Wash Up Monday

Google Update Google merchant center unique product identifier enforcement - Google have mentioned on the 15th of September this year that Google will enforce correct unique product identifiers (UPIs) for your products uploaded to Google Merchant Center, even for free listings. So they are expanding this enforcement and applying it to products listed in free listings. They…

Google Update Google my business removes site manager user role - They have removed the site manager role or user rights level for Google My Business users. So you will see three levels; primary owner, owner and manager. Google sent out emails notifying about the removal of the "site manager" role going away. Those with Site…

Google Update Google link spam update has taken longer than expected to roll out - They have rolled out the link spam update that started back in July 26 earlier this year, but now it has been fully rolled out. They initially said ‘This algorithm update, which will roll out across the next two weeks, is even…

Google Updates Google maps launches a new detailed restaurant review - Google have said that there will be a bunch of new map features for Google Maps, including one to allow users/searchers to leave more detailed reviews for the restaurants they have visited. Although they have been testing more detailed reviews for some time, now it seems they have officially…

Google Updates Google has been testing a big carousel for “more specific searches” - Users have seen the ‘more specific searches’ feature now in two different formats, both in a normal list view and in an expandable format. Some users have spotted it as a large set of buttons in a carousel format that is multi-lined. Google…

Google Updates New Google merchant centre needs improvement policy status - Google has mentioned that it requires all merchants to meet certain professional and editorial standards on their websites. So, merchants with websites that do not meet basic requirements will see a 'website needs improvement' policy status and have their accounts suspended until requirements are…

Google Updates Google Ads has new smart bidding features - They released several new smart bidding features that include top signals in the bid strategy report, seasonality adjustments at the manager account level, Maximize conversion value bidding with recommendations, and new Target Impression Share simulations. Top signals for target ROAS & maximize conversion value - This…

Google Updates Google maps now tailors results to you & the time of day - There have been a few updates to Google Maps but the one that most SEO professionals care more about is that Google Maps will begin to tailor the map results based on the time of day and who the searcher…

Google Updates Google my business performance report to add direction requests & website visits - They seem to be migrating more data from the Google my business insights report to the performance report. Now they will be adding driving direction requests and website visits to the newish performance report. People have been sharing and speaking about i…

Google Updates Google search console FAQ and Q&A reports have been upgraded - They have upgraded the Search Console reports specifically for the Q&A and FAQ structured data. So now Google will check the validity of FAQ and Q&A structured data that is below the root entity level. They have mentioned previously that the report only flagged entities at…