For the original iTunes version, click here.This week we covered a new possible Google search ranking update that started brewing on Wednesday, February 7. Google’s Danny Sullivan said again, search quality improvements are coming in the near future. Google said it will clarify E-E-A-T and...
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Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update February 7th and 8th
I am seeing signs of a new Google search ranking algorithm update brewing. It started yesterday, Wednesday, February 7th, and is going into today, Thursday, February 8th. There is an increase in chatter within the SEO industry and also some, not all, of the tools are showing spikes in...
Google Says Ranking Signals & Factors Are Like Fuel, While Systems Are The Machines That Use The Fuel
Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, gave a good analogy of the differences between ranking systems, ranking signals and ranking factors. He said signals and factors are the same, the "signal/factors are like fuel; systems are the machine that uses them," Sullivan wrote.Danny Sullivan...
Google Doesn’t Say Core Web Vitals Are A Search Ranking Factor
Google's Danny Sullivan said on Friday, "We don’t confirm any of the things [page experience or core web vitals] as a direct ranking factor." He added, "But to reiterate we look at many things not one thing and even the one thing might not be a direct ranking factor." "It doesn't say it is...
When Is The Next Confirmed Google Search Ranking Algorithm
It has been almost 12 weeks since the last confirmed Google search ranking algorithm was released. That was the November 2023 reviews update. Before that was the November 2023 core update. Since then, we have had plenty of unconfirmed Google updates (or ranking bugs), but none have been...