
How long does it take to deindex low-quality or thin content published by accident? [case study]
I had an e-commerce company reach out to me earlier in the year for help. They wanted to have an audit completed after making some...

SEO 101: Which URL versions to add to Google Search Console
Google Search Console serves as an excellent (not to mention free) source of technical data about your website’s organic visibility and...

Display advertising: 3 ways to improve your campaign targeting
As many marketers are well aware, click-through rates for display ads are typically less than impressive. But is that really a surprise?...

8 major Google algorithm updates, explained
Almost every day, Google introduces changes to its ranking algorithm. Some are tiny tweaks; others seriously shake up the SERPs. This...

7 killer ad tips for YouTube & video
YouTube is incredibly popular; Alexa consistently ranks it as the second most trafficked site globally. Additionally, its content shows...

Google Display Network: An optimization and fraud-avoidance guide
I recently finished a campaign audit for a client who spent tens of thousands of dollars advertising on the Google Display Network (GDN)....

Google Analytics adds feature to unify users to Google AMP Cache pages & non-AMP pages
As more site owners have adopted AMP for speeding up mobile pages, measurement has lagged. That’s quickly changing. A visitor who went to...

Google rolling out support for AMP landing page in AdWords search campaigns globally
In May, Google announced it was running a beta test with advertisers to test driving traffic from mobile search ads to AMP landing pages....

Google responds to Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention with AdWords tracking update
Starting this month, Google is making changes to the way it captures and reports on conversions in AdWords in the response to Apple’s...

Google Attribution: Is Google stepping in because no one else would?
Advertisers — especially PPC junkies — want to pay for the highest-converting, most relevant traffic possible. That’s been the obsession...

6 things you need to know about Google’s Q&A feature on Google Maps
In mid-August, Google rolled out a new feature on the Google Maps app for Android called Questions & Answers. This feature is currently...

Google Data Studio adds third-party data connectors from Supermetrics and others
Google Data Studio, Google’s free tool for creating visual reporting dashboards, natively connects to other Google products such as...

Four ways to spot AdWords account trouble early
With a constant stream of new capabilities in AdWords, and with the multitude of settings to manage, it can be daunting to stay on top of...

AdWords ad rotation settings to get trimmed: Optimize or don’t
The signs were all pointing this way. Google announced Tuesday a change to the ad rotation settings in AdWords. There will soon be just...

Google launches AdSense User First beta to test if fewer ads & better targeting can make more m
A small number of AdSense and AdMob publishers started receiving invitations to Google Adsense’s User First beta program this week. The...

Google Home partnership with Condé Nast’s Vogue offers new model for publishers
In what is sure to be a model for other publishers, last week Google and Vogue magazine announced a partnership that offers “behind the...

What YouTube’s upcoming swipe-next gesture may mean for advertisers
What if YouTube were able to swipe left on its brand-safety problem? Sometime “in the coming months,” YouTube will let people swipe from...

Take our AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) survey
Google released their AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) framework nearly two years ago, and even though Google noted at their recent I/O...

‘Larger than usual’ ad fraud on exchanges prompts Google to offer advertiser refunds
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Google is providing refunds to some advertisers that used DoubleClick Bid Manager...