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Google: Page Size Is Not A Ranking FactorGoogle’s John Mueller said on Twitter, “Page size is not a ranking factor.” Meaning Google does not have anything specific signal that says page sizes of X to Y get a ranking boost or decline.John did add, “(I’m guessing the HTML file? or the total loaded bytes? eitherContinueContinue reading “Google Says Page Size Is Not A Ranking Factor”

Google February 2023 Product Reviews Update Done Rolling OutThe Google February 2023 product reviews update finished rolling out yesterday afternoon on March 7, 2023. It took 14 days to rollout this expanded language version of the product reviews update that kicked off on February 21, 2023.As a reminder, original updates were in English only butContinueContinue reading “Google February 2023 Product Reviews Update Completed On March 7”

Google Updates Review Content Guidelines For Personal Information & Fake EngagementGoogle has updated the Google Maps User Contributed Content Policy around prohibited and restricted content. Specifically, Google updated the definition of personal information under the Civil discourse section and fake engagement under the Deceptive content section.Here is a link to this document.Here is what changed:PersonalContinueContinue reading “Google Updates Reviews Guidelines For Personal Information & Fake Engagement”

Google Business Profile Products Show In Google Shopping ResultsGoogle is now showing products that businesses add through the Google Business Profile manager directly in Google Shopping search results. I was not sure if this is new, but it seems most local SEOs think it is, so I am sharing it here.This was spotted by ColanContinueContinue reading “Google Business Profile Products Now In Google Shopping”

Google: Hyphens In Domain Names Not Considered Low QualityGoogle’s John Mueller was asked if having hyphens in your domain name, like https://ift.tt/EiybD43, can cause ranking issues in Google Search. John Mueller said no, domains with hyphens are not seen as low quality by Google algorithms.Here are those tweets: I’m tempted to answer something sarcastic, butContinueContinue reading “Google Says Hyphens In Domain Names Not Considered Low Quality”