Google June 2025 Core Update Volatility Remains Heated Through We...
Today marks the two-week mark of the start of the Google June 2025 core update. This update seems pretty significant thus far, with Google announcing the update on June 30th…
Topic-First SEO: The Smarter Way To Scale Authority
In this week’s Growth Memo, Kevin Indig lays out the case for a topic-first SEO approach, and how it helps future-proof your visibility. The post Topic-First SEO: The Smarter Way…
Google’s John Mueller Clarifies How To Remove Pages From Search
Google’s John Mueller explains how to remove pages from Google Search, why sitelinks can’t be controlled manually, and when to use the URL removal tool. The post Google’s John Mueller…
+1,400% Monthly AI Traffic [Advanced AI SEO Case Study]
Matt Diggity For years, traditional SEO focused on optimizing for the 10 blue links in Google’s SERPs, but that can’t be your only focus now. AI-powered tools like ChatGPT, Google’s…
Google: Barely Indexed Sites Can Mean Google Isn’t Convince...
Google’s John Mueller replied to a question around indexing issues on a site and said that if the site is hosted on a strong platform and is technically sound, and…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 15, 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…
Your Reviews Are Ranking You (Or Not): How to Stay Visible in Goo...
Learn the importance of reviews for local SEO. Find out how reviews impact conversion and search ranking in the age of AIO. The post Your Reviews Are Ranking You (Or…
Google Core Web Vitals Update In Search Console – Bug or No...
Google seems to have updated its core web vitals metrics within Google Search Console a few days ago. The weird thing is that good URLs and URLs need improvements metrics…
Google’s Top 5 SEO Tools
Before you pay for another SEO tool, try these five free options from Google. Here’s why they work. The post Google’s Top 5 SEO Tools appeared first on Search Engine…
Google Local Service Ads Reviews Now Managed By Business Profiles
We knew this was coming but as of July 11th, your reviews on Google Local Service Ads are now managed by Google Business Profiles. I know a number of local…
Google June 2025 Core Update Finished Rolling Out
Google’s June 2025 core update is now done rolling out, it took 16 days and 18 hours to complete. The core update started on June 30, 2025 at around 10:34…
OpenAI ChatGPT Agent Marks A Turning Point For Businesses And SEO...
ChatGPT agent is a turning point for SEO because it changes how websites are expected to function for both humans and machines. The post OpenAI ChatGPT Agent Marks A Turning…
Google Business Profile Appeal Tool Now Shows Rejection Reasons
Google Business Profiles appeal tool now shows the reason your appeal was rejected. It can show a list of reasons why the appeal was rejected, so that next time you…
Google Business Profiles Automatically Adding Social Media Links ...
Google seems to be automatically adding social media links to Google Business Profiles. A post from Darren Shaw of Whitespark shows that hundreds or thousands of locations had their social…
8.64% of AI Overviews Appear Outside Position #1 (And as Low as P...
For example, here’s an AI Overview in the 2nd position. I asked our awesome data scientist Xibeijia Guan to find out how often they show in different positions. She pulled…
Google Search Console Adds More 24 Hour Data Comparison Options
Google has added two more comparison views to the Search Console performance reports. One lets you compare last 24 hours to previous period and the other lets you compare last…
Google Local Ranking Documentation Updated
Google has updated its local ranking documentation and Tips to improve your local ranking on Google page. The new wording is shorter and has fewer details than the older version.
The AI Desktop/Mobile Divide: 90% Of AI Search Traffic Ignores Mo...
New data shows desktop dominates AI referral traffic despite mobile’s broader usage. Here’s a closer look at what this means for marketers. The post The AI Desktop/Mobile Divide: 90% Of…
Google Tests Much Larger Favicons In Search
Google is testing much larger favicons in the Google Search results on mobile. We’ve seen Google test variations to favicons and sitenames countless times and covered a lot of them…
15 Marketing Conferences to Attend in 2025
Even better if it’s on your company’s dime. Here are the marketing conferences we think are worth attending in 2025. Location: San Francisco, USA Prices: From US$1,399 Date: September 3-5…
Google Ads Expandable Summary Row (Fed vs Asset Metrics)
Google Ads seems to be testing an expandable row in the channel performance report that shows you an overview of your feed-based vs asset-based metrics. You can click on a…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 14, 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. The Google June…
How The Google Ask For Me Feature Works & New AI Local Callin...
