Content Syndication: What It Is & How It Works
Content syndication is the republishing of your content on other sites. Learn how it can benefit your brand.
What Is White Label SEO? A complete guide to SEO Outsourcing
White label SEO gives you access to SEO expertise. Learn how and why it can benefit your agency.
Social Media And Freedom Of Speech: What Are The Limits
What are the limits and what should the limitations be? Understand the impact that social media channels have and see what you can do today. The post Social Media And…
How Content Is Evolving Thanks to AI — Whiteboard Friday
There’s no question that AI has already started to have a meaningful impact on organizations that create content every single day. “The wonderful world of AI is changing rapidly. ChatGPT4…
Google Algorithm Update History [+ Latest SEO Changes]
Learn about the most important Google algorithm updates in history to improve your SEO strategy.
Examine SEO Case Study: 7 Lessons to 1 Million Monthly Visits
That’s not all. Despite not using outreach, it acquired links from sites like The New York Times and Forbes—on autopilot. How? I spoke with the co-founder, Sol Orwell, to find…
Google Cracks Down On Ads For Products With Risk Of Death
Google tightens its advertising policy to restrict ads for products with imminent risk of death or grievous bodily harm. The post Google Cracks Down On Ads For Products With Risk…
SEO Split Test Result: ChatGPT-Generated FAQs Enriched with FAQPa...
We used ChatGPT to generate FAQs for an e-commerce website that previously did not have any and conducted a split test to evaluate the impact of the FAQ snippet-rich result…
YouTube Addresses Bias & Consistency In Content Moderation Po...
YouTube’s Trust and Safety team addresses content moderation challenges, balancing user safety with creative freedom while minimizing bias. The post YouTube Addresses Bias & Consistency In Content Moderation Policies appeared…
YouTube Addresses Copyright Concerns, Provides Music Alternatives...
YouTube educates creators on copyright laws, dispels misconceptions, and offers copyright-safe music through Audio Library and Creator Music. The post YouTube Addresses Copyright Concerns, Provides Music Alternatives appeared first on…
Google Ads API Version 13.1 Now Available
Google has released Google Ads API version 13.1, and below is a list of what changed. The big changes include bid simulations retrievals, added several recommendation types related to Shopping…
Google Texting Businesses To Validate Google Business Profile Inf...
Google may be sending text messages to business owners to verify that the information they have listed in their Google Business Profile is accurate and up-to-date. This text comes from…
Google Tests Displaying Follower Counts In Search Result Snippets
Google is testing showing the number of followers a specific social media account has in the mobile search results. You usually see this information in the snippet itself, but Google…
You Can No Longer Opt Out Of Google’s Education Q&A Car...
Google has removed the ability to opt out of Education Q&A carousel in its search results. The original help documentation had a section with a link to a form to…
Google Now Supports 50 Countries For Return applicableCountry Pro...
Google has noted that it now supports 25 more countries for the applicableCountry property within the new return policy information to the Product structured data documentation. Now Google supports 50…
Google On Ideal Number Of Products On A Page In Context of Rankin...
Google’s John Mueller answers question about how many products on a page is best for ranking purposes The post Google On Ideal Number Of Products On A Page In Context…
Hugging Face Releases Free ChatGPT Clone: HuggingChat
Hugging Face releases an open source ChatGPT clone trained with similar methodologies used by OpenAI The post Hugging Face Releases Free ChatGPT Clone: HuggingChat appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How To Become A Social Media Manager
Want to be a social media manager? The best social media managers will have a combination of these 10 skills. The post How To Become A Social Media Manager appeared…
How to Start a Blog That Makes Money (And Gets Free Traffic)
Of those who make money, not all make a living. And not even all make a decent side income. But what’s also true is that a lot of bloggers…
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 26, 2023
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…
TikTok Shop: Social Commerce For Brands And Influencers
TikTok Shop allows merchants to sell products through videos, LIVE streams, and profiles. Discover how this changes social commerce for brands and influencers. The post TikTok Shop: Social Commerce For…
Google Strikes Back: A Legal Victory Against CryptBot Malware Dis...
Google triumphs in legal action against CryptBot malware distributors, protecting Chrome users and disrupting cybercriminal ecosystems. The post Google Strikes Back: A Legal Victory Against CryptBot Malware Distributors appeared first…
Google Search Console API: A Powerful Tool For Data-Driven Optimi...
Google Search Console API offers developers four in-depth search performance data methods, enabling data-driven website optimization and improved performance. The post Google Search Console API: A Powerful Tool For Data-Driven…
Bing Chat Reduces Disengagement By Over 3X For Most Egregious Cat...
