Google Punishes Websites for Pop Ups

Google Punishes Websites for Pop Ups

Internet Marketing, SEO, Website Security
Google Penalizes Annoying Pop-Ups In SearchBy Susan Stern - Omaha Marketing Firm Consultant(OMAHA, Nebraska) - Stern PR - In step with its dedication to improving the mobile user experience, Google rolled out a mobile search penalty for intrusive pop ups called Interstituals that launch at page start up.Interstituals tend to tick off website visitors. The pop up blocks page content until a user clicks the 'X' to dismiss or waits for a count down. The delay in accessing main content is what Google's mobile rank juice penalty targets.Popular news sites, for instance, tend to use a lot of interstituals. Advertisers (merchants & brands) tend to prefer these intrusive pop ups for high engagement and conversion rates (from looker to buyer). Publishers (ad agencies & mobile ad networks) like them for the…
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Set Marketing/PR Goals In the New Year!

Set Marketing/PR Goals In the New Year!

Google, Other, SEO, Small Business, Website Security
[vc_row][vc_column][heading animation_iteration="1" align="aligncenter"]Google Chrome's HTTPS Campaign Underway[/heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [caption id="attachment_8522" align="alignleft" width="125"] Susan Stern, President, Stern PR Marketing Firm Omaha Neb[/caption] By Susan Stern, Stern PR Omaha Updated Fri September 29, 2017 Originally Published October 2016 Google Chrome,'s 'HTTPS Everywhere' campaign making the web safer - is in full swing. At the end of January 2017, Chrome began labeling all websites that failed to jump on the SSL encryption bandwagon with an upside down explanation point. When pressed, users discover a warning of an insecure connection - giving the impression the site may be compromised. All websites, from mom and pop blogs to big news sites are expected to do it. As of September 29th, the NBC site, has not added SSL encryption nor have CNN, Foxnews, and ABC News. The…
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