SEO newsletter issue #450
Simon Schnieders
Founder of the UK's largest specialist SEO agency | Educating and elevating | B Corp
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Reddit pilots new tools to help brands boost engagement
Editors note: Given the organic visibility that Reddit has for brand searches this was a timely release from Reddit.
Via Nicola Agius
Cloudflare announces new defensive AI products for protecting LLMs and companies from attack
Firewall for AI provides companies a layer of protection for artificial intelligence large language models, with the aim to identify potential attacks before they can tamper with critical functionality or access sensitive data.
Via Kyt Dotson
Google Maps has started showing where to enter a building for some
Google Maps seems to be showing entrances for buildings to some users.?
Via Ben Schoon
Advanced SEO Industry News ??
Via Google: What web creators should know about our March 2024 core update and new spam policies
"The March 2024 core update is a more complex update than our usual core updates, involving changes to multiple core systems. It also marks an evolution in how we identify the helpfulness of content."
Via Google: Helpful content and Google search results FAQ
"... answers to questions about how these core systems work to show helpful content in search results.
Google's March 2024 Core Update
"It’s obvious that this update is an attempt to change the narrative about Google search."
Google unleashes manual actions galore after search spam policy updates
"As a reminder, Google has three new/changed search spam policies, content and expired domain abuse that began enforcement recently and the site reputation abuse policy that begins enforcement in May 2024".
Via Barry Schwartz
Google March 2024. List of deindexed sites
"This seems to be a clear attempt by Google to not just punish but also make a statement about their view on AI generated spam."
Via Jonathan Gillham
How 16 companies are dominating the world’s Google search results (2024 edition)
Google search results are often owned by just a few brands, and here's what you can learn from those brands in question.?
Via Glen Allsop
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Google updates Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines
Google updates Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines with details and examples to identify untrustworthy websites.?
Via Matt G. Southern
Why information satisfaction is key to Google’s ranking algorithms
Learn about information satisfaction or IS, a key metric in Google organic search rankings, and how to apply it to your business.
Via Pierre Far
Google Interaction to Next Paint coming to Core Web Vitals (March 12th)
March 12th you will see FID go away and INP take its place.
Via Barry Schwartz
Google shut down Google Business profiles websites (March 5th)
As Google promised, they are redirecting to the Google Business Profile on Google Maps.
Via Barry Schwartz
New Copilot settings now in Bing search
You can change settings such as to 'choose if you want to see Copilot responses on the search result page'. Will Google do the same?
Via Barry Schwartz
March 2024 Core Update & Spam Updates with Lily Ray
Learn all about the new March 2023 Google Core Update and Spam Updates, including manual actions that Google is actively sending site owners in the form of manual actions and penalties.
Via Lily Ray
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