Highlights From The Episode:

• Weekend deal: get 20% cashback store credit on any Monthly GBP or Custom Signals campaign
• Google Bard AI – What Sites Were Used To Train It?
• Microsoft: 71% Of Searchers Give The New Bing Search AI Experience A Thumbs Up
• Google On Use Of Product Structured Data For A Services Business
• Why John Mueller Of Google Is Not A Fan Of Keyword Hyphenated Domains

WEB20 Ranker Weekly Update

15:36 Brand updates, deals, promotions, and news.

• Sign up now if you’re not signed up for the WEB20 Ranker weekend update!

• The Q4 testing report is out.
• The 2022 Testing Report will be published next week.
• The Q1 Webby on How To Get Quick Wins Webby is now out.
• CBD Guest Posts Launching Soon.
• Weekend deal: get 20% cashback store credit on any Monthly GBP or Custom Signals campaign

SEO News For The Past Week

22:25 Catch up on the latest industry and algorithm updates.

• Google Bard AI – What Sites Were Used To Train It?
• Microsoft Bing Tucks Away Its Logo On Search Results Page
• Bing Tests Map Interface Within Search Result Snippets For That Company
• 59% Of Searchers Don’t Get The Importance Of AI In Search
• Survey Says SEO Think Microsoft will Gain Less Than 5% Market Share From Google
• Microsoft: 71% Of Searchers Give The New Bing Search AI Experience A Thumbs Up
• Ads In The New Bing Chat Interface
• February 8th/9th Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update (Unconfirmed)
• Another Unconfirmed Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update Around February 14th

“Google Says”

• Google On Use Of Product Structured Data For A Services Business
• Google: Mobile-First Indexing Transition Might Be Completed In A Couple Months
• Why John Mueller Of Google Is Not A Fan Of Keyword Hyphenated Domains

SEO Discussion

28:01 Is the use of Schema still impactful in ranking?

SEO Q&A

47:56 I just ordered that Brand News Press Release last night with Marketwatch, AP News, and Yahoo backlinks……Would Brand Name Anchor text work well for that, or is it an exact match?

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