Google’s SearchOn Event, Changes to the Quality Raters Guidelines and More SEO News - Ep. 155

In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:

The latest on the September indexing issues (including September 21)
October 13 - possible update (but probably not)
What we learned from the SearchOn event
What has changed in the updated QRG?
MHC’s updated textbook on removing manual actions is out
How to schema has fully rolled out on desktop
Google discusses EAT and how it relates to health and medical sites
Could slower URLs negatively impact your entire site?
Request indexing in GSC not working
Possible data anomalies in GSC re web stories
The Justice Department has filed suit against Google
Local SEO: No obvious algo updates

Also in Newsletter:
Mixed content in Chrome is no longer really a thing
Google launches Journalist Studio
Chrome Dev Summit scheduled for December 2020
Free shopping listings launched globally
Reminder: If it is not on your mobile page it will not count for indexing
Google relies on consistent signals from across the web
Small things a brand can do to help build trust
Brush up on Google Search operators
How to measure and optimize LCP
Interesting comments about frequent changes to your meta robots tags
A great summary of what is new regarding the recent “new” Google Analytics announcement
WordPress owners, say goodbye to Facebook and Instagram support for embeds
Local SEO: How to get a place label or icon in Google Maps
Local SEO: restaurant wait times may be inaccurate

This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 155:

https://courses.mariehaynes.com/search-news-you-can-use/episode-155

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