Passage Based Ranking, Tips for Google Discover and SEO Q&A - Ep. 156

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

October 20, 2020 - possible minor update
Request indexing problems in GSC not connected to indexing bugs
Marie’s current thoughts on how passage based ranking will change SEO
Tips from Google on getting more discover traffic
Chrome 86 to block abusive notification requests
Things we learned about how Bing values content
Bing has indexing issues too now
Local SEO: Missing product descriptions in GMB seem to be resolved
Local SEO: Restaurant wait times now fixed
Q&A: Hometips.com - hit by the May 4 update. Marie’s thoughts on improving.
Also in Newsletter:
Tips for improving site performance
Best practices for Black Friday and Cyber Monday from Google
GSC training: SEO for eCommerce
Content marketing tips for eCommerce sites
Tips for translated content on your site
There’s a special tag type in GTM you can use to upgrade your property to GA4
Pros and cons of working in-house vs hiring consultants
Tips for remote workers
How to win at local search with a SAB
Great thread on free SEO tools

This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 156:

https://courses.mariehaynes.com/search-news-you-can-use/episode-156

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