Search Engine Journal

Google Shares Insight On SEO For AI Overviews

Google’s John Mueller discussed SEO for AI Overviews and emphasized the continued importance of search marketing The post Google Shares Insight On SEO For AI Overviews appeared first on Search…

Search Engine Journal

Google’s Q4 Earnings Point To An AI-Focused Future

Alphabet’s Q4 revenue rose 12%, driven by AI advancements, cloud growth, and infrastructure investments. The post Google’s Q4 Earnings Point To An AI-Focused Future appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

SE Roundtable

Google AI Overviews Come To Circle To Search

Now when you use Circle To Search in Google, Google can now return AI Overviews to those results. Google said they are “expanding AI Overviews to more kinds of visual…

SE Roundtable

Google AI Overviews Now Providing Programming Help

Google AI Overviews, even when not signed into a Google Labs project, is providing coding and programming examples and help. This started sometime yesterday, I believe, and before, I believe…

SE Roundtable

More Details & Screenshots Of Google’s AI Mode

In December, we reported that Google was experimenting with something they call AI Mode. Well, now, we have more details and even screenshots of AI Mode in Google Search.

SE Roundtable

Google AI Overviews Go Deeper With Gemini 2.0?

In early December, Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, said Google is starting to test powering AI Overviews with Gemini 2.0. Well, we may be starting to see some of…

SE Roundtable

Google Map Pins On Service Area Businesses – A Bug?

For the past month or so, Google has been showing map pins on Service Area Businesses within Google. Previously, Google did not show pins on businesses without a public address…

Search Engine Journal

How to Choose the Best WordPress Theme for SEO

Don’t overlook the SEO aspect of your WordPress theme. Find out why an SEO-friendly theme is important and explore the best options for better rankings. The post How to Choose…

SE Roundtable

Google Super Bowl LIX Search Ranking Update

Over the weekend, the Super Bowl LIX weekend, there has been a lot of chatter about ranking volatility and traffic losses. Truth is, I feel there is often chatter about…

SE Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 10, 2025

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. We are seeing…

SE Roundtable

Yahoo Search Tests AI Chat

Yahoo seems to be testing AI Chat within its search results. The chat feature loads on the right side for your query. You click on it and it loads an…

Search Engine Journal

Google Expands AI Overviews In Circle To Search

Google expands AI Overviews in Circle to Search, enabling instant insights from visual content on Android devices. The post Google Expands AI Overviews In Circle To Search appeared first on…

SE Roundtable

Google: Sometimes Doing SEO Can Cause More Problems

John Mueller of Google said that sometimes doing SEO can cause sites more problems with search and search rankings. Sometimes not doing SEO, might be better, John implies.

Backlinko

9 Ecommerce Website Examples to Copy for Better Results

Many ecommerce websites obsess over flashy designs and trendy layouts. Big mistake. Instead, you should focus on conversion-centered design. That’s the blend of buyer psychology, user experience, and strategic design…

Ahrefs

Top 40 Trending EV Companies (Q1 2025)

To find the top trending EV companies in 2025 we calculated the percentage growth of organic traffic to their websites between January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025 using Ahrefs…

SE Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 3, 2025

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google is testing…

SE Roundtable

Bing Adaptive Zoom Setting

Microsoft is testing a new search setting named Adaptive Zoom. I am not exactly sure what it does, I tried to toggle it on and off and see how clicking…

Semrush

Social Media Analytics Guide

Learn how to use social media analytics to measure performance, track key metrics, and gain insights into audience behavior. Understand the impact of your content and make data-driven decisions to…

SE Roundtable

Bing Tests Real Estate Search Menu Filter

Microsoft is testing a new search filter menu option that lets you filter by real estate results. This shows up in the normal search menu below the search box.

SE Roundtable

Scary Google Ads Phishing Scam

Some are seeing a super scary Google Ads phishing scam in the Google Search ads slots. When you search, sometimes a scam may come up, sending you to a Google…

SE Roundtable

Google: SEOs Can Spot Made For Search Engine Content Quickly

John Mueller from Google noted that he finds it “interesting” how those who spend time in our industry “can often recognize made-for-search-engine content fairly quickly.” Meaning, we are good at…

Search Engine Journal

Ask An SEO: How Long Does It Take For Schema To Rank?

Curious about the timeline for schema markup to affect search engine rankings? Explore the factors that influence schema implementation and its impact on rankings. The post Ask An SEO: How…

SE Roundtable

Google AI Overviews Translation

Google is testing AI Overviews that offer a toggle to turn on and off translations and/or just show the translations by default.

SE Roundtable

Bing Tests Dropping AI Labels From AI Answers

Microsoft seems to be testing dropping the AI labels and other interaction features from the Bing Search AI Answers. Or maybe, Bing dropped its AI Answers for normal featured snippets…

SE Roundtable

Google Search Trending Products Carousel On Right Side

Google is testing placing a new products carousel, a trending products carousel, on the right side where the brand’s knowledge panel would appear. So, instead of having details of that…

Ahrefs

Bidding on Branded Terms Increases Clicks by 18.3%

Most SEOs are against bidding on branded terms because it is believed that buying paid ads cannibalizes organic traffic and it can also impact attribution for conversions and revenue. Paid…

SE Roundtable

Tested: Google Page Annotation Opt Out Does Work

Google is still testing its offensive page annotation feature in the Google iOS app still, but the good news is that the opt out feature does indeed work. Yes, it…

Ahrefs

The Best AI Content Optimization Tools for 2025

Great optimization tools can identify missing topics and keywords, suggest and refine headers and titles, generate meta-data, and show tons of useful information about your competitors’ articles. If you aren’t…

SE Roundtable

Google Search Bitcoin Charts Gone – It’s A Bug

Google is no longer showing the price of Bitcoin when you search for it in Google Search. Google’s VP, Engineering for Search, Rajan Patel, said this is “Not intended” and…

SE Roundtable

Yahoo Search AI Answers Now Showing Link Sources

Initially, when Yahoo Search launched AI-generated answers, they did not contain sources or links. Now it seems Yahoo is adding “Learn more” links to these AI answer boxes in Yahoo…

Backlinko

How to Build a Competitive Intelligence Strategy from Scratch

Competitive intelligence (CI) gives you the clarity to make the right moves for your business—whether that’s meeting customer needs, finding new opportunities, or outsmarting competitors. Marketing agency Thrive proves this…

SE Roundtable

Google Search Related Places Carousel Map

Google has this new map unit that is titled “Related places” and shows a map with a carousel beneath it of related places. This actually comes up for brand name…

Backlinko

9 Shopify Blog Examples You Need to See (+ Pro Tips)

Want more traffic to your Shopify store? Start a blog. Why? Look at Gymshark. Its blog ranks for over 174K niche-related keywords and brings in over 673.1K visitors every month….