. You’ll also get six ideas to help plan and diversify your Facebook post content.

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SEO: Google to move the Structured Data testing tool to schema.org
Google is refocusing the Structured Data Testing Tool and migrating it to a new domain serving the schema.org community by April 2021

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SEO: Google Gives New Names To Surfaces Across Google & Shopping Actions
Google is renaming surfaces across Google and Shopping Actions. Surfaces across Google instead will go by the listings rather than the feature itself, i.e. free product listings and Shopping Actions will be called Buy on Google.

SEO: Google Tests Expandable Descriptions / Snippets In Search
Google was testing dynamically expandable images below snippets. Now I am seeing reports of Google testing expandable text descriptions in the snippets.

SEO: How to Benefit from “SEO Power” of Links to Old Press Release Pages?
Google’s John Mueller answered a question about how to preserve the “SEO power” of old links to press release pages.

SEO: Google on How it Handles Sites With Too Many Ads
Google’s John Mueller weighs in on how sites with lots of ads are handled when it comes to ranking in search results.

SEO: Bing Webmaster Tools Gains Features From Microsoft Clarity
Microsoft is integrating features from Clarity into Bing Webmaster Tools.

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Bing Webmaster Tools Begins Microsoft Clarity Integration

SEO: Bing Tests Boxed Embossed Look On Snippets When Cursor Overlays
Bing is testing that when you overlay your mouse cursor over a snippet, it protrudes the background of the snippet, making it boxed it, and embossed in the search results page.

SEO: Google Tests New Top Stories Multi Grid Layout
Google is testing yet another layout for the top stories news box in the Google search results.

SEO: Google: Avoid Blocking Pages That Are Important Enough To Have Links To Them
Google’s John Mueller said he would advice that if “that’s something where if you see that these pages are important enough that people are linking to them then I would try to avoid blocking them by robots txt.”

SEO: Google services were down including Google Ads, Google Analytics, Search Console & more
Much of Google is offline, it is not just you. Google began restoring services at around 7:28am ET.

SEO: Google Tests Displaying Images Within Snippets On Mouse Hover
Google has been caught tested a new image hover effects – when you place your mouse cursor over a snippet’s title, images can dynamically load beneath that snippet.

SEO: Google: Sometimes Copied Content is More Relevant
Google’s John Mueller answered a question about how Google handles copied content. Mueller’s answer covered different kinds of duplicate content. He ended his response with an observation about the original source of content and relevance.

SEO: Google Search COVID-19 Vaccines Updates
Google Search is making some changes to its search results around COVID-19 vaccines. Much like it did for COVID-19 news and information in general, Google is trying to make sure it provides the most accurate, trustworthy, authoritative and up-to-date information as possible – especially when data and information is changing so quickly.

SEO: Google Search Testing Thinner Knowledge Panels
Google is testing thinner, 85 pixels less wide, knowledge panels in the Google Search results.

SEO: Google on Penalizing Misinformation
Should Google penalise misinformation the same way it punishes spam? Google’s Danny Sullivan responds.

SEO: Google: The December 2020 Core Update Is Still Rolling Out
Danny Sullivan of Google has confirmed that the December 2020 core update is still rolling out. 

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SEO: Google Has Plans For Regex Filters In Search Console
Google’s John Muller said that Google have plans to add regexp filter into Google Search Console performance report.

SEO: Google Search New Look For Question & Answers Carousel, Combines Multiple Sites
Google has launched a new look for its question and answers carousel. This is not the local Q&A box, this is also not the question hub. 

SEO: Google’s John Mueller: No Black Hat SEO on Adult Websites
Google’s John Mueller says black hat SEO is never a good idea, even on adult websites.

SEO: Google Reveals Top Searches of 2020
Google published its annual report of top trending searches, revealing the most popular keywords across different categories.

SEO: Google Search Console API gains fresh data & more
Google announced updates to the Google Search Console API, after informing us the company was upgrading the API’s infrastructure a few months ago, now those upgrades are resulting in some new and useful features.

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SEO: New key insights from Google’s John Mueller at SMX
John Mueller, the lead of the Search Relations team at Google, gave a talk named “Google Search #2020: What’s New That Matters To SEOs.”

SEO: Google: We Give Guidance & Provide Transparency On Core Updates
Google’s Danny Sullivan said that Google does and did provide “transparency and guidance” around its core updates. 

SEO: Google’s John Mueller Gives SEO Clues To Site Owner
Google’s John Mueller dropped some hints after “briefly” looking at the site and thread.

SEO: Google Search “Learn More About” Within People Also Ask
Google seems to be testing or rolling out a new feature in the people also ask section named “learn more about.” It shows a box that basically teaches you more about the topic you searched for.

