Digital Marketing
Google will retire the sitelinks search box on November 21, 2024, due to declining usage. This visual change won’t affect search rankings or other sitelinks. Website owners don't need to take immediate action, as the change won’t disrupt SEO or trigger errors in Search Console.
Google’s John Mueller offers practical solutions for handling legacy AMP subdomains and managing crawl budgets. Learn how to efficiently redirect or remove old AMP URLs and keep your site optimized as you transition away from AMP, without worrying about crawl budget impacts for mid-sized sites.
Google’s John Mueller confirms that Core Web Vitals have a minimal impact on rankings. While improving performance boosts user experience, content quality is far more important. Smaller sites benefit from being able to implement changes faster, giving them an edge in SEO updates.
Content
Google’s John Mueller explains that there’s no ideal content length for SEO. Instead, focus on delivering unique value to users, not just adding more words. In 2024, SEO success is about creating content that meets user needs, whether short or long, rather than optimizing for search engines.
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Digital Marketing
Google announces leadership changes as Prabhakar Raghavan steps down, with Nick Fox taking over Search and Ads. Raghavan transitions to Chief Technologist, while Fox leads the Knowledge & Information team, potentially accelerating AI integration and revisiting core search quality.
SEO
Learn how Google measures Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), a key Core Web Vital that impacts user experience and SEO. Discover how CLS is calculated, why it matters, and how-to optimize your website for better performance and search visibility.
News
Google is integrating Amazon's Multi-Channel Fulfillment into its Merchant Center. This update will help retailers streamline shipping information and enhance product visibility, aiming to boost click-through and conversion rates while reducing cart abandonment for a better shopping experience.
New research reveals Google's cautious approach to AI Overviews for YMYL topics like health, finance, and politics. Legal queries trigger the most AI content, while political content is largely avoided. Learn SEO strategies to optimize for Google's AI-driven search results.
Digital Marketing
Google has updated its robots.txt policy, clarifying that unsupported fields will be ignored by its crawlers. Website owners should use only documented fields like user-agent, allow, disallow, and sitemap, while reviewing their existing files to ensure compliance with Google’s official guidelines.
Google has introduced new support for product certification markup in structured data, replacing EnergyConsumptionDetails with the more versatile Certification type. This update helps businesses provide detailed, globally relevant certifications, improving search results and consumer confidence.
Google’s updated Indexing API documentation now warns against misuse, including using multiple accounts to exceed quotas. Abusing the API could lead to revoked access. Ensure compliance by respecting limits, using the API correctly, and supplementing with sitemaps to maintain indexing efficiency.