How to Pitch To Speak at MozCon 2025
I encourage you to wear your empathy hat and think about the biggest problems digital marketers and SEOs face today. A few topics we’re interested in include: SERP volatility and…
Mullenweg & Automattic Sued in Class Action Filing Over WordPress Dispute
A new lawsuit seeking class action status alleges that WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and Automattic engaged in unfair business practices to harm managed WordPress web host WP Engine (WPE) and…
LinkedIn Rolls Out Email Metrics For Newsletter Publishers
LinkedIn now offers email analytics for newsletters, providing data on email sends and open rates. LinkedIn added new email metrics for newsletter publishers. New data include emails sends and open…
A Google Ads Guide To Detecting And Preventing Click Fraud In Lead Generation
Click fraud in lead generation can drain your marketing budget and corrupt your data, leading to misguided strategic decisions. While automated detection tools serve as a first line of defense,…
A Complete Guide To Local Structured Data & Rich Results
Structured data markup can work diligently behind the scenes to help your local business shine online. It can add eye-catching rich results to your search results, like review stars, FAQs,…
Google Faces EU Charges Over Alleged DMA Breaches
The European Commission is reportedly preparing to charge Google with not fully complying with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). According to sources, Google’s recent tweaks to its search algorithms haven’t…
Hostinger Horizons Enables Anyone To Build Web Apps With AI
Hostinger announced a new service called Hostinger Horizons that allows anyone to build interactive online apps (like an AI-based website builder) without having to code or hire programmers. The new…
How to Analyze Behavioral Data for Search — Whiteboard Friday
When it comes to analyzing the root cause, we have several diagnostic tools we can use, and they reside on three different levels of data that we can get: the…
ChatGPT Referral Traffic To Publishers Remains Minimal
ChatGPT referrals to publishers increased with the introduction of web search, but remain a minor share of overall traffic. ChatGPT referrals to publishers are growing eightfold but remain under 0.1%…
How To Drive Google Shopping Growth With Only One Of Each Product
Google Shopping is a Google Ads product that allows advertisers to serve feed-based ads on the search engine results page (SERPs). The auction for Shopping Ads works in a similar…
13 Google Ads Settings To Check When Running International PPC Campaigns
Expanding your Google Ads campaigns to international markets sounds exciting – until you realize just how many settings can make or break your results. If you assume that what works…
Google Responsive Search Ads Just Got More Flexible
Google Ads just rolled out an update to Responsive Search Ads (RSAs), and while it may not seem groundbreaking at first glance, it could have a noticeable impact on how…
How To Use Inbound Marketing To Drive Traffic Without Paid Ads
Some SEOs are often so focused on rankings and traffic that they fail to focus on the post-click experience and miss opportunities to convert visitors. They don’t build a lead-generating…
Does Google Traffic Affect YouTube Recommendations? What To Know
In a recent social media discussion, Rene Ritchie, YouTube’s Creator Liaison, addressed questions about how Google traffic affects YouTube recommendations. The conversation centered on whether brief view durations from Google…
Is There Any SEO Benefit To Image Geolocation Data?
Our question today follows well from the one I addressed previously, which is all about metadata for images. This time, it focuses specifically on one aspect of metadata: “Is there…
WordPress Offers New 100-Year Domain Name Registrations
WordPress.com updated their 100-year domain and hosting plan, unlocking the opportunity to secure a domain name for a one hundred year period for only $2,000. The new service is a…
Facebook Now Deletes Live Videos After 30 Days
Facebook now deletes live videos after 30 days, offering tools to download or transfer content before removal. Facebook will delete live videos after 30 days. Users can download or transfer…
MozCon Announcement: We’re on the Road in 2025!
MozCon is back in 2025, with a fresh look and feel, featuring two one-day events: 📍 London – August 12📍 New York – October 8 Ticket prices and speaker announcements…
How To Use XML Sitemaps To Boost SEO
What was considered best practice yesterday does not hold true today and this is especially relevant when it comes to XML sitemaps, which are almost as old as SEO itself.…
The Impact Of AI Overviews On SEO [Analysis Of 19 Studies]
Keeping pace with AI is exhausting and overwhelming – and so important. To quench my own curiosity and make life easier for you, I’ve spent hours reading 19 original analyses…
Google Answers Whether Audio Versions Of Blog Posts Help SEO
Google’s Martin Splitt answers whether adding an audio version of a blog article will impact the page’s search ranking. Adding audio to blog posts won’t boost SEO directly. Audio enhances…
Google Brings Circle To Search To iPhone
Google is expanding ‘Circle to Search’ to iPhones, allowing users to search for anything on their screens. Google isn’t calling it by that name, though, because you can use “whatever…
How To Manage Multiple Websites On WordPress
WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world. Many sites worldwide use it for good reasons: It extensibility means that you can build more than just…
How Brands Are Measuring Social Media Impact In 2025
Social media marketing metrics look vastly different today than they did even a few years ago. Numbers used to define social success – the more likes, shares, and followers, the…
How To Create a Certified Fast Website To Compete In 2025
This post was sponsored by Bluehost. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Imagine clicking on a website only to wait several seconds for it to load.…
How to Find Profitable Keywords For Your Niche
While high-volume keywords may seem appetizing, it doesn’t always yield meaningful returns. The initial psychological response to seeing high-volume keywords in your niche may whet your appetite, but it’s important…
AI Overwhelms 72% Of B2B Marketers
A recent LinkedIn report reveals that 72% of B2B marketers feel overwhelmed by the speed at which AI is reshaping their roles. LinkedIn Chief Economist Karin Kimbrough shared the study,…
YouTube Lets Channels Pay To Boost Shorts Videos
YouTube introduces the ability to promote Shorts videos, letting channels get short-form content in front of more viewers. YouTube now lets creators promote Shorts. Promoted Shorts target viewers likely…
How Should Ecommerce Stores Deal With The Arrival Of AI Overviews?
In this edition of Ask An SEO, we’re addressing a question about the impact of AI Overviews on search engine results pages, particularly for ecommerce store owners looking to stay…
Is This Bad For Local Businesses?
We have been testing Google’s newest “Ask For Me” Search Lab test. It is quick, easy, and impressive technology to request local quotes, but it is not at all clear…