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November Google SEO Office Hours

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions for the November edition of the Google SEO office hours! In this episode, you’ll hear answers from folks on the Google Search team: Gary Illyes, Lizzi Sassman, John Mueller, Alan Kent, and Duy Nguyen. You can check out the full recording on our YouTube channel, and we’re also publishing the transcript of the questions for easier reference in this blog post.

Refreshed guidelines for site owners

In 2002 we launched a page with a set of guidelines for site owners that gave an overview of best practices when it came to building a site. We called this page « Webmaster Guidelines » and it’s been with us ever since. Since then we added a lot of information to these guidelines to help site owners build the site that’s right for their users who visit through Google Search. Today we’re launching a refreshed, simplified version of the Webmaster Guidelines, and we’re changing its name as well.

Introducing our new guide to Google Search ranking systems

Over the years, through blog posts and other public communications, Google has regularly shared information about our automated ranking systems and how they operate. Now we’ve created a centralized page called « A guide to Google Search ranking systems » to make it easier for creators and others to learn about our more notable systems. This new page will also help us as we communicate how our systems work and when we update those systems.

Let’s talk redirects

Transcript for Let’s talk redirects

Search Off the Record takes you behind the scenes of Google Search and its inner workings! In each episode, the folks from the Search Relations team will give you background info on the decision-making behind launches, feature prioritization in Search Console, and the projects Google Search teams are working on. They will share fun stories

Start showing your products on the Shopping tab with Search Console

Search Console is making it easier for merchants to display their products across Google, including a new feature for the Shopping tab, to help them drive more traffic to their online stores.