{"id":5209,"date":"2013-04-19T17:47:02","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T22:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adviceinteractivegroup.com\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2013-04-19T17:47:02","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T22:47:02","slug":"google-merchant-quality-update-online-merchants-beware-the-google-zebra-update-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advicelocal.com\/blog\/google-merchant-quality-update-online-merchants-beware-the-google-zebra-update-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Merchants Beware: The Google Zebra Update Is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12423 \" title=\"Google Zebra Update\" src=\"\/images\/Google-Zebra-Update.jpg\" alt=\"Google Zebra Update\" width=\"256\" height=\"259\" \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchenginejournal.com\/the-evolution-of-searcher-intent-markers-a-new-way-to-look-at-seo\/61541\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zebra update is fast approaching\u2026are you ready?<\/a> I am! 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