Microsoft has reduced the number of disengagements in Bing Chat by over three times for its most egregious category, said Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Microsoft Bing.
Google Ads Revenue Flat While & Microsoft Bing Ads Revenues U...
Both Google and Microsoft reported Q1 2023 earnings last night, and so far, Wall Street seems to be happy with the results. But if you look, Google’s ad revenues were…
Google Search Update Fixes Some Problematic Site Names
Google has released an update to fix some, but not all, of the problematic Site names in the Google search result listings. This comes days after Google asked for feedback…
Is Google Search Rewriting More Titles Again?
Some SEOs are seeing Google rewrite more of their titles to something shorter and maybe less descriptive than they would prefer to display in the Google search results.
Google April 2023 Reviews Update Done Rolling Out
The Google April 2023 reviews update finished rolling out yesterday afternoon on April 25, 2023. It took 13 days and two hours to roll out this expanded reviews update, which…
YouTube Unveils AI-Powered Music Ads To Connect With Gen Z
YouTube unveils AI-powered ad solutions targeting Gen Z’s diverse music preferences on long-form and Shorts formats. The post YouTube Unveils AI-Powered Music Ads To Connect With Gen Z appeared first…
Top 10 Best Rank Tracker Software of 2023
Tracking your keyword rankings in search engines is a must if you want to know how to outrank your competitors. It allows you to identify where you stand, the direction…
WordPress Has Done It: Performance Improvements Take Off
WordPress has initiated one of the most consequential changes to how each version is developed, resulting in significant performance improvements The post WordPress Has Done It: Performance Improvements Take Off…
10 Best Google Optimize Alternatives for 2023
Google’s freemium web analytics and testing tool is being discontinued. Here’s a look at some of your alternatives to Optimize. The post 10 Best Google Optimize Alternatives for 2023 appeared…
2023 Forecast: SEO & Content Marketing Trends You Need To Kno...
Discover new ways to update your content marketing and SEO strategy with 2023’s marketing trends and changes in mind. The post 2023 Forecast: SEO & Content Marketing Trends You Need…
April 2023 Reviews Update Is Officially Over
Google’s April 2023 Reviews Update is finished rolling out. This is what we know The post April 2023 Reviews Update Is Officially Over appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How to Get on the First Page of Google in 2023
In fact, almost all of the traffic to our blog comes from first-page Google rankings: Unfortunately, nobody can guarantee first-page Google rankings. But you can improve your chances of getting…
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 25, 2023
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 Ads had…
Alphabet Q1 2023 Earnings: Slower Search Growth, YouTube Downturn...
Alphabet’s Q1 2023 earnings reveal modest growth, restructuring, and Google Cloud profitability amid search and YouTube challenges. The post Alphabet Q1 2023 Earnings: Slower Search Growth, YouTube Downturn appeared first…
Google Ads Tests Gold Verification Badge
Google Ads is also testing a gold verification badge or label in the search results. We saw a blue label and then a blue badge-style label and now we are…
Google Tests Grid Format For Local Results In Mobile Web Search
Google seems to be testing a grid-like format for local results in the mobile web search results. We see these grid formats primarily for product and shopping search results, but…
ChatGPT Adds Options To Disable Chat History & Export Data
OpenAI enhances ChatGPT privacy, adding chat history disabling, data export options, and developing a Business subscription plan. The post ChatGPT Adds Options To Disable Chat History & Export Data appeared…
Bing Adds Site Name & Favicon To Search Result Snippets
Microsoft Bing has seemed to add the site name and favicon feature to its search results. This is similar to what Google launched first on mobile last year and then…
Google Ads Tests Show Similar Button
Google Ads seems to be testing a “show similar” button in the product carousel of sponsored listings. When you click on the “show similar” button, you are presented with a…
Google Ads Latency Issues & Errors With Advertiser Interface ...
Google Ads has been having more than normal latency issues causing errors within the advertiser interface and the Google Ads API. This started yesterday evening and is continuing through this…
Moving from HTTP to HTTPS in 5 steps
Back in 2014, HTTPS encryption became another one of Google’s ranking factors, and Chrome has been marking all HTTP websites as not secure since July 2018. Internet browsers like Mozilla…
Keyword Match Types Still Matter (Phrase & Exact Match Are No...
Do match types still matter? And if they do, which type is the most important one for your business needs? The post Keyword Match Types Still Matter (Phrase & Exact…
Our Online Reputation Management Playbook
Online reputation management can be daunting – but advantageous – for brands or individuals that are seeing their search engine displays implicated by third-party content, and want to take the…
Google Search Operators: The Complete List (44 Advanced Operators...
For example, the site: operator restricts results to those from a particular site: In this post, you’ll learn all of Google’s search operators and how to master them for SEO….