SEO: Google: Noindexed Pages Can Impact Core Web Vitals
Google affirms that noindexed pages can still be used to evaluate a site’s Core Web Vitals, which will soon become search ranking factors.

Paid: Google on How it Handles Sites With Too Many Ads
A number of factors affect how Google Search deals with sites full of ads. Google’s John Mueller weighs in on how sites with lots of ads are handled when it comes to ranking in search results.

Paid: Google Ads To Prohibits Ads For Sugar Dating: Compensated Dating Or Sexual Arrangements
Google announced that is will begin to prohibit what is called “sugar” dating, where there is compensated dating or sexual arrangements where one participant is expected to provide money, gifts, financial support, mentorship, or other valuable benefits to another participant.

Paid: Google AdSense Link Units Going Away
Google announced that the link unit ad type is being retired. 

Paid: Google Search Testing Taller Shopping Ads
Google is testing taller shopping ad formats in Google Search (about 55 pixels taller.)

Paid: Google rolls out App campaign type to re-engage existing users
Google has rolled out App campaigns for engagement globally. The ads run across Google Search, Play, YouTube and the mobile app Display Network. Google first introduced the campaign type more than a year ago.

Social: Pinterest Boards Upgraded With 3 New Features
Pinterest boards are getting upgraded with three new features for turning inspiration into action.\

Social: Twitter Lets Users Share Tweets to Snapchat
Twitter is integrating with Snapchat and allowing users to easily share tweets in their snaps.

Social: Top-Trending 2020 YouTube Videos Demonstrate Longer Is Stronger
These 10 videos made it to the top this 2020. Get insights on video length and strategies to help you make better content.

Social: Facebook Sued by FTC for Anticompetitive Conduct
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Facebook for illegally maintaining a monopoly position in personal social networking.

Social: Facebook Identifies 2021 Topics and Trends
Facebook published a 40 page report that forecasts important consumer topics and trends for 2021

Local: Google Maps local listing now showing web search results
Google has been spotted displaying web search results in the Google Maps local search results listings for an individual business.

Local: Google Maps Landmark Icons & Pins
Google is widely showing the landmark icons or pins in the Google Maps desktop and mobile interface now.

Local: Google, YouTube add user controls to limit alcohol, gambling ads
Google is adding new user controls for alcohol and gambling ads. The new feature, announced Thursday, will launch first on YouTube in the U.S. It will then roll out to Google ads and other countries next year, the company says.

Local: Google Guaranteed Testing New Badge Design
Google is testing a new design for the Google Guaranteed badge or icon. 

Mobile: Google Mobile Search Sharable GIFs Carousel
Google is showing you a carousel of GIFs that you can click on to share with your friends. It is query dependent, and will match relevant GIFs to your query.

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SEO: An SEO’s Experience in 2020: Opportunities and Challenges
Anthony DeSordi of Brainlabs discusses the various tactics he’s seen work incredibly well for his clients and in the SEO industry, and shares advice for increasing productivity and overall happiness with the change of scenery to full-time working from home.

SEO: How Misspelled Keywords Affect SEO
Algorithms are constantly getting updated to give searchers the best user experience. Is using misspelled keywords still a valid strategy for SEO? Find out here.

SEO: Link Building: How to Understand Your Niche With These 10 Questions
A better understanding of who you want to market to will make link building more effective. Asking these 10 questions can help you determine that.

SEO: How to Get More SEO Insights from Google Data Studio with SEMrush
Learn advanced ways to use Google Data Studio with SEMrush to better present insights and improve reporting across your SEO activities.

SEO: Five SEO tips that capture holiday attention and boost sales
The Q4 rush, abbreviated weeks due to bank holidays, and juggling “real world” holiday prep can be a lot. Five tips for your 2020 and 2021 holiday strategy.

SEO: Beginner’s Guide to Meta Tags for SEO
In this beginner’s guide to meta tags, learn how to optimise your on-page SEO with meta tags. You’ll also get tips on the best tools to use.

SEO: How to Choose a Domain Name
Deciding on the best domain name to register for your business? Here are strategies for picking a domain name that will stand the test of time.

SEO: 9 HTML Tags (& 11 Attributes) You Must Know for SEO
HTML is the foundation of a webpage. Discover the key HTML tags and attributes that are crucial to good SEO. Find out their uses and how to code them.

SEO: 10 Ways Website Structure Can Affect SEO
The way a site and its pages are organised can impact SEO visibility more than you realise. Learn how to address common site structure issues here.

SEO: How Long Does SEO Take to Show Results?
One of the most common questions that SEOs are asked is “how long does SEO take to show results?“ and in this guide, we‘re going to look at the factors that influence this as well as give an estimate.

