Every Wednesday / 4th August 2024 / goodsignals.com Weekly Trivia: What's the most searched men's haircut on Google? Happy Eat an Extra Dessert Day! I'm craving a banana split.The August 2024 Google Core Update is finally complete after 19 days of waiting, and the results are shaking up SERPs across the web. An early survey by Barry Schwart shows that around 44% of sites are hit by the update, while 27% are seeing improvements and the rest (29%) are not impacted. To see the full results, it...
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Every Wednesday / 28th August 2024 / goodsignals.com Weekly Trivia: Who is the top trending person on Google in the UK this month? Happy Bow Tie Day! A symbol of classic elegance and confidence, do you know the bow tie originated from 17th-century Croatian soldiers?Now entering the third week of the Google Core Update, how's your site doing? While we are still waiting to see the full effects, many sites - including Housefresh - have seen significant traffic surges. We are likely to see AI...
19 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Every Wednesday / 21st August 2024 / goodsignals.com Weekly Trivia: How many people are willing to wait for a website to load more than 10 seconds? Happy Spumoni Day! In case you didn't know, spumoni is a moulded Italian dessert layered with chocolate, cherry and pistachio flavours - perfect for summer days.As mentioned in our last newsletter, a Google core update is rolling out. It's still too early to see the results, but some sites hit by the September 2023 helpful content update are...
26 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Special Edition / 15th August 2024 / goodsignals.com Itās official! Googleās second core algorithm update of 2024 is rolling out right now and will take about a month to finish. Weāve been expecting one ever since reading Danny Sullivanās comment on Search Engine Roundtable that āI (Danny) would expect weāll see one (a core update) in the coming weeks.āFor us, thereās never been a more exciting time to work in SEO and web search. But if SEO is just one of many things youāre juggling, and the...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Every Wednesday / 14th August 2024 / goodsignals.com Weekly Trivia: What is the most frequently linked website in AI Overviews? Happy World Lizard Day! Fun fact: do you know Komodo dragons are one of the few reptiles that can give "virgin births"?Before diving into our top picks, here are some other updates from this week: Google's Gemini Live AI assistant app has begun rolling out to advanced subscribers on Android and will soon expand to iOS devices; You can expect a "Deep Research" feature...
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Every Wednesday / 7th August 2024 / goodsignals.com Weekly Trivia: Which country is most interested in the Summer Games? Happy Sea Serpent Day! People all around the world are on the hunt today for the folklore creature.Before diving into our top picks, here are some other updates from this week: Google intends to appeal the ruling in the landmark case where a US judge declared Google a monopolist this Monday. Google may also sound a little different soon, with new voices for Google Assistant...
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Every Wednesday / 31st July 2024 / goodsignals.com Weekly Trivia: Which country has the most monthly active WhatsApp users? Happy Avocado Day (and Harry Potter's birthday, muggles)! After the hijacking incident last week, I am now back in the editor's seat bringing you the latest edition of The Signal. Goodbye, Mike! [Just joking... the boss is watching from behind...]It's the Olympics season again. According to Google Trends, new sports including surfing, skateboarding and breaking are...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Every Wednesday / 24th July 2024 / goodsignals.com Weekly Trivia: "Computer says no"...On Friday, why did millions of computers not turn on? Answer. The boss, Michael Chidzey, hijacks The Signal editorās office this week. Cue compulsory coffee breaks, lots of bad SEO jokes, and photos of Miles (his dog). Hello, happy Tequila Day, and welcome to this edition of The Signal. Joyce is taking a well-deserved break, so Iām slipping into the editorās chair and picking this weekās Top Picks. I didnāt...
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Every Wednesday / 17th July 2024 / goodsignals.com Weekly Trivia: Which Google Search feature is coming to an end this month? Happy Hot Dog Day! Yes, you heard it right. Today marks the 53rd celebration of the annual Hot Dog Day, when you can gobble unlimited hot dogs and gulp down root beer. How did I know? Check out 10 Yetis' day-of-the-year calendar and discover more excuses to devour ice cream, lasagne, and crĆØme brĆ»lĆ©e ā how nice it is when every day is a holiday! (Hint: this Sunday is...
2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 4 min read