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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 10, 2022

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January 10, 2022

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

Many SEOs said they will buy links in 2022 despite Google’s webmaster guidelines. Google Ads now allows sports betting ads in New York State, now that is a gamble. Google said you can ignore threats asking for do-follow links. Google is testing tending videos in the search results. Google Ads is testing a new live chat design. And I posted a vlog with Riley Hope on the ethics of SEO and automotive SEO.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

Many SEOs Will Buy Links In 2022 Despite Google’s Webmaster Guidelines

Tim Soulo from ahrefs posted a Twitter poll asking will you pay money to get links in 2022? Sadly, someone spammed the poll but I recreated it and it clearly shows that many, almost half of SEOs, are planning on buying and paying for links in 2022.

Google Ads Allows Sports Gambling Ads In New York Now

Google Ads, as of this past Saturday, January 8, 2022, is allowing certified and state-licensed entities in New York to run ads for sports betting. This was previously disallowed but now that the state Gaming Commission in New York changed the rule, it is now allowed in New York State.

Google Tests Trending Videos In Mobile Search

Google is testing a new trending videos section in the mobile search results. This one was spotted by Khushal Bherwani and he posted a video cast of a list of videos titled “trending salad videos.” Here is that screenshot:

Google Ads Live Chat Design Update

Google has updated the design for the Google Ads live chat help box. Brett Bodofsky picked up on the change and to be honest, I have not used this chat box in a long time, so I do not know what changed exactly but I trust Brett.

Google: Ignore Threats For Do-Follow Links

Google’s John Mueller said you can ignore threats and blackmail emails from people who demand do-follow links. John said on Reddit when asked about these threats “ignore it, it’s just spam.”

Vlog #154: Riley Hope On Ethics in SEO & Automotive SEO

Riley Hope came to visit me at my office in October to talk SEO. Riley started in SEO by doing unpaid internships for non-profits after high school…

Google NYC Rooftop Snow

Friday we got our first real snow of the season in the New York City region. Here is a photo from one of the rooftops at Google’s NYC office showing the snow hit the city. The city often doesn’t get

Other Great Search Threads:

Another interesting note about Web Stories, they can appear in People Also Ask like other types of content. So they can rank in Search, in Discover (in the Web Stories carousel and in the feed), they receive special SERP treat, Glenn Gabe on Twitter

Building links this year? There are many tactics to try, but only a few will get you actual results. 🧵 This thread covers: • 3 tactics that don’t work • 3 tactics that do, Debbie Chew on Twitter

I think for sitelinks this was a bit more common because the space available for a title-link was signficiantly smaller. I don’t know how things look space-wis, John Mueller on Twitter

No, we don’t share your email. If you’re not signed in, we don’t even know it, likely. It’s possible the site works with ad ad system that recognizes you from your cookie and has that linked to an email., Danny Sullivan on Twitter

The links shown in Search Console are a sample of all the links to the site that we know about. It’s not a judgement on whether or not they have an effect; it includes nofollow & disavowed links., John Mueller on Twitter

100 requests a day is not really that much. Beware of making a judgement based on a small number like that. https://t.co/cxwZCn7k14, John Mueller on Twitter

Not the first time I have seen this… You have to love Google indexing glitches. Seeing a page that ranked #1 for its core keyword get deindexed out of the blue, site query shows nothing, BUT… cache query still returns the u, Glenn Gabe on Twitter

If you go to @googlenews and filter “health”, you get mostly legit things around COVID, but also these super click bait listicles which looks like the typical lifestyle articles which I believe, should not appear in, Ori Zilbershtein on Twitter

Search Engine Land Stories:

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