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Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero

Moz

Posted by Dr-Pete In 2014, Google introduced the featured snippet, a promoted organic ranking that we affectionately (some days were more affectionate than others) referred to as "position zero" or "ranking #0." SERPs with featured snippets will continue to be tagged in SERP Features reporting, and we're working on ways to surface more data.

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How Low Can #1 Go? (2020 Edition)

Moz

The worst case scenario, a search for "Disney stock," pushed #1 all the way down to 976px. A lot has changed in seven years, including an explosion of rich SERP (Search Engine Results Page) features, like Featured Snippets, local packs, and video carousels. What's the worst-case for #1? What's the worst-case overall?

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Will Your SEO Strategy Be Impacted By Google’s Removal of Right-Hand-Side Ads on SERPs?

Content Standard

As of Friday of last week, Google confirmed that it had permanently removed all right-hand ads on its SERPs (search engine results pages) worldwide, making room for ads at the top and bottom of the page. Though they differ per campaign, Google has reported the average CTR (click-through rate) is around 2 percent. Two percent!

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Will Your SEO Strategy Be Impacted By Google’s Removal of Right-Hand-Side Ads on SERPs?

Content Standard

As of Friday of last week, Google confirmed that it had permanently removed all right-hand ads on its SERPs (search engine results pages) worldwide, making room for ads at the top and bottom of the page. Though they differ per campaign, Google has reported the average CTR (click-through rate) is around 2 percent. Two percent!

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How to Do SEO in 2020 [Full Guide]

flux.la

The higher the visibility, the more prominent your domain is in Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs). Rankings : It refers to the process of determining where to place a web page in SERPs. RankBrain is a machine learning algorithm launched by Google to sort the search results on SERPs. How does RankBrain work?

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Spot Zero is Gone — Here's What We Know After 30 Days

Moz

On January 22nd Google, in its infinite wisdom, decided that the URL that has earned the featured snippet in a SERP would not have the additional spot in that SERP. That led us to intimately analyze about 100 keywords by hand, sometimes multiple hours looking at a single keyword, or rather a single SERP over a 30-day period.

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10 Effective SEO Techniques to Drive Organic Traffic in 2020

Single Grain

The better Google is at answering queries within the SERPs, or directing users to ads instead of organic listings, the more money it makes. The SERPs are changing (and for most of us, not for the better). These are the 16 main features that come up in Google's SERPs: How are they changing? By: Disguising ads. We work harder.

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