WordPress Just Locked Down Security For All Plugins & Themes
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…
How New Chrome AI Feature Challenges SEO To Evolve
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 Rolls Out New Shorts Thumbnail Editing Features
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 Upgrade Video Action Campaigns To Demand Gen
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…
Google’s AI Overviews Slammed By News Publishers
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…
How To Set A Winning Data Strategy For Value-Based Bidding
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…
Sins of an Agency: Parting Ways With Our Biggest Client
Here are six things we did to fix the client relationship: 1. Revisit core values At Vixen Digital, we turned to our core values—honesty, transparency, and respect— to try to…
Transform Your Landing Pages In Just 14 Days
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…
Vulnerabilities In Two WordPress Contact Form Plugins Affect +1.1 Million
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’s August Core Update Rollout Completed
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 Quietly Cancels Google Trends Subscriptions
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…
Expert Insights for Agencies and Small Businesses
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…
Navigating The Implications Of The Privacy First World
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 Sues Google For SERP Features – Justified?
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…
How to Market When Information is Dirt Cheap
Much of marketing today is built on the idea that education is enough. Provide a searcher with functional, half-decent information, and we’re halfway down the path to winning hearts and…
Googler’s Tip About Favicons Can Make A Big Difference
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…
How To Run A Live Youtube Show To An International Audience And Gain Traction
YouTube has more than 2.5 billion users, and it is the second most popular social media network worldwide. Yet, only some marketers are making use of this platform. A recent…
Ahrefs’ $29 Starter plan – what’s included and how it compares
Get the week’s best marketing content If you haven’t heard yet, we’ve launched a new plan at Ahrefs. Meet our Starter plan: a $29/month offering that’s great for SEO beginners…
How To Consider The 4 Ps Of Marketing In Ecommerce & Paid Media
The 4 Ps of marketing. Marketing mix. Marketing fundamentals. Whatever you call them, these elements determine your luck at the high-stakes table of e-commerce: Product. Price. Place. Promotion. Get these…
What Is Largest Contentful Paint: An Easy Explanation
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) is a Google user experience metric integrated into ranking systems in 2021. LCP is one of the three Core Web Vitals (CWV) metrics that track technical…
WordPress Insiders Discuss WordPress Stagnation
A recent webinar featuring WordPress executives from Automattic and Elementor, along with developers and Joost de Valk, discussed the stagnation in WordPress growth, exploring the causes and potential solutions. Stagnation…
Your Marketing Ecosystem’s Impact on SEO — Whiteboard Friday
Third-party, this is one of my favorites as someone who works in local SEO. So we’re always looking for opportunities for our clients to get partnerships because building your like…
Vulnerabilities in Two ThemeForest WordPress Themes, 500k+ Sold
A vulnerability advisory was issued about two WordPress themes found on ThemeForest that could allow a hacker to delete arbitrary files and inject malicious scripts into a website. Two WordPress…
Google’s New Support For AVIF Images May Boost SEO
Google announced that images in the AVIF file format will now be eligible to be shown in Google Search and Google Images, including all platforms that surface Google Search data.…
Supporting AVIF in Google Search | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers
Friday, August 30, 2024 Over the recent years, AVIF has become one of the most commonly used image formats on the web. We’re happy to announce that AVIF is now…
Yelp Sues Google Over Local Search Dominance
Yelp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google in federal court in San Francisco. The suit alleges that Google has illegally leveraged its monopoly in general search to dominate the…
15 Project Management Tools For SEO Professionals
SEO professionals know that staying organized is key to success. With campaigns getting more complex, the right project management tool can make or break your productivity. This article examines various…
Build a Search Intent Dashboard to Unlock Better Opportunities
This dashboard is now a Swiss Army knife of data that allows you to slice and dice to your heart’s content. Below are a couple of examples of how I…
5 SEO Insights About Outbound Links
Outbound have traditionally been considered a ranking or relevance related factor but those ideas are outdated now that search engines use AI for spam detection and the ranking process. It’s…
How Google’s New Gemini Gems AI Experts Can Boost SEO
Google announced a new feature for Gemini AI called Gems that are pre-defined specialized experts to help users code, coach, create content, brainstorm and handle other tasks. Gems will soon…