Tag Archives: Google Algorithm

Google Search Ranking Update Volatility Tremors Around September 12thI am seeing some early signs of maybe the first set of tremors post the Google August 2023 core update, which completed rolling out on September 7th. The new tremors seemed to have started yesterday morning and seem to be continuing throughout today.I am seeing SEO chatter,ContinueContinue reading “Google Search Ranking Update Volatility Tremors On September 12th”

New: Google Search Console Shows Merchant Center Visibility Issues & ChangesGoogle announced that Google Search Console will now show Google Merchant Center visibility issues and changes in new reports. There are two new reports, the first report shows when products stop appearing on the Shopping tab due to any issues and the second shows changesContinueContinue reading “Google Search Console Now Shows Merchant Center Visibility Issues & Changes”

Google On Content On E-Commerce Category Page: Stay Away From Low-Quality BlurbsWe covered the topic of SEO for e-commerce category pages a number of times here. But Gary Illyes from Google addressed the topic last week in an SEO office hours. In short, he said if you are going to add content to those categoryContinueContinue reading “Google On Content On E-Commerce Category Page”

Google: Use Hreflang When Sitelinks Go To Wrong Country VersionGoogle’s John Mueller said if you see that your sitelinks in Google Search are going to the wrong country version URL on your site, then try using hreflang. John said on X, “This is kinda what hreflang is for (and even that isn’t a guarantee thatContinueContinue reading “Google Says Use hreflang When Sitelinks Go To Wrong Country Version”

Google: There Is No Way To Prevent Search Traffic Loss From A Website RevampGoogle’s John Mueller was asked if there is a way to prevent search traffic loss while launching a new website revamp. This specific case has URL changes with folders and subfolders. John Mueller was quick to say no; there is no wayContinueContinue reading “Google Says There Is No Way To Prevent Search Traffic Loss From A Website Revamp”