SEO: International SEO in 2020: 4 Key Takeaways
International SEO pros offer their unique take on optimising for Google and Yandex. Here are some optimisation insights for global websites.

SEO; 7 SEO Tips for a New Website (With Checklist)
Prepare your SEO strategy for a new website by following our SEO tips. In this beginner-level checklist for new websites, we‘re going to break down the top SEO tips for new websites.

SEO: The Google page experience: What you need to know and five steps to prepare for 2021
The Google page experience metric is going to be a new addition to ranking factors in 2021. Here’s how to prepare for it.

SEO: How Search Queries Trigger Structured Information Cards (Knowledge Panels)
A recently granted patent describes how Google may use queries to trigger structured information cards and how those queries can evolve over time.

Paid: PPC Keyword Research Guide: How to Find Keywords for Your Paid Advertising
This post includes the most effective tips to thrive a business’s paid campaign via highly-quality PPC keywords.

Paid: LinkedIn Events: Mixing Your Organic and Paid Strategy to drive Webinar Registrations
LinkedIn Events is an elegant solution to driving registrants to online events. Learn a LinkedIn Event strategy that will set your audience’s interest ablaze!

Content: Tips to Improve Website Content for Screen Readers
Follow these tips to make digital content accessible to screen readers for people who have visual impairments and those who use voice assistants.

Content: Bloggers Are Worth More Than Their Links
Still thinking of websites and blogs as simply places to acquire links? Stop now! Here’s how the ideal influencer campaign for SEO should look like.

Content: How to use content marketing to boost ecommerce conversions and user experience
Done right, content marketing can be an effective strategy to boost ecommerce conversions and user experience. A detailed guide on how to do it.

Content: How to Use Your Content Marketing to Seed Your Lookalike Audiences
Leveraging content to boost your lookalike audiences on Facebook can help you get maximum impact from minimum marketing efforts.

Social: How to Use Instagram for Customer Service
In this article, you’ll discover five tips to improve your customer service on Instagram.

Social: YouTube remains dominant source of video in top Google ranking positions
Study found 83% of videos in search results carousel come from YouTube.

Social: Making Standout Video Content For Creative Ads
Businesses can engage customers online with videos. Learn how to create engaging video content to use in ads with these Facebook Blueprint courses.

Social: How to Expand Your Facebook Ad Targeting to New Audiences
In this article, you’ll learn the six types of warm audiences you can target with Facebook ads and how to scale them to many different lookalike audiences. You’ll also discover how to find cold audiences that will work for you.

Social: 8 Brands Who Use Instagram Guides the Best
Explore brands that use Instagram Guides to share tips & promote products to their followers. Check the best Instagram Guides examples & get inspired!

Social: YouTube Ad Targeting: What Marketers Need to Know
Aleric explains the three elements of his 3D YouTube ad targeting strategy and shares tips to help you apply 3D ad targeting in your marketing.

Social: 5 Steps How to Turn LinkedIn Connections Into Clients
Finding prospects on LinkedIn can be easy if you learn 5 steps on how to turn LinkedIn connections into clients. Boost your LinkedIn lead generation today.

Social: Facebook Lead Form Ads: How to Optimize for Results
In this article, you’ll learn what type of Facebook lead form will yield the highest-quality leads, which pre-fill questions to include, and how to add custom questions that will pre-qualify your leads. You’ll also discover the most important aspect of lead forms that many businesses overlook.

Social: 4 Underrated YouTube Metrics to Quantify Your Video Campaign Success
Conversions are always important, but they’re not the only way to measure and prove success when you’re running a YouTube video ad campaign. Here are four additional KPI’s that will help you analyse your results.

Social: How Social Networks Drive Billions of Search Visits with SEO
There is a lot to learn from observing how social networks excel at SEO. Discover some organic growth strategies that you can apply on your own sites.

Social: 7 Musts for a Successful YouTube Channel
A complete and well-optimised YouTube channel can do wonders for a brand’s success. Here are seven often-overlooked tactics that can make a big difference.

Local: Local SEO for Nonprofit Organizations: 5 Tactics to Try Today
Through the “search and deliver” dynamic of SEO, nonprofit marketers have the opportunity to reach local audiences that indicate their interest and engagement through their search behaviors. Nonprofit marketers can leverage this to engage supporters, drive donations, and share their nonprofit’s mission with the world. Read on for local SEO tactics you can try today.

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SEO: Google Crawl Priority: Additional Unique & Important Value Of Page
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that if he had to simplify crawling priority, how Google prioritises how it crawls the web, it would not do so by the size of a site. 

SEO: Google Tests Zero Results On Desktop Again?
Google began testing showing no results, aka zero results, in the Google search results. Google then reverted it after the backlash and then launched it only on mobile for only time/date, conversion or math related queries. 

