Google Search Indexing Issue Persists for Nearly 5 Days There is still a problem with Google Search indexing, over five days after it was confirmed to exist. Google announced on February 1st that there were delays in their search engine indexing “a small number of sites.” This revelation was made in response to complaints from … Read more
Google on Why Syndicated Content Isn’t Rankable When Google selects the partner as the canonical content publisher rather than the original content publisher, what happens to the signals associated with syndicated content? Google’s John Mueller responded to a question on this matter. John’s response provided valuable insights into the complex realm of ranking and syndicated … Read more
Is Google Ranking AI-Generated Content Over Human Content? According to a recent report from 404media.co “Google News is boosting sites that rip-off other outlets by using AI to rapidly churn out content, potentially favoring AI content over human content.” Although Danny Sullivan, Google’s SearchLiaison, responded to the issue in an official capacity, his response falls … Read more
Google Shares Tips For Moving To A New Website Google Search Advocate John Mueller talked about a worry that many small company owners have on a recent Ask Googlebot episode. Companies frequently continue to operate their old website while working on the launch of a new one. Mueller was questioned if the proprietors had to … Read more
Google Says There Is No Secret Formula for Ranking Google’s Search Liaison reminded us in a recent social media statement that there is no “perfect page” criteria or secret formula that websites need to follow in order to rank highly in search results. Google explains that although certain word counts, page layouts, or other improvements … Read more
John Mueller on Keyword Domain Names and Branding In a recent Reddit conversation, a user asked about the benefits of employing keyword domain names for SEO to increase exposure for a certain term. The user gave an example of how to sell swimsuits using a domain name like “swimsuits.com,” which has over 10,000 monthly searches … Read more
Google Shares Tips for Technical SEO Checks Google shared a new video with users, providing three ideas on using Search Console to identify technical difficulties that could affect indexing or ranking. Here are the three tips for technical SEO checks: Checking to see if the URL can be indexed is a common mistake that is … Read more
Google Unveils Gemini, Its Most Advanced AI Model Google unveils Gemini, its most advanced AI model so far. This model offers advanced multimodal capabilities. When compared to current large language models (LLMs), this innovative model offers state-of-the-art performance, indicating a significant advancement in AI technology. The CEO of Alphabet and Google, Sundar Pichai, highlighted that … Read more
ChatGPT Celebrates Its First Anniversary ChatGPT marks a year since it first launched in research preview today. Since its modest beginnings, ChatGPT has consistently pushed the limits of what generative AI can accomplish for practically every activity. The story takes place over almost a year, starting on November 30, when OpenAI announced the release of … Read more
Google on Using AI for Content Creation The hosts of Google’s Search Off The Record podcast, Martin Splitt, Gary Illyes, and John Mueller, talked about using AI for content creation in a recent episode. Rather than making human creators outdated, they believe that AI could enhance and improve human creativity. The hosts of the program … Read more