SEO news from around the world
The competitive research tool similarweb released its Digital 100 list of sites with the largest growth in traffic, providing insights into what’s driving traffic growth across various informational and shopping…
Google has continued evolving its ad targeting systems, emphasizing AI-driven, intent-based matching that connects ads to user searches more flexibly. With this shift, Google Ads aims to give advertisers a…
Google is rolling out updates to the “Circle to Search” tool, making it more helpful for marketers, businesses, and Android users. Circle to Search lets you circle, scribble, or tap…
A post on LinkedIn questioned the idea that Schema.org structured data has an impact on what a large language model outputs. Apparently there are some SEOs who are recommending structured…
Google is starting to roll out an AI-based Q&A feature to Google Business Profiles (GBP) on Google Maps for mobile. This feature will very likely replace Google Q&A, which has…
With the punishment for Google’s first search antitrust case expected to be delivered in August 2025, the looming question is what will happen now with a new U.S. President and…
A report from Modern Retail shows that people who use ChatGPT and Google Gemini for quick summaries also click the links these tools provide. This is important for marketers, as…
Google has updated its documentation to provide clearer guidance on its site reputation abuse policy. The changes are meant to you better understand what qualifies as a violation and how…
TikTok has seen a considerable amount of drama recently. The Supreme Court upheld a federal law banning TikTok unless its Chinese parent company sells it. U.S. President Donald Trump has…
Advancing your in-house SEO career can be incredibly lucrative and fulfilling. But most advice is theoretical, too high-level, and comes from people who haven’t done it. I had the good…
Google quietly updated their Estimated Salary (Occupation) Structured Data page with subtle edits that make the information more relevant and easily understood. The changes show how a page can be…
The recent TikTok ban drama in the U.S. has caused a surge in search activity as people look for answers, alternatives, and workarounds. The app temporarily shut down over the…
A recent investigation has uncovered a problem for websites relying on JavaScript for structured data. This data, often in JSON-LD format, is difficult for AI crawlers to access if not…
There are several reasons to migrate your website. They might be to enhance website security through another hosting provider, update your brand image, or improve your user experience. Whatever the…
Here’s how these tools can help: Topic generation: Input a seed keyword or query, and the tool suggests trending topics and relevant angles. For example, you could prompt an LLM…
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged GoDaddy with violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act for allegedly maintaining “unreasonable” security practices that led to multiple security breaches. The…
Revelations that OpenAI secretly funded and had access to the FrontierMath benchmarking dataset are raising concerns about whether it was used to train its reasoning o3 AI reasoning model, and…
You can’t talk about SEO without mentioning keyword research. Most SEO marketing campaigns start with keyword research. (Or at least they should). If you haven’t upped your keyword research game,…
Being successful with restaurant SEO can be a challenge. Whether it is finding the time, wearing a lot of hats, or not having the same type of budget and return…
Google has made a change to how it’s search results are served which will also help to secure it against bots and scrapers. Whether this will have further effect on…
Google has made its AI-powered features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Meet free for all Workspace users, but questions remain around pricing adjustments and feature visibility for specific accounts. AI…
Voice search is increasingly important and optimizing for voice search is essential for businesses to stay competitive in today’s SEO market. In the US and UK, 28% of consumers claim…
Your WordPress theme encapsulates your brand and helps provide a good user experience. But people often forget about the search engine optimization aspect of it. A WordPress theme that isn’t…
The last thing I want to talk about is who is actually appearing in AI overviews. So at the moment, we see on average about 6.4 links out, so links…
Google cracked own on web scrapers that harvest search results data, triggering global outages at many popular rank tracking tools like SEMRush that depend on providing fresh data from search…
Google has reportedly told the EU it won’t add fact-checking to search results or YouTube videos, nor will it use fact-checks to influence rankings or remove content. This decision defies…
Wix and WordPress are both solid options for building a website that ranks on Google – but which one is actually better for SEO and why? According to BuiltWith, WordPress…
A new Google-Ipsos report shows AI adoption is increasing globally, especially in emerging markets. However, the study reveals challenges like regional divides, gender disparities, and slower adoption in developed countries.…
A sharp-eyed Australian SEO spotted indirect confirmation about Google’s use of AI detection as part of search rankings that was hiding in plain sight for years. Although Google is fairly…
Knowledge graphs have existed for a long time and have proven valuable across social media sites, cultural heritage institutions, and other enterprises. A knowledge graph is a collection of relationships…