Google News is an important part of Google. Delivering over 6 billion website clicks per month, some websites see lifts in traffic of over 300% upon being accepted. In this video, you will learn much of what is necessary to get started with Google News for SEO.
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Things to Keep in Mind About Google News
- Google News aggregates over 50,000 news sources
- You can sort news by industry, subject and date
- You can find Google news at https://news.google.com
- All content must original and on it’s own URL
- All aggregated content must be blocked
- Must show clear authority and expertise
- Need to show contact information and biography
- No issues with spelling and grammar
- Google News cannot crawl JavaScript, graphics or frames
- Google News cannot crawl PDFs
- You need to sign up through Google Publisher Center
- You can get YouTube videos in Google News
- You must submit each language version independently
- You should have a news sitemap
- All articles need to be on the same domain
- Need to display the date, time published and publication
- There are specific things you need to do for subscription sites and registration sites
- Learn more about Google News: https://support.google.com/news/publisher/answer/40787?hl=en
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