Search Engines

Search Engine Market Share: March 2019

by Myers Freelance
March 11, 2019March 10, 2019

Tracking which company controls what percentage of the search engine market share is an important part of what we do at Myers Freelance. Yes, there… Read More »Search Engine Market Share: March 2019

Search engines use reader metrics in their algorithms

3 Reader Metrics You Need to Understand

by Myers Freelance
January 21, 2019January 28, 2019

Long ago, we mentioned how search engine algorithms were moving away from traditional ranking signals and towards indications of user intent. This was some pretty… Read More »3 Reader Metrics You Need to Understand

Changes in search quality rater guidelines for lawyers

3 Takeaways from New Search Quality Rater Guidelines

by Myers Freelance
December 10, 2018July 1, 2019

Over the past couple of months, we’ve checked in on one of the most overlooked aspects of Google’s search engine algorithm: The human search quality… Read More »3 Takeaways from New Search Quality Rater Guidelines

Bing has an older audience that lives in Florida

Rely on Older Clientele for Your Firm? Consider Marketing on Bing

by Myers Freelance
October 29, 2018

In the past, we’ve reminded attorneys that they shouldn’t neglect Bing in their online marketing efforts. While Google remains the dominant search engine in America,… Read More »Rely on Older Clientele for Your Firm? Consider Marketing on Bing

Google search quality rater guidelines act like crystal balls

Google’s Search Quality Rater Guidelines, and Crystal Balls

by Myers Freelance
October 1, 2018July 1, 2019

A short while back, we discussed search quality raters and their role in upcoming algorithmic changes. While the feedback that these raters provide to search… Read More »Google’s Search Quality Rater Guidelines, and Crystal Balls

Google's search quality raters impact future algorithm changes

Google’s Search Quality Raters and Algorithmic Changes

by Myers Freelance
August 13, 2018

If you’ve done any research at all about search engine optimization (SEO) and online marketing for your law firm, you’ve discovered that search engines like… Read More »Google’s Search Quality Raters and Algorithmic Changes

Google's speed update changed very little in the SEO world

Google’s Speed Update Changed Next to Nothing

by Myers Freelance
August 6, 2018September 3, 2018

Recently, Google rolled out a new update to its algorithm that ranks websites in the results page. This new update purportedly added weight to the… Read More »Google’s Speed Update Changed Next to Nothing

Google upgrade incentivizes law firms to use speedy websites

Google Primed to Roll Out Speed Upgrade

by Myers Freelance
June 25, 2018September 3, 2018

Next month, Google has a few updates primed for rollout. One of them, the so-called Speed Update, is yet another indication that Google is pushing… Read More »Google Primed to Roll Out Speed Upgrade

Google Shortens Meta Descriptions to Original Length

by Myers Freelance
May 21, 2018

Last December, we covered a big development in the world of search engine marketing (SEM): Google had increased the length of the meta descriptions they… Read More »Google Shortens Meta Descriptions to Original Length

Pie chart of search engine market share impact online legal marketing

Search Engine Market Share: April 2018

by Myers Freelance
April 30, 2018April 29, 2018

One of the things that we do as professional legal bloggers is pay attention to which search engines are dominating the market. The answer is… Read More »Search Engine Market Share: April 2018

Google algorithm tweaks change marketing results for legal websites

More Algorithmic Changes, and How to Win When They Happen

by Myers Freelance
April 23, 2018

Partners who carefully watch how well their law firm’s website is doing in the search engine rankings might have noticed a shakeup in the past… Read More »More Algorithmic Changes, and How to Win When They Happen

SEO Impact of Posts on Google My Business

by Myers Freelance
April 16, 2018

Google has been making efforts to let business owners—including law firm partners—easily advertise their business online. One of those efforts has been Google My Business,… Read More »SEO Impact of Posts on Google My Business

58 percent of online searches use mobile devices

Why You Shouldn’t Worry that 58% of Searches are on Mobile Devices

by Myers Freelance
March 26, 2018July 2, 2018

When you use Google or another search engine to find a website, the search engine pays attention to what device you’re using to conduct the… Read More »Why You Shouldn’t Worry that 58% of Searches are on Mobile Devices

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Study Reveals Persistence of Legal Directories in Search Results

by Myers Freelance
February 5, 2018

We recently conducted a study, which found that, out of the top three legal websites for a vanity keyword search in Google for criminal defense… Read More »Study Reveals Persistence of Legal Directories in Search Results