Many SEO pros dream of going solo, especially early in their careers. It’s tempting, right? More money, freedom, flexibility, and growth opportunities. But here’s the deal: Just deciding to go…

Google’s Danny Sullivan explained the recent update, addressing site recoveries and cautioning against making radical changes to improve rankings. He also offered advice for publishes whose rankings didn’t improve after…

Google has rolled out changes to Analytics, adding features to help you make more sense of your data. The update brings several key improvements: You can now compare up to…

According to details surfacing online, ad management firm Mediavine is terminating publishers’ accounts for overusing AI. Mediavine is a leading ad management company providing products and services to help website…

Shopify has become a leading platform in the ecommerce world, with over a million businesses using it to reach their customers. Notable brands like Netflix Merch Shop, Gymshark, and Kylie…

Cybersecurity researchers are warning people over a troubling rise in “malvertising”—the use of online ads to deploy malware, phishing scams, and other attacks. A report from Malwarebytes found that malvertising…

Affiliate marketing has been experiencing explosive growth in recent years, so it’s essential now more than ever for brands to run affiliate programs of their own. It involves brands hiring…

Google’s John Mueller answered a question about why Google indexes pages that are disallowed from crawling by robots.txt and why the it’s safe to ignore the related Search Console reports…

HTML is a markup language that forms the basis of most webpages. It is arguably one of the most fundamental parts of technical SEO. Using HTML elements, SEO professionals are…

This morning, The Outlook Study: August Update has been released by the IAB as an update to their initial November 2023 study and provides a snapshot of projected ad spend,…

Google revealed it’s working to bridge the gap between two key product data sources that power its shopping results – website markup using schema.org structured data and product feeds submitted…

Another vulnerability was discovered in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin—an Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation that could lead to a total site takeover. Unfortunately, updating to the latest version of the plugin…

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has introduced a prototype of SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine. The launch has sparked considerable interest, leading to discussions about its potential to compete with…

SEO success depends on providing high-quality content to your audiences. The big question is: What exactly does “high quality” mean? Content has many meanings. In digital marketing, it simply means…

Google’s John Mueller answered a Reddit question about how to lower a website’s spam score. His answer reflected an important insight about third-party spam scores and their relation to how…

WooCommerce survey offers insights into the strategies that online retailers are using to prepare for Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) and why it’s important to be proactive. Online Sales…

WordPress announced a major clampdown to protect its theme and plugin ecosystem from password insecurity. These improvements follow a flurry of attacks in June that compromised multiple plugins at the…

A Google Chrome Engineer published a LinkedIn post outlining the new Chrome AI History feature and the signals it uses to surface previously visited sites. The post illustrates that natural…

YouTube launches new Shorts thumbnail editing features, allowing creators to add text and filters on mobile devices post-upload. YouTube adds text and filter options for Shorts thumbnails. Post-upload thumbnail editing…

Google to replace Video Action Campaigns with Demand Gen, promising improved performance and multi-format capabilities for advertisers. Google is phasing out Video Action Campaigns by Q2 2025. Demand Gen campaigns…

Since its U.S. launch in May, Google’s AI Overviews feature has created controversy among news publishers. The generative search tool attempts to directly answer queries by synthesizing information from web…

Value-based bidding is only as successful as the inputs you provide. It’s not just about having data; it’s about having the right data. In last week’s article of this value-based…

This post was sponsored by Unbounce. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Your landing pages serve as pivotal points for converting visitors into customers. However, too…

Advisories have been issued regarding vulnerabilities discovered in two of the most popular WordPress contact form plugins, potentially affecting over 1.1 million installations. Users are advised to update their plugins…

Google has announced the completion of its August core update. Website owners and SEO professionals can now fully assess the update’s impact on search performance. This roll-out is now complete.…

Google emailed users to communicate that it is ending the Google Trends subscriptions for trend alerts, warning that the program will no longer be available beginning on October 29, 2024…

The rise of generative AI has opened up a world of possibilities for agencies and small businesses, but with so many tools available, it can be challenging to determine which…

What does a world where you pay with data vs. money look like? Over the past two decades, many services, including content platforms, social networks, and search engines, allowed consumers…

Yelp filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for stifling competition and keeping searchers in its walled garden. Almost a month after Google was declared to be a monopoly, Yelp brings…

Google’s John Mueller responded to a LinkedIn post about the visual impact of favicons in search results, sharing a tip that isn’t officially documented but could improve their visibility. Favicons…