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.
Today is April Fools so be careful when reading any stories today, to be clear, I didn’t not write any jokes today – so the news below is real even though John Mueller of Google gave advice on how to increase your DA. Google also confirmed that using the date filter in search does not show you historical rankings. Google search is testing an image pack preview directly in web search. Google Ads is testing expandable more links in the snippets. Google said its algorithms are never lazy and never take time off. Finally, I posted the weekly video recap – it is a good one with a ton of important information – so check it out.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
Other Great Search Threads:
- JohnMu might have more specific advice, but if those are helpful articles for your readers, then you should be leaving them for your readers. If they were “thin” because they were never really meant for readers, Danny Sullivan on Twitter
- An update. You’ll now find a “Find image source” link at the top of the image (currently in English, coming to other languages). For the near future you can opt to use Google Images rather than Lens by going to, Danny Sullivan on Twitter
- From the new Search Console URL Inspection API, to changes in ranking factors, @JohnMu has updates for you. 📰 Watch our latest episode of #GoogleSearchNews to hear what’s new → https://t.co/JSNaX4zXmK ht, Google Search Central on Twitter
- Geotargeting is relevant when folks are looking for something local – which isn’t always the case for informational content. Eg [machine repair] vs [machine repair manual]. It won’t remove the visibil, John Mueller on Twitter
- Huge #LSA problem: Creating a new custom LSA review link is causing ads to completely disappear from Google Screened results. I just created this link for 7 accounts and 100% of them have disappeared! Is this broke or will the ye, Len on Twitter
- People try to abuse our systems in lots of ways, and sometimes they think it works, I don’t see that as a conflict of interest. Our guidelines are pretty straightforward though. Can you drive faster th, John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
Industry & Business
Links & Content Marketing
Local & Maps
Mobile & Voice
PPC
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