Google Podcast: The Journey of Google Structured Data

Martin Splitt and Lizzi Sassman invited a special Google guest to their Google 'Search Off The Record' podcast series. The topic was structured data. Ryan Levering, a Google employee for more than 11 years who has worked on the same was the guest. Structured Data Past At Google Ryan Levering explained in a summary that […]

Google AI: Update for Local Listing Hours, Live Traffic, Street View Imagery & More

In a recent announcement, Google AI to update local listing hours in Google Maps and Search for over 20 million businesses using AI. How? Google stated that it considers various factors, including popular times (real user data), hours posted to your storefront via street view imagery, and many other things. Google added that it is […]

Alt Text: The Best SEO Practices by John Mueller

John Mueller, Google’s Office Hours Hangout host, answered a question regarding alt text queries and SEO. He dispelled the notion that Alt Text has a 16-word limit and offered suggestions for ways to use Alt Text that would have an impact on SEO. Alt Text Alt text refers to Alternative Text for Images. The image […]

Google Business Profile Review Management Tool Works for Profiles With Many Local Listings

Google has started the Google Business Profile Review Management Tool maps reviews for those who are managing more than ten accounts. Ben Fisher, a local SEO, and Google product expert shared this information. Google's reviews management tool lets you go through reviews that you want to claim as being against Google's reviews guidelines and check […]

Does Google Treat Unlinked Mentions Like Links?

‘Does Google treat unlinked mentions like links?’ Many from SEO community are curious to know the answer and John Mueller has finally confirmed the logical answer. In a recent Google SEO Office hours hangout episode, a person asked Googler John Mueller to relate the scenario of articles talking about his website. But these brand and […]

Google Said Out Of Stock Products Impact Search Visibility

Out of stock products impact search visibility. Google could decrease product page visibility when the retailer's website lists an item as 'Out of Stock.' John Mueller said this during the recent Google Search Central SEO office hours hangout episode.  An eCommerce store owner asked a query. 'Does out-of-stock products affect the search ranking for transactional […]

Too Many Country Versions of Your Webpage May be a Problem for Google

You’ve experienced those country/language switcher menus on a few websites. They permit you to switch the regions and languages of the page to become more customized to your preferences. But is it way too much? And is it will it not help your experience in using Google Search? One SEO had asked Google’s John Mueller […]

Google Adds New Recycling Attribute to Google My Business

Google has added a new recycling attribute to Google My Business App.(soon to be removed by Google) This attribute can highlight if your business provides recycling services for its clients. Google stated  “This attribute is easier for people to find nearby recycling points on Search and Maps.” You can check out examples of this in the […]

Google Search Console Picks Up External Links For New Sites In 7-10 Days

Google Search Console can find external links for new sites (if there are links directed towards them) within 7-10 days, as per John Mueller. Google Search Console confirms spotting the first link on day 10 of a brand new website. In the latest episode of Google SEO Office Hours, they asked John Mueller about this […]

Its Time to Say Goodbye to Google My Business App – Google

It's time to say goodbye to Google My Business app at some point. It will be relaunched as Google Business Profiles. Google is emailing the app users, saying that the Google My Business app is being replaced soon. This official email states that you should "start using Google Maps and Search to keep your Google Business […]