Pinterest has launched several new features aimed at making it easier for businesses to share and manage their videos on the platform. Businesses now have access to a new video upload tool which simplifies the upload process, a new tab within their profile solely dedicated to videos, and a new analytics tool which gives a […]
If you have claimed a short name for your Google My Business listing, you may want to be on the watch for a new bug which is causing some GMB listings to be suspended. Short Names for GMB were first introduced back in April as a way for businesses to create unique URLs for their […]
Shelling out extra money on search engine optimization (SEO) can be a scary move for any company, but a new study suggests it pays off. Findings from a survey of business owners found that those who pay above the average for SEO services were more likely to be satisfied compared to those who paid less. […]
Today is International Small Business Day, and Google is celebrating the day with a new hub full of marketing resources for small business owners and marketers. Many of the tools and features included were developed as part of the ‘Google for Small Business’ initiative and were created using feedback from small business owners around the […]
A recent Wall Street Journal investigation has landed Google once again in the hot seat as the report claims Google Maps is filled with millions of fake business listings. Over the course of the article, reporters say they found some Maps search result pages where more than half of the local results included fraudulent or […]
Facebook is making some changes to how it handles comments in its algorithm to better promote real discussion. Everyone knows that Facebook uses an algorithm to help sort which posts get shown to users, but you may not be aware that the social network uses a similar system to help rank comments. With the new […]
Thanks to its high-level of adaptability, JavaScript (JS) has been in use in some shape or form for more than 20 years and remains one of the most popular programming languages used to build websites. However, Google’s Martin Splitt, a webmaster trends analyst, recently suggested that webmasters should begin moving away from the coding language […]
Google is in the process of rolling out a significant update to its broad search engine algorithm which appears to be having a big impact on search results. Tomorrow, we are releasing a broad core algorithm update, as we do several times per year. It is called the June 2019 Core Update. Our guidance about […]
A new study suggests that although highly ranking sites on search engines may be optimizing for search engines, they are failing to make their sites accessible to a large number of actual people – specifically, those with visual impairments. The study from Searchmetrics used Google Lighthouse to test the technical aspects of sites ranking on […]
This week, Google announced it will begin adding new websites to its mobile-first index by default beginning July 1. However, older sites that have yet to be added to the mobile-first index will still be exempt until they are updated to be mobile-friendly. In the announcement, Google explained that “mobile-first indexing will be enabled by […]