ProRankTracker, A Leading SEO Rank Tracker, Adds A Powerful New S...
Need to research more search terms in ProRankTracker?Insta-Check can expand your SERP research capability without reconfiguring your account. The post ProRankTracker, A Leading SEO Rank Tracker, Adds A Powerful New…
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 24, 2023
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…
Embracing AI Skills Amidst Job Market Turbulence
Stay ahead in the AI-driven workforce! Learn about its impact on jobs, how organizations acquire AI talent, and online courses to future-proof your career. The post Embracing AI Skills Amidst…
Microsoft: Bing Chat To Show Referrer Analytics Data In Coming We...
It is hard for site owners, content creators, and marketers to know how much traffic and visibility they get from Bing Chat. But that might change soon, as Fabrice Canel…
Bing Chat Better At News / Sports & Google Bard Can Code, Plu...
Google and Bing announced more updates for Google Bard and Bing Chat. Google said Bard can now code, and indeed it can. At the same time, Bing Chat announced a…
Google Documents Its Three Types Of Web Crawlers
Google has updated its Verifying Googlebot and other Google crawlers help document to add a new section describing the three categories or types of crawlers they have. They have their…
Google Search Wants You To Report Inaccurate Site Names
Google’s John Mueller posted a new form asking you to submit feedback to Google about when the site name Google shows in search is not what you’d expect it to…
Vlog #220: Igal Stolpner On International SEO With AI Translated ...
In part one, we learned about who is Igal Stolpner, and in part two we dive into the topic of international SEO. Now we dive deeper into this topic and…
Google Reviews Update Heats Up Again
Google’s April 2023 reviews update is now just almost two weeks since it started rolling out, and while the update seemed to have started slow, this past week, we’ve seen…
Diggity Marketing SEO News Roundup—April 2023
First, you’ll get hard data from the latest case studies. The studies cover the state of AI in the marketing industry, the winners and losers of the last big update,…
Google Updates Googlebot Verification Documentation
Google updated the Googlebot verification documentation to add guidance about IPs from GoogleUserContent.com The post Google Updates Googlebot Verification Documentation appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
10 Content Marketing Trends To Watch In 2023
Keep up with the industry and develop a successful content marketing strategy with these top 10 trends. The post 10 Content Marketing Trends To Watch In 2023 appeared first on…
Mining for Content Ideas – Next Level
Not to state the obvious, but as marketers, part of our job is to create content. Whether it’s in the form of blog posts, landing pages, social media posts, emails,…
Google’s Environmental Crisis Alerts: Earth Day Spotlight
Discover how Google’s environmental crisis alerts help prepare for floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and more. Stay informed & safe! The post Google’s Environmental Crisis Alerts: Earth Day Spotlight appeared first on…
Eco-Friendly Search Engines: Making A Difference One Search At A ...
Explore eco-friendly search engines that support environmental and social causes, prioritize user privacy, and promote sustainable practices. The post Eco-Friendly Search Engines: Making A Difference One Search At A Time…
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 21, 2023
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 Definitive On-Page SEO Checklist For 2023
As much as having great content, a sound technical foundation (i.e. having a mobile friendly website) and link building can get your site on the right track for SEO dominance,…
Key Management Leader At Yoast SEO Steps Down
Yoast SEO transitions to new leadership following 2021 acquisition by Newfold Digital The post Key Management Leader At Yoast SEO Steps Down appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How to Create Your Buyer Personas: the What, the Why, and the How
Read this buyer persona creation guide to take a step towards making better business, product, and marketing decisions and investments.
How to Create a Market Segmentation Strategy
Market segmentation strategy is essential for your total marketing strategy. Learn about the different types of market segmentation with examples here.
Bing Chat Introduces LaTeX Support & Improves News Grounding
Bing Chat adds LaTeX support, improves news grounding, and reduces conversation-ending triggers. The post Bing Chat Introduces LaTeX Support & Improves News Grounding appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Bing Search Transparent Toggle For Some Images
Microsoft Bing Search sometimes will show a button to see what images look like with transparent backgrounds. It shows up for searches for some company logos, where it says “see…
Google Search “Lives Affected” Box For Horrific Event...
When the horrific Louisville shooting happened several days ago, SEOs began to notice a new box in the Google search results labeled “lives affected.” It was a box that showed…
Google Drops Mobile-Friendly, Page Speed, Secure Sites & Page...
Google has updated its documented ranking systems page over here to remove four ranking systems from the list, including removing three ranking systems. Google has removed the page experience system…
Is This Google’s Generative AI In Google Ads Test Showed In...
