Google’s John Mueller says it’s common for broad core algorithm updates to impact Discover in addition to web search results. Google sees Discover as part of search results, rather than a separate component. Since Discover is part of search it uses a number of the same quality algorithms, Muller says. That means changes to Google’s web search algorithm will impact Discover. Or, as Mueller puts it, updates to Google’s search algorithm “commonly” impact Discover. Mueller’s statement… Source link
Read More »Google’s John Mueller Clears Confusion About Mobile-First Index
Google’s John Mueller addresses a few technical aspects of mobile-first indexing that continue to confuse site owners. Mueller says he occasionally gets questions about how to use rel-alternate and rel-canonical links on sites with separate mobile URLs. This information may be known to you, but Mueller felt it’s important enough to create a whole Twitter thread about, so I will go over what he said in case it’s useful to you. Mobile-First Indexing and Canonical URLs Mueller explains… Source link
Read More »Mueller ‘let Trump get away with lying,’ former House special counsel says
Former special counsel Robert Mueller. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Former special counsel Robert Mueller’s decision not to charge President Trump with obstruction of justice was an “unconscionable” lapse that “let Trump get away with lying,” Norm Eisen, former special counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, said in a Wednesday interview on the Yahoo News podcast “Skullduggery.” Eisen’s sharp comments about Mueller, for whom he said he has always had great respect, came… Source link
Read More »Google’s John Mueller Discusses Recent Changes to Search
In a Webmaster Hangout, Google’s John Mueller was asked whether there has been an update happening recently. Mueller took the time to explain what it means to discuss changes in search and the best reaction to them are. This is the question from a publisher in Australia: “Would you confirm if Google is making any changes into the search results? Because I’m seeing ranking loss and big fluctuations in existing rankings for my Australia based website.” John Mueller Did Not Confirm a Core… Source link
Read More »Google’s Mueller on How to Successfully Implement Major Site Changes
In a Reddit discussion, Google’s John Mueller advised offered best practices for changing domains or redesigning and updating a site. He focused on both the positive and negative issues to be concerned about. Mueller started by comparing changing domains to a redesign. He a domain change with no difference in site or content is not as disruptive as a redesign can be. Domain Name Changes are Generally Safe A one to one exchange is where the site structure and content remains exactly the same… Source link
Read More »Google’s John Mueller: “Search is Not a Science” – Search Engine Journal
Google’s John Mueller advises SEOs not to look at search ranking as an exact science with an absolute right or wrong way of doing things. Mueller spoke at length on this subject in episode three of Google’s Search Off the Record podcast. Accompanied by Gary Illyes and Martin Splitt, also from Google, Mueller discusses the flaws he sees peoples’ attitude toward ranking factors. Here are some highlights from the Google Search team’s discussion on search rankings. John Mueller on Ranking… Source link
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