Category Archives: Google Updates & Algorithms
How Damaging Was the Bug in Google’s Index?
By Saba SEO, 9:00 am on June 28, 2019
A drop on Google’s index is always reason to, at the very least, find out what’s going on. When this happens to roughly 4 percent of Google’s index, it’s time to get suspicious. In fact, this is exactly what happened in April of 2019 when a deindexing bug impacted multiple URLs in Google’s index. But […]
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Google Analytics & Direct Traffic
By Saba SEO, 9:00 am on June 26, 2019
In almost all cases, direct traffic refers to browsers who entered a URL directly into the web bar or accessed the site using a previously created bookmark. These types of sessions are normally read as direct traffic when the browser cannot determine a source for the visitor. This type of label simply means the visitor […]
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Google My Business Explores Premium Features for a Monthly Fee
By Saba SEO, 9:00 am on May 31, 2019
Google My Business has been a free tool for organizations to list their businesses online, which has been essential for ranking in local SEO (search engine optimization) searches. Recently, Google has been sending out surveys asking businesses what they would want if Google My Business became a premium paid service, as this would change the […]
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Google’s Most Important Ranking Factors in 2019
By Saba SEO, 9:00 am on April 26, 2019
Google is constantly updating how they rank websites. They use information on the latest technology and user experience data to determine what makes a high-quality site. Knowing what to focus on will be a good strategy to help your site rank higher in 2019. Here’s what are likely to be the top ranking factors for Google […]
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Advantages of Google’s Automatic Search Console Verification
By Saba SEO, 9:00 am on September 28, 2018
Google plans to make the process of verification on Google Search Console (GSC) easier. The search engine giant recently announced that websites will be verified in GSC if owners of those sites are already confirmed with Google Analytics. Website owners will no longer have to go through the process of manual verification to get full […]
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What Is Google’s Speed Update All About?
By Saba SEO, 9:00 am on September 12, 2018
Google’s planned page speed for mobile rollout is here. In a nutshell, it means page speed is now a mobile search ranking factor. Given the fact that more than half of all global website traffic now comes from mobile devices, the move isn’t much of a surprise. If you’re a webmaster, you’ll need to be […]
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The Google Speed Update Is Now Being Rolled Out
By Saba SEO, 9:00 am on August 24, 2018
In January 2018, Google announced a new algorithm change called the Speed Update. On July 9th, they started rolling out this update. The experts at Saba SEO, a leading SEO company in San Diego, discuss the key features of the latest Google update. Page speed has been a ranking factor for desktop searches since 2010. […]
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Google Will Notify Reviewers When Business Owners Respond
By Saba SEO, 9:00 am on June 22, 2018
Google recently announced an important new change to their review system. People will now be notified with an email when a business responds to their reviews. This email will show the original review and provide a link to the response. In their announcement, Google also mentioned they plan to roll out mobile push notifications in […]
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Google Is Now Testing a New Responsive Search Ads Format
By Saba SEO, 9:00 am on June 6, 2018
As Google tries to make machine learning models a bigger part of AdWords optimization, they’re rolling out a new responsive search ads format. Responsive search ads are still in beta, so not all advertisers will see them yet. Those who do have access to the feature can let the machines take more creative control in […]
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Google Has Reduced Its Search Results Snippet Length
By Saba SEO, 9:00 am on June 4, 2018
In December 2017, Google increased the length of its search results snippets. A snippet is the description underneath the URL in organic search results that provides more information about the page. Snippets are also called meta descriptions, and they usually include content from the web page that Google dynamically generates. The experts at Saba SEO, […]
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