How Leaders Are Using AI Search to Drive Growth
Turn Data Into an Actionable AI Search Strategy AI search is transforming consumer behavior faster than any shift in the past 20 years. Many teams are chasing visibility, but few…
What Agencies Need To Know For Local Search Clients
This post was sponsored by GatherUp. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Local Search Has Changed: From “Found” to “Chosen” Not long ago, showing up in…
5 SEO Tactics to Be Seen & Trusted on AI Search
Is your brand ready for AI-driven SERPs? Search is evolving faster than ever. AI-driven engines like ChatGPT, Google SGE, and Bing Copilot are changing how users discover and trust brands.…
WPBakery WordPress Vulnerability Lets Attackers Inject Malicious Code
An advisory was issued for the popular WPBakery plugin that’s bundled in thousands of WordPress themes. The vulnerability enables authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when someone visits…
Google Redesigns How Search Ads Are Labeled
Google is rolling out a change to how ads appear in Search, and this time it’s focused on clarity and user control. Text ads will now be grouped under a…
Get Your Ad Campaigns Ready Before Black Friday
For most PPC marketers, the weeks leading up to Black Friday aren’t just doing busy work. They’re loaded with decisions, deadlines, and last-minute requests. If you’re managing Google Ads, Microsoft…
Google Explains Next Generation Of AI Search
Google’s Robby Stein, VP of Product at Google, explained that Google Search is converging with AI in a new manner that builds on three pillars of AI. The implications for…
Google Tests “Analytics Advisor” Inside GA4, According To Reports
Some GA4 users are reporting that a new conversational interface called Analytics Advisor is appearing inside Google Analytics. The sighting comes from analytics consultant Himanshu Sharma, who posted screenshots on…
Google Adds AI Previews To Discover, Sports Feed Coming
Google rolled out AI trending previews in Discover and will add a “What’s new” sports feed to U.S. mobile search in coming weeks. AI trending previews in Discover are live…
YouTube Upgrades Shorts Editor With Timeline View
YouTube is launching an all-new timeline editor for Shorts that puts video clips, overlays, and audio in one unified view. The update responds to creator requests for more precise controls…
28 Expert-Level Prompt Examples For SEO
AI provides many ways to augment and assist how SEOs work. From analyzing SERP intent, to brainstorming content strategy for new pages, to running competitive analysis, to producing stakeholder-ready presentations,…
15 Ahrefs MCP Use Cases for SEOs & Digital Marketers
With the recent launch of our remote MCP server, anyone can now chat directly with Ahrefs data to get actionable SEO insights. MCP, which stands for Model Context Protocol, is…
Multiple WordPress Vulnerabilities Affect 20,000+ Travel Sites
Two critical vulnerabilities were identified in the WP Travel Engine, travel booking plugin for WordPress that’s installed on more than 20,000 websites. Both vulnerabilities enable unauthenticated attackers to obtain virtually…
Google Quietly Signals NotebookLM Ignores Robots.txt
Google has quietly updated its list of user-triggered fetchers with new documentation for Google NotebookLM. The importance of this seemingly minor change is that it’s clear that Google NotebookLM will…
Google Lighthouse 13 Launches With Insight-Based Audits
Google has released Lighthouse 13 with a broad audit consolidation that aligns Lighthouse reports with Chrome DevTools’ newer insight model. The update is available now via npm and Chrome Canary.…
AI Survival Strategies For Publishers
The rise of AI technologies has brought a level of panic to the publishing industry not seen since the birth of the world wide web. We all know AI is…
YouTube Lets Some Terminated Creators Request A New Channel
YouTube is piloting a policy change that allows some previously terminated creators to request a new channel after a one-year waiting period. The program will roll out to eligible creators…
Timeline Of ChatGPT Updates & Key Events
At the end of 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT and opened up an easy-to-access interface to large language models (LLMs) for the first time. The uptake was stratospheric. Since the explosive…
YouTube Launches Brand Pulse Report to Measure Full Brand Impact
For years, marketers have struggled to measure the full picture of how their brand shows up on YouTube. Paid campaigns have their own dashboards. Creator collaborations usually live in separate,…
The Ultimate 82-Point Checklist for SEO & AI Visibility
Get the week’s best marketing content You don’t need another debate about whether optimizing for AI counts as SEO. You need to know what to actually do. This checklist combines…
Why AI Search Isn’t Overhyped & What To Focus On Right Now
Out of many direct conversations I’ve had in the industry, there’s a mixed reaction to how much AI might impact SEO and search. It depends on your business model as…
The Ultimate 82-Point Checklist for SEO & AI Visibility
Get the week’s best marketing content You don’t need another debate about whether optimizing for AI counts as SEO. You need to know what to actually do. This checklist combines…
When AI Assistants Become The First Layer
What I’m about to say will feel uncomfortable to a lot of SEOs, and maybe even some CEOs. I’m not writing this to be sensational, and I know some of…
Preparing C-Level For The Agentic Web
Artificial intelligence is changing how the web works. Search engines, voice assistants, and generative platforms are altering how people find information and make decisions. The internet is no longer built…
WP Engine Vs Automattic & Mullenweg Is Back In Play
WP Engine filed a Second Amended Complaint against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg in response to the September 2025 court order that dismissed several counts but gave WP Engine an opportunity…
Microsoft Explains How To Optimize Content For AI Search Visibility
Microsoft has shared guidance on structuring content to increase its likelihood of being selected for AI-generated answers across Bing-powered surfaces. Much of the advice reiterates established SEO and UX practices…
The 5 Hidden Organizational Forces That Undermine Enterprise SEO
If you’ve read “From Line Item to Leverage” or “Who Owns Web Performance?,” you know I’ve argued that enterprise SEO failures are rarely due to incompetence or lack of effort.…
Google AdSense Replaces Ad Networks With Authorized Buyers
Google is updating its demand source management by replacing the Ad Networks blocking control with a new Authorized Buyers control in AdSense. This change affects how you control which demand…
How To Build SEO Strategies Around Real Customer Behavior
What if your SEO strategy could predict what customers want before they even search? The shift from keyword-centric to behavior-driven SEO is important. When you understand why people search, not…
How AI is Helping Brands Convert More Customers
Turn insights into smarter conversions and higher ROI. AI is changing how customers convert. Are your landing pages and CRO strategies keeping up? Each missed lead is lost revenue. Relying…