SE Roundtable

Google Tests AI-Generated Answer Results Open By Default

Google is testing opening the normally closed/collapsed AI Answer box. Meaning, normally you need to manually tap to expand the answer, here Google is testing opening these boxes by default,…

SE Roundtable

Google Search Console API Is Delayed

The Google Search Console API has been delayed for the past several days. Data is days behind the web interface and causing issued for those who use Looker Studio, Big…

SE Roundtable

Google Merchant Center Next Physical Stores Section

Google seems to have added, for some merchants, a new section named Physical Stores to the Google Merchant Center Next console. In this section is random data from within the…

Diggity Marketing

Diggity Marketing SEO News Roundup—February 2025

Matt Diggity February was a turbulent month for SEO, filled with big moves by Google, explosive new techniques enabled by AI, and more. In the top stories for the month,…

Search Engine Journal

Google Faces EU Charges Over Alleged DMA Breaches

EU reportedly prepares charges against Google for DMA breaches, alleging its search services receive preferential treatment over rivals. The post Google Faces EU Charges Over Alleged DMA Breaches appeared first…

SE Roundtable

Bing Copilot AI Answers Tabbed Carousel Card

Microsoft has this new style for some of the Bing Search Copilot answers. They can show a card or box that has a tabbed carousel where you can swipe through…

SE Roundtable

Google Sponsored Ads For People Also Consider?

Last week, Shameem Adhikarath spotted a sponsored label on top of the “People also consider” box within the Google Search results. I figured it was a bug with ads not…

Search Engine Journal

2025 Marketing Trends: The End Of SEO?

Watch on-demand as we demystify the latest trends, from AI to GEO, and provide actionable insights to help you achieve tangible results in 2025. The post 2025 Marketing Trends: The…

Backlinko

Most Popular AI Apps

Currently, the mobile AI apps market is valued at $2 billion, primarily led by the success of ChatGPT and the sector continues to rise with more apps. In 2024 alone,…

SE Roundtable

Google Search Ranking Volatility Heating Up Again

It’s been almost two weeks since I last reported on a Google Search ranking update (unconfirmed) and that may be a recent record. But that being said, I am now…

SE Roundtable

Google Ads AI Images Can Now Create People & Faces

Google announced three updates to its image and assets system including its generative AI can now generate people and faces. Google also announced asset audience recommendations and asset testing for…

Semrush

21 Best Blogging Tools for Growth

Grow your blog with blogging tools like ContentShake AI, Adobe Express, Keyword Magic Tool, and Asana.

Search Engine Journal

WordPress Offers New 100-Year Domain Name Registrations

WordPress announced the ability to secure a domain name registration for an entire century for a one-time payment The post WordPress Offers New 100-Year Domain Name Registrations appeared first on…

Ahrefs

How to Get Customers (There Are Only 4 Ways)

But search for “how to get customers,” and you’ll find yourself flooded with advice, tips, and tactics. It’s hard to know which one to choose, considering that you have limited…

Search Engine Journal

How To Use XML Sitemaps To Boost SEO

Learn the ins and outs of using sitemaps to improve content discovery and indexing. The post How To Use XML Sitemaps To Boost SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Search Engine Journal

Google Brings Circle To Search To iPhone

Google expands ‘Circle to Search’ to its iOS apps, enhancing visual search for iPhone users. The post Google Brings Circle To Search To iPhone appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

SE Roundtable

Google Business Profiles Support Backlogged

Google Business Profiles support team is currently a bit delayed, with a backlog of support requests, video verification delays, and reinstatement request backlogs.

SE Roundtable

Google Business Profile Listings With Yandex Reviews

We know Google can show reviews from third-party sources in Google Business Profile listings. We’ve seen Google take reviews from Yelp, travel sites and other third-party websites. But these days,…

SE Roundtable

Google Search Tests New Grid Boxed Design

Google is testing a new design for its search results that are more of a grid format, more of a boxed in design. They are not on all the search…

SE Roundtable

Google Tests All Results Vs All In Search Menu

Google is testing spelling out the search menu and instead of saying “All,” Google is testing writing out “All results.” I am not sure why Google is testing this, but…

Ahrefs

How to Pronounce Ahrefs (The Official Way)

I can answer one of those questions for you. (Sorry, the universe thing is above my pay grade.) I work at Ahrefs, and we pronounce Ahrefs like “H-refs”. It’s how…

SE Roundtable

Google Search Testing Background Section

Google Search is testing a new section in the search results titled or named “Background.” This includes articles from news publishers, with I guess, more background information than you would…

SE Roundtable

Google Ads Advanced Plans

Google Ads has this section (not sure if it is new) named Advanced Plans. This feature allows you to select a “mix of ad types based on goals” and Google…

SE Roundtable

Bing Tests Knowledge Panels With Related Searches Box

Microsoft is testing adding a new box to the knowledge panels within Bing that show related searches. This is obviously to encourage searches to do more queries, to generate more…

Search Engine Journal

Why Google’s Rich Results Tool Can Be Misleading

Google’s Rich Results tool may not be reliable for debugging structured data The post Why Google’s Rich Results Tool Can Be Misleading appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

SE Roundtable

Google Merchant Center AI-Generated Summaries

Google Merchant Center recently began showing AI-generated summaries for how well your performance is doing with Merchant Center in Google Search. These are labeled as “experimental” and “AI-generated.”

SE Roundtable

Google Search Results Snippets Tests Page Includes

Google is testing adding to the search results snippet a section that is named “page includes.” To be honest, this reminds me of the tags we saw on the search…

Search Engine Journal

Boost Your Vacation Rental Bookings with SEO

Capture the attention of potential guests and drive direct bookings with a strong SEO strategy for your vacation rental business. The post Boost Your Vacation Rental Bookings with SEO appeared…

Search Engine Journal

GBP Reviews Outage Is Over

Google announced that most Business Profile Reviews are returned to normal. Sites still missing reviews should be normal in a few days The post GBP Reviews Outage Is Over appeared…

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…

Ahrefs

Top 50 Trending SaaS Startups (Q1 2025)

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

SE Roundtable

Google Article Links To Product Snippet Overlays

Google seems to be adding links to review publishers when you hover over some of the product results, popular products, snippets. The links show only after the box expands, and…

SE Roundtable

Bing Shopping / E-Commerce Card With Ads

Remember the Bing shopping / e-commerce cards? Well, now it looks like Bing is putting an ad slot in them and labeled them as ads.

Search Engine Journal

Google Reassures That #Anchor URLs In GSC Are Okay

Google’s John Mueller explains why Search Console shows URLs containing hashtags in them The post Google Reassures That #Anchor URLs In GSC Are Okay appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

SE Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 13, 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. Reddit blamed Google’s…

SE Roundtable

Google Search Faster By About 60 Milliseconds

Google announced it is testing new pre-fetching methods that increase the speed (Largest Contentful Paint – LCP) of the first two results by 67 milliseconds and for the results after…

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…

Search Engine Journal

Google CrUX Report Update Targets LCP & Network Delays

Google Chrome’s latest CrUX update delivers granular LCP and RTT insights. This can help with optimizing page speed and user experience. The post Google CrUX Report Update Targets LCP &…