Google confirms local search results update

Google confirms that an algorithm update was rolled out to local search results in late November and completed on December 8th. This update included a “realignment” of the ranking factors that Google takes into account when generating local search results. This update is officially known as the Update for local search from November 2021, although … Read more

Google Search introduces advanced autocomplete with second column

Google Search introduces advanced autocomplete with second column

Google has officially launched new advanced auto-complete search suggestions that can include a second column of predictions and provide easier access to content related to a search, a Google spokesperson confirmed to Search Engine Land. In addition, Google has confirmed that it is also testing a new edge-to-edge autocomplete interface and other full-width elements in … Read more

Google de-indexes pages if the site is down for several days

Google de-indexes pages if the site is down for several days

Google will start de-indexing your pages from search results if your website has more than a few days of downtime. This is explained by Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller during Google Search Central’s SEO office hours hangout recorded on December 10th. An SEO named Aakash Singh called the livestream to ask Mueller how he can … Read more

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