Earlier this year, Google released a new search labs feature named Ask For Me. Google would call local businesses to get the information you need and then send it to…
Google’s New Graph Foundation Model Catches Spam Up To 40x Better...
Google’s new Graph Foundation Model enables Google to generalize machine learning across any type of graph without retraining. The post Google’s New Graph Foundation Model Catches Spam Up To 40x…
Google Discover Officially Gets AI-Generated Summaries
Several weeks ago, we reported Google was testing AI-generated summaries for Google Discover. Well, according to TechCrunch, Google has confirmed as of this week, this is an official launch and…
Google Ads Rolling Out Smart Bidding Exploration To Some Advertis...
Google Ads is rolling out its new Smart Bidding Exploration bidding update to some advertisers. At Google Marketing Live, Google called this its “biggest update to bidding in over a…
Google AI Mode Gets Gemini 2.5 Pro & Deep Search For A Fee
Google is charging searchers to access the latest and best of its AI Mode and Deep Search. Google released Gemini 2.5 Pro for AI Mode and Deep Search for Google…
What Is Alt Text? Why It Matters & How to Write It
Alt text is text that describes an image and appears in the image’s place if the image fails to load.
Google Search Can Now Call Local Businesses Using AI
Google Search can now call local businesses using AI to gather pricing and availability info on your behalf. Here’s how it works. The post Google Search Can Now Call Local…
Google: Login Service Pages Are Hard To Rank In Search
Google’s John Mueller said it is hard for service oriented login web pages to rank in the search results. Like, if you have a landing page where people can login…
Cloudflare DDoS Report: 63% Of Known Attacks Blamed On Competitor...
Cloudflare report shows that, of customer‑identified DDoS attacks, 63% are competitor‑led and 5% are self‑inflicted. The post Cloudflare DDoS Report: 63% Of Known Attacks Blamed On Competitors appeared first on…
Google Business Profiles Now Requests Text/WhatsApp Number During...
We know you have been able to add your text or WhatsApp number to your Google Business Profile for some time now, but now Google is asking for it when…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 17, 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 announced the…
New Google Business Profile Check Edit Status
Google launched a new feature for Google Business Profiles that lets you check the status of your edits. So if you made a change and you want to see what…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google June Core Update Done, Local...
Google’s June 2025 core update finished on Thursday after running for 16 days. It was a volatile Google update for a while with some recoveries. Google AI Mode gets Gemini…
Google Answers Question About Structured Data And Logged Out User...
Google’s John Mueller answers whether it is okay to show logged-out users different content from what is in the structured data. The post Google Answers Question About Structured Data And…
Ask An SEO: Why Your Content Is No Longer Good Or Helpful
This week’s Ask An SEO dives into why content stopped ranking, even when it seems original and experience-based. The post Ask An SEO: Why Your Content Is No Longer Good…
Google Search Console Analytics API New Metadata Incomplete Data ...
Google announced it has a new metadata field for its Search Analytics API (for Search Console’s performance reports) that will tell you about incomplete data points you received through the…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 18, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google Updates Merchant Return Policies & Loyalty Programs
Google has updated a number of search-related help documents for its merchant return policies and loyalty programs. Google said these updates are to “remove unclarities in the documentation and examples.”
Google Thinks AI Mode Is Good for Users, but the Content Isn’t Go...