SEO: Google Did Not Fix The Request Indexing Tool Prior To Shopping Season
Google “temporarily suspended” the request indexing tool on October 14, 2020, 55 days ago, and it is still not working.

SEO: Google Tests Top Stories Without AMP Links In Carousel
Google is now testing not showing AMP pages in the Top Stories carousel in Google Search on mobile. Google can do this for COVID related news but outside of that, Google should be only showing AMP links in the Top Stories carousel.

SEO: WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin Vulnerability
Popular WordPress plugin with over 500,000 active installations was recently patched to fix an exploit that grants hackers complete control.

SEO: Google: Passage Indexing & The December Core Update Are Not Bundled
Google’s John Mueller said said he isn’t sure if passage indexing is live yet or not but it is not something Google would bundle together with a core update launch.

SEO: SEO Benefits of New Top Level Domains (nTLDs)?
Google’s John Mueller answers if there is an SEO benefit from keyword-based New Top Level Domains (nTLDs).

SEO: Google Doesn’t Read Unsupported Structured Data
Google’s John Mueller discusses the extent to which structured data plays a role in the search engine’s understanding of web pages.

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SEO: Google News Showcase Search Console Filters & More Features
Google News Showcase now it is expanding in many ways including paywalled content for free, a News Showcase panels from suggested publications, News Showcase will expand to show on news.google.com and on Discover. And most exciting for me is that News Showcase metrics will come to Google Search Console.

SEO: Bing Video Search With Drag & Drop Playlist Tool
Microsoft Bing Search added to its video search user interface the ability to drag and drop videos into a box to create your own playlists. 

SEO: Google Explains How it Organizes Information in Search
Google offers a succinct explanation of how information in search is organised.

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SEO: Google December 2020 Core Update rolling out
Google announced it is rolling out a new core update, the December 2020 core update. This is the third core update of the 2020 year, the first one was the January 2020 core update and the second one was May 2020 core update.

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SEO: Google Handles display:none & visibility:hidden The Same
Google’s Martin Splitt says he does not think there is a difference between display:none and visibility:hidden in terms of Google’s ability to “see” the content in the container

SEO: Google Tests Half Line Break Design In Search Results
Google is testing yet another form of layouts for the Google Search results. Here Google is testing showing half of a line break of some sorts to separate out the top answers and features snippets and other sections.

SEO: Google Explains Discovery & Refresh Data in Crawl Stats Report
Google’s John Mueller discusses the difference between discovery and refresh metrics in the new Crawl Stats report.

SEO; Google Core Web Vitals & Page Experience FAQs
Google posted an FAQ around Core Web Vitals and the upcoming Google Page Experience update launching in May 2021. 

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SEO: Google Help Doc On Advanced Crawl Budget Management
Google has released a help document named large site owner’s guide to managing your crawl budget. It is an advanced help document on helping developers manage Googlebot crawls on their web site. 

SEO: Prepare for medical visits with help from Google and AHRQ
Google is piloting a new tool that helps people prepare for visits by surfacing common questions they may have about their care–available when people find a local doctor’s office or hospital on Search. 

Paid: December update to Display & Video 360 API v1
Google Ads released an update to the Display & Video 360 API which includes the following features:

Paid: Google Ads Unveils Enhancements to Lead Form Extensions
Lead Form Extensions now have features to increase efficiency for advertisers. Here are the details of these enhancements, now available in accounts.

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Paid: How Google Search ads work
Google Ads shares how and when we show ads in Search

Paid: Google Discovery ads can now use your 4:5 social image assets
Google announced updates for Discovery ads. There is now a 4:5 portrait aspect ratio layout that showcases Discovery ad images more prominently in feeds. 

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Social: YouTube Has More Ways to Build Hype For a New Video
YouTube Premieres, which allows creators to generate interest in a video before it goes live, is gaining 4 new features.

Local: New EU regulations compel more transparency for search rankings
The effort to reverse engineer and improve visibility in Google search results spawned an industry. Now the EU wants to make it easier for non-SEO professionals, especially small businesses, to understand how search rankings work.

Local: Google Local Reviews Tests “New” Label
It looks like Google is testing a new label in the local business reviews for recently added reviews on businesses. The label says “new” and it is an outlined box.

Local: Google My Business Suggest Edit Gets More Robust
You can now see more including explanatory options when you click suggest an edit in Google My Business listings.

Local: Google Maps Rolls Out 4 New Features
Google is updating Maps with four new features for businesses and searchers.

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Local: Google expands local business message & map query analytics
Google is rolling out two updates to Google Maps and Google My Business for both consumers and business owners.

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Local: Google adds more discovery to Google Maps with ‘community feed’
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