Websites looking to benefit from Google’s product review algorithm update should focus on using original photos. Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller recommends using original photos when publishing product reviews in order to benefit from the algorithm update that rewards in-depth research. This is stated during the Google Search Central SEO office-hours hangout recorded on February…
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Google Considers Reducing Webpage Crawl Rate
Google is considering reducing the frequency of webpage crawling in an effort to conserve computing resources. Google may reduce the frequency of crawling webpages as it grows more conscious of the sustainability of crawling and indexing. This topic is discussed by Google’s Search Relations team, which is made up of John Mueller, Martin Splitt, and…
IndexNow Enables Data Sharing Between Search Engines
The IndexNow protocol gets upgraded with the ability to immediately share data between search engines. Microsoft is making the IndexNow protocol easier to implement by ensuring submitted URLs are simultaneously shared between search engines. IndexNow launched in October 2021 as solution to help websites get their content indexed and updated in search engines faster. The…
Google December Product Reviews Update Affects More Than English Language Sites?
Google’s John Mueller answers whether December 2021 Product Reviews Update affects more than just English languages websites Google’s Product Reviews update was announced to be rolling out to the English language. No mention was made as to if or when it would roll out to other languages. Mueller answered a question as to whether it is rolling…
Google Will Deindex Pages If Site Is Down For Several Days
Google Search will begin to deindex your webpages if your site is down for more than a couple of days. Google will begin to deindex your pages from search results if your website experiences more than a couple of days of downtime. This is stated by Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller during the Google Search…