Google believes AI Mode content is good enough to show to users in what will likely be the default search mode in the future. But the content itself doesn’t seem…
Google Ads Tracks Call Assets QR Codes Or Send Email
For the past couple of years, we’ve seen Google show QR codes you can scan and email or text this number to call features in the Google Ads. Google’s Ads…
How to Optimize for AI Search Results in 2025
Learn AI search optimization tactics to get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Start capturing high-intent traffic.
Google Ads Change History Ghost Users – AdWords Administrat...
Have you ever noticed ghost users in your Google Ads change history log? It just shows “AdWords Administrator” but doesn’t show which user, by name, made the change.
Google’s June 2025 Update Analysis: What Just Happened?
Google’s June 2025 update is over. Here are some clues about what may have happened. The post Google’s June 2025 Update Analysis: What Just Happened? appeared first on Search Engine…
How Brian Dean Would Launch Backlinko in 2025
In 2012, Brian Dean launched Backlinko with one goal: publish world-class SEO content that ranks. And it worked. He built one of the most trusted SEO brands in the world,…
Bing Tests Sitelinks With Light Gray Underlines
Microsoft is testing showing sitelinks with light gray underlines in the Bing search results. Normally, the Bing sitelinks don’t have any underline at all – but here Bing is testing…
AI Overviews Cite AI-Generated Content More Than Human Writing
Google uses “grounding” to improve their accuracy, but according to our research, AI Overviews are more likely to cite AI-generated content than human-written content. Here’s what we found: We took…
Google Explains How To Approach Content For SEO
Google encourages publishers to be realistic about the kinds of searches their content should appear for. The post Google Explains How To Approach Content For SEO appeared first on Search…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 16, 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 said barely…
Beyond ads: How MGID scaled client value with SE Ranking’s SEO AP...
Discover how MGID, a global advertising platform, used SE Ranking’s API to improve technical SEO, increase traffic, and boost monetization for clients.
Google AI Overviews For Movie Queries
Google is supposedly showing AI Overviews for movie-related queries. Apparently, this is new, although I don’t have firsthand knowledge since I don’t typically search for movies. However, I’ve been told…
Google Says AI Won’t Replace The Need For SEO
Google’s John Mueller discusses the value of websites and answers what impact AI will have on the need for SEO. The post Google Says AI Won’t Replace The Need For…
Brand Bias For Visibility In Search & LLMs: A Conversation Wi...
In this edition of IMHO, Shelley Walsh speaks with Stephen Kenwright about how traditional marketing fuels LLM performance and brand trust. The post Brand Bias For Visibility In Search &…
50+ best ecommerce tools for online selling success in 2025
Discover 50+ top ecommerce tools for inventory, shipping, marketing, and more. Compare features, pricing, and find the right software for your business.
Google Ads Apply Recommendations Within Gmail Can Be Dangerous
Google Ads with Gmail has this feature that you can now click one button to apply a recommendation for your Google Ads. The scary part, you don’t even need to…
How to Build a Customer-Focused Content Strategy (6 Steps)
Random content creation is the top reason you won’t see ROI from your content marketing. One week, you write blog posts. The next week, you film some YouTube videos. Then,…
Google AI Overviews Now With Many Videos
Google is now showing not just short videos in AI Overviews but also longer-form videos in the AI Overviews. AI Overviews may show no videos or may show several videos…
Google AdSense PIN Verification Issues
Google AdSense may have a bug with its PIN verification processs. There are tons of AdSense publishers complaining in the Google AdSense Help Forums about issues where they are unable…
Google Analytics Real Time Reporting Broken Again
Google Analytics real-time reporting screens seem broken again. I am seeing a ton of complaints about GA4 real-time reporting not showing full data.
Confirmed CWV Reporting Glitch In Google Search Console
Google Search Console Core Web Vitals reporting for mobile is showing a confirmed dip in metrics reported in CrUX. The post Confirmed CWV Reporting Glitch In Google Search Console appeared…
Google AI Mode With Link Cards Only – A Bug?
Google is either testing showing link cards only within AI Mode or it might be a bug. Randomly over the past few weeks or so, I’ve seen reports of people…