Google AI Mode Introduces Data Visualization For Finance Queries
Google has started rolling out interactive charts in AI Mode through Labs. You can now ask complex financial questions and get both visual charts and detailed explanations. The system builds…
WordPress Shares How AI May Play Stronger Role In Web Publishing
WordPress interviewed a member of the newly formed WordPress AI Team who shared how AI can be integrated into WordPress, outlining a future in which the platform supports AI agents…
Here’s Everything That Was Announced At Google Marketing Live 2025
Google Marketing Live 2025 was a whirlwind of announcements, with over 30 new product updates and features unveiled, most of them powered by AI. The event highlighted Google’s commitment to…
When SEO Can Be A Brand Health Signal
One thing that rarely gets enough attention in SEO is how user behavior, trends, and sentiment toward a brand shape performance. It doesn’t just apply to traffic from new queries.…
Effective Marketplace SEO Is More Like Product Growth
Below, I’ve got an update on my marketplace SEO issue – and this edition is more robust, taking into account learnings from the UX study of AIOs as well as…
WordPress Performance Team Releases New Plugin
The WordPress Performance Team has released an experimental plugin that increases the perceived loading speed of web pages without the performance issues and accessibility tradeoffs associated with Single Page Applications…
Google AI Overviews Favor Major News Outlets: Study Reveals
New research reveals that Google’s AI Overviews tend to favor major news outlets. The top 10 publishers capture nearly 80% of all news mentions. Meanwhile, smaller organizations struggle for visibility…
Microsoft Clarity Announces Natural Language Access To Analytics
Microsoft Clarity announced their new Model Context Protocol (MCP) server which enables developers, AI users and SEOs to query Clarity Analytics data with natural language prompts via AI. The announcement…
How To Host Or Migrate A Website In 2025 [Plus A Checklist]
This post was sponsored by InMotion Hosting. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Is your website struggling to maintain visibility in search results despite your SEO…
Custom Vs. Template Website Design: Making The Right Choice
When launching your business online you are faced with many decisions. One of these is whether to go with a template website such as WordPress, or invest in a custom…
An In-Depth Guide To Apple Search Ads
As paid media marketers, we often default to the “big” platforms: Google, Meta, and increasingly, TikTok. However, there’s a quiet powerhouse in the app marketing world that too many advertisers…
Claude’s Hidden System Prompts Offer a Peek Into How Chatbots Work
Anthropic released the underlying system prompts that control their Claude chatbot’s responses, showing how they are tuned to be engaging to humans with encouraging and judgment-free dialog that naturally leads…
What It Takes To Stay On Top Of Local Search In 2025
Is AI Changing How Local Customers Find You? If your clients rely on local search to drive business, the landscape is shifting faster than ever. AI-driven updates are changing how…
Google Patent On Using Contextual Signals Beyond Query Semantics
A patent recently filed by Google outlines how an AI assistant may use at least five real-world contextual signals, including identifying related intents, to influence answers and generate natural dialog.…
How Can I Improve The Visibility Of My Category Pages?
This week’s Ask an SEO question comes from a medium-sized ecommerce site manager who’s run up against a common problem: “Our product pages rank well, but our category pages rarely…
New AI-Assisted Managed WordPress Hosting For Ecommerce
Bluehost announced two competitively priced managed WordPress ecommerce hosting solutions that make it easy for content creators and ecommerce stores to get online with WordPress and start accepting orders. Both…
WordPress Unpauses Development But Has It Run Out Of Time?
Automattic announced that it is reversing its four-month pause in WordPress development and will return to focusing on the WordPress core, Gutenberg, and other projects. The pause in contributions came…
Google Search Console Fails to Report Half Of All Search Queries
New research from ZipTie reveals an issue with Google Search Console. The study indicates that approximately 50% of search queries driving traffic to websites never appear in GSC reports. This…
WordPress Finally Takes Steps To Integrate AI
WordPress announced the formation of an AI Team that will focus on coordinating the development and integration of AI within the WordPress core. The team is to function similarly to…
Google Is Stealing Your International Search Traffic With Automated Translations
Since the March Core update, there’s been a huge increase in Google’s efforts to automatically translate English-language webpages into other languages. The catch? These newly translated pages are hosted on…
Google Is Stealing Your International Search Traffic With Automated Translations
Since the March Core update, there’s been a huge increase in Google’s efforts to automatically translate English-language webpages into other languages. The catch? These newly translated pages are hosted on…
Good SEO Plus Lazy Marketing Won’t Cut It Anymore
SEO is a playground for creative, scrappy problem-solvers. But today, it’s often reduced to a formula: plug keywords into an AI tool. Run a cookie-cutter checklist to create content. Build…
How To Create An SEO Roadmap That Actually Drives Results
Many companies approach SEO reactively – chasing rankings, responding to algorithm updates, being distracted by AI, or focusing on quick wins – without a long-term plan. But successful SEO strategies…
How CMOs Can Use Conversion Tracking & Attribution For Smarter Paid Media Strategy
For chief marketing officers of retail brands and businesses, knowing which channels and campaigns deserve the marketing budget can directly impact the success and length of their tenure. But in…
How To Launch, Grow, and Scale a Community That Supports Your Brand [MozCon 2025 Speaker Series]
Here’s what I’ll cover in my MozCon talk: Social listening before you build Before you build anything, you need to listen. Find the corners of the internet where your audience…
The Accessibility Advantage in SEO
The key thing to remember is that small changes do make a big difference, and steady progress is far more important than perfection. It’s easy to get started, but here…
How To Use LLMs For 301 Redirects At Scale
Redirects are essential to every website’s maintenance, and managing redirects becomes really challenging when SEO pros deal with websites containing millions of pages. Examples of situations where you may need…
Almost Half of Google Searches Are Branded. Here’s Why That Matters
When most marketers think about SEO, they jump straight to keywords like “best running shoes” or “how to do ”. Non-branded, high-intent, top-of-funnel stuff. But our latest study might surprise…
Why It Matters More Than Ever
Reddit Karma has evolved far beyond a simple upvote tally. It plays a central role in how content spreads, how trust is earned, and how visibility is gained, especially for…
Google Lens Integration For YouTube Shorts: Search Within Videos
Google has integrated Lens into YouTube Shorts. Now, you can search for items you see in videos directly from your phone. How The New Feature Works Here’s how to use…