Remember a few weeks ago; I showed a test where Google Ads allowed some advertisers to use AI to generate ad copy for their search ads? Well, the Financial Times…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: New Google Search Engine, Magi, Apr...
What a busy week, we had Google confirm it is working on an all-new search engine that uses AI and Bard. There is no ETA for when that will go…
Google AdSense 0 Clicks Bug Lingers On For Several Weeks
For the past several weeks, publishers have been complaining about an issue with Google AdSense reporting that their Google AdSense ads have been getting zero clicks. This has become known…
3 Pillars Of Privacy-Centric Marketing: Steps You Need To Take No...
How can you get the data and tracking you need while prioritizing consumer privacy? Lucas Long shares the steps you need to take right now. The post 3 Pillars Of…
Reddit Follows Twitter’s Lead, Announces Paid Access To Data API ...
Reddit introduces paid API access and updated developer terms to stop companies from profiting from and training with Reddit user content. The post Reddit Follows Twitter’s Lead, Announces Paid Access…
Google Bard Adds Coding Capabilities
Google expands Bard’s capabilities to include support for programming tasks in 20+ languages and debugging assistance. The post Google Bard Adds Coding Capabilities appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
5 Alternatives To AmazonSmile For Integrated Charity Donations
AmazonSmile was sunset end of February 2023. Here is a list of the best alternatives that can integrate charity donations for an ethical shopping experience. The post 5 Alternatives To…
Think Beyond Search: Top Channels & Emerging Trends To Grow Y...
Which new channels can you add to your marketing mix to maximize ROI? Find out in this on-demand webinar recap! The post Think Beyond Search: Top Channels & Emerging Trends…
Google vs. AI — Whiteboard Friday
Large Language Models have taken the world by storm in recent months. In today’s episode, Tom goes over some of the new threats to Google from recent advances in machine learning…
Why Social Signals Matter for SEO (It’s Not a Ranking Factor)
If you’ve been in SEO for a while or you’ve already done some research, you’ve probably come across claims that social signals are an SEO ranking factor. That’s not true,…
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 20, 2023
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 has said…
Google Announces Internal Shakeup To Create Google DeepMind
Google creates a more powerful unit called Google DeepMind to accelerate the progress of AI innovation The post Google Announces Internal Shakeup To Create Google DeepMind appeared first on Search…
Poll: How Often Search Marketers Are Using ChatGPT, Bing Chat &am...
I find myself going back to traditional search over asking AI-based search for answers, and I was curious if I am alone or not. So I created a number of…
Google Search Console To Drop Page Experience Report, Mobile Usab...
In the coming months, Google will deprecate the page experience report within Google Search Console, the mobile usability report, and the mobile-friendly testing tool. The core web vitals and HTTPs…
Google Publisher Center Reader Revenue Manager & Search Conso...
Google has launched some goodies for news publishers, including a new Reader Revenue Manager within the Google Publisher Center and a Subscribed content report in Google Search Console.
Here Is What Changed with the Google Helpful Content Guidance ...
Yesterday, Google announced it made some changes to its guidance around what makes content considered helpful, including adding in good page experience to the equation. Google also made some other…
Google Bard Drafts More Varied & Bing Chat Math Formulas Nice...
Google Bard is rolling out an update to make the draft responses more distinct from each other, while Bing Chat has rolled out cleaner and nicer formatted math formulas.
GoogleOther: A New Generic Google Crawler To Help Googlebot
Google has added a new crawler to its list of Google Crawlers and user agents, this one is named GoogleOther. It is described as a “generic crawler that may be…
Google Bard’s Latest Update Boosts Creativity With More Drafts
Google Bard’s latest update enhances creative exploration with diverse, distinct draft options. The post Google Bard’s Latest Update Boosts Creativity With More Drafts appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Introduces New Crawler To Optimize Googlebot’s Performance...
Google introduces GoogleOther, a new web crawler, to optimize operations, streamline R&D tasks, and reduce strain on Googlebot. The post Google Introduces New Crawler To Optimize Googlebot’s Performance appeared first…
Why every website needs a custom 404 page
Visitors usually see a 404 page after clicking on a non-existing URL. It informs users that the page they have been searching for is missing. It may seem plain and…
SEO-First Thinking: How to Promote SEO For Company Growth
For SEO to truly promote growth in an organisation we need to break down siloes, encourage training and keep SEO top-of-mind. The post SEO-First Thinking: How to Promote SEO For…
Are ChatGPT, Bard and Dolly 2.0 Trained On Pirated Content?
Are ChatGPT, Bard and Dolly 2.0 trained on pirated books and is that even legal? The post Are ChatGPT, Bard and Dolly 2.0 Trained On Pirated Content? appeared first on…