Wikipedia And SEO: Everything You Need To Know via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Explore the impact of Wikipedia on SEO and Google’s Knowledge Graph. Discover how to use Wikipedia for keyword research, content planning, and successful internal linking. The post Wikipedia And SEO:…
Major Outage Hits OpenAI ChatGPT
ChatGPT Search is down for users worldwide, becoming unresponsive at approximately 11 AM EST. Down detectors and reports on social media reflect that many users cannot access the site. OpenAI…
The Rise Of Situational Content Strategies
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Track Santa’s Journey With Google’s 2024 Santa Tracker
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CDNs and crawling | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 Content delivery networks (CDNs) are particularly well suited for decreasing latency of your website and in general keeping web traffic-related headaches away. This is their primary…
10 Strategic SEO Insights & Tactical Advice For 2025 And Beyond
At the beginning of 2002, there were more than a dozen “search engines,” including crawlers, directories, and paid/PPC/CPC engines. But by the end of that year, Google had emerged from…
Microsoft Launches Multi-Format Campaigns for Audience Ads
Following on the footsteps of Performance Max campaigns, Microsoft Ads launched multi-format campaigns for Audience Ads. This new feature allows advertisers to create a single campaign that seamlessly integrates various…
Google Reveals Top Searches Of 2024
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How to Use Chrome to View a Website as Googlebot
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How Marketers Can Adapt To Drive Quality Over Quantity
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17 Expert Tips For Content Writing In 2025
Let’s face it: Creating content that makes an impact has gotten a lot harder. With AI becoming more sophisticated by the day, it’s no wonder there’s a looming fear of…
Voice Search SEO: How Does It Work
When Google Voice was released in 2012, and then Amazon Alexa was released in 2014 voice search was expected to be highly influential. Voice search didn’t quite take off in…
ChatGPT & AI Tools Gain Ground In Search Market
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Google Offers To Loosen Search Engine Deals In Antitrust Response
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Yoast Co-Founder Calls For WordPress Leadership Change
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Mullenweg’s WordPress Pause Triggers Unexpected Complications
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The HCU Effect In Google Updates
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WordPress Vs. Squarespace – Which One Is Better?
WordPress and Squarespace both provide tools to create professional, visually appealing websites suited to ecommerce, article publishing, and corporate and non-profit needs. What should you consider when choosing between them?…
Marketing Calendar 2025 With Template To Plan Your Content
Setting yourself and your organization up for successful marketing means understanding the interesting dates, holidays, and events throughout the year that you can leverage for your brand. Pulling that information…
Top 10 Emotionally Engaging Holiday Ads Of 2024
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Mullenweg Takes On Inc Magazine For “Biased” Interview
Matt Mullenweg accused Inc Magazine of distorting an interview with him, publishing verifiably fake facts and quoting people who lacked credibility. Mullenweg posted compelling examples of how the Inc magazine…
Mullenweg Pauses WordPress Services – Hopes To Reopen Next Year
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Google Launches (Final?) Spam Update Of The Year
Google announced the rollout of the December 2024 spam update. The update, expected to be completed within a week, arrives amid ongoing industry discussions about the effectiveness of Google’s spam-fighting…
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I Reviewed the Best AI Search Engines for 2025
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8 Metrics To Measure The Effectiveness Of Your Internal Linking Strategy
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How To Move From Page 2 To Top Positions
Today’s Ask an SEO question comes from Roy in Dinajpur: “My website URL still position No. 15. How can increase to No. 3 or 4?” Great question, and likely one…
Cut The Malarkey. Speaking Frankly About AI Search & SEO
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18 Essential Accessibility Changes To Drive Increased SEO Growth
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