5 local SEO myths and misconceptions that Will. Not. Die.

Like a bad penny, there are certain local SEO myths that keep turning up. Contributor Joy Hawkins lists a number of misconceptions and explains why things like bogus suite numbers will not work.

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Effective July 2018, Google’s Chrome browser will mark non-HTTPS sites as ‘not secure’

After years of pushing for ‘secure by default’ web sites, Google will identify insecure sites in the Chrome browser beginning mid-Summer. The post Effective July 2018, Google’s Chrome browser will mark non-HTTPS sites as ‘not secure’ appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Effective July 2018, Google’s Chrome browser will mark non-HTTPS sites as ‘not secure’

After years of pushing for ‘secure by default’ web sites, Google will identify insecure sites in the Chrome browser beginning mid-Summer. The post Effective July 2018, Google’s Chrome browser will mark non-HTTPS sites as ‘not secure’ appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google’s Chrome will add new ‘Not secure’ warnings later this year

Have a search box or form on your website that runs over HTTP? You might want to switch your pages over to HTTPS by October. The post Google’s Chrome will add new ‘Not secure’ warnings later this year appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google temporarily disables ‘not mobile-friendly’ label in search results due to bug

A bug has forced Google to remove the mobile friendly label from the search results. Google is fixing the issue and will restore the label after the problem is resolved. The post Google temporarily disables ‘not mobile-friendly’ label in search results due to bug appeared first on…

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Tying Keywords to Conversions in a ‘Not Provided’ World

Identifying and focusing on the keywords that drive traffic and conversions is critical to success in both organic and paid search campaigns. Yet, it’s harder than ever to identify those keywords. Google’s encryption of search referral keywords means that SEOs have no visibility into natural search…

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Russian Search Engine Yandex Now 100% “Not Provided,” Blocks Referrer Data

Yandex announced (in Russian) today that they have now went 100% secure, encrypting all search queries, resulting in a huge jump in the [not provided] count. This was first reported by Anna Oshkalo who shared a screen shot of her analytics detailed the bulk of her Yandex keyword data now shows [not…

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SearchCap: Official: Google Brings “Not Provided” To Ads, Will Withhold Search Query Data From Paid Clicks

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Official: Google Brings “Not Provided” To Ads, Will Withhold Search Query Data From Paid Clicks As suspected, Google is moving to secure search for clicks on paid…

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Marin: If Google Applies “Not Provided” To PPC, Paid Search Management Platforms Will Still Work

Yesterday, we reported that it seems likely Google will soon stop passing search query data on paid search clicks, as it already has for clicks on organic search results. With the news came questions — among them whether paid search management platforms such as Marin, Acquisio and Kenshoo…

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Report: Google To Block Paid Search Keyword Data With Not Provided; Like Organic “Not Provided”

There are reports we are receiving from a few sources, including AJ Ghergich who posted it on his blog, that Google will soon stop passing keyword data to analytics software even for AdWords advertisers. We expected changes to not provided in the near future, and based on these reports, the…

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