Friday, November 29, 2019

Daily Search Forum Recap: November 29, 2019

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...

Search Buzz Video Recap: Google November Update, Recipe Bug During Thanksgiving, Google Ads Overreporting & The Best SEO At Google

This week we covered more rumors around the Google November update and how John Mueller of Google downplayed the links portion of it. Google's recipe image bug remained an issue through the Thanksgiving cooking season. Google said your robots...

Survey Says: The Best SEO At Google Is John Mueller

It is the Friday after Thanksgiving, so let's have some fun. I ran a very scientific, statistically accurate, and unequivocally clear survey on Twitter (sarcasm) asking which Googler would win an SEO contest. The winner of the poll was John Mueller!

Google: Robot.txt Blank Vs Allow Is No Difference

John Mueller from Google said in a Reddit thread that using a blank robots.txt file or just stating all is allowed in that file is the same thing, it doesn't matter which you use. He said "Doesn't matter" when he was asked Is there a difference? I've always used Dissallow: (blank) as it seems more efficient. But the current client is using Allow: /.

Google My Business Adds Job Types For Services With Services Editor

Google launched yesterday, I believe, on Thanksgiving, a new feature in Google My Business for job types for services. This is where services businesses in the US can choose from suggested types of services. This includes things like "repair toilets" and/or "install faucets" for plumbers.