How Small Businesses Can Use AI To Create And Measure Ads [Interview With Ex-Googler Logan Welbaum]
Appeasing the advertising algorithms on social media and Google has always been a mix of art and science – but there are plenty of rewards, not only in terms of…
Google’s Gary Illyes On AI, Site Migrations, & “SEO Is Dead” Claims
Following the recent SERPConf event, Google Search Analyst Gary Illyes shared insights that provided a glimpse into the latest trends and challenges in the SEO world. His LinkedIn post touches…
Google’s John Mueller On Website Recovery After Core Updates
John Mueller, a Google Search Advocate, provided guidance this week regarding the path forward for websites impacted by recent search algorithm updates. The discussion started on X (formerly Twitter) by…
Google News Deletes Manual Submission Option
Google removed their documentation on manually adding publications for review to be included Google News. An announcement via new documentation advises that publishers can no longer manually add their sites…
3 Steps to Get Ahead in an AI-First Search World
AI Optimization (AIO) is becoming increasingly important — and for good reason. Traditional search augmented with Generative AI like Google’s Search Generative Experiences are now being tested outside of labs…
Google Ads Performance Max Updates For Full-Funnel Optimization
Google Ads has announced a series of updates to Performance Max campaigns. The enhancements give advertisers more granular control over their campaigns, improve customer insights, and manage budgets better. 🆕…
Steps for Better Local Business Client Meetings
Download a PDF version of the above checklist for your office or to share with employees to ensure you’re having your best and most productive client meetings. Detailed key to…
5 Things To Consider Before A Site Migration
One of the scariest SEO tasks is a site migration because the stakes are so high and the pitfalls at every step . Here are five tips that will help…
A Digital Retailer’s Guide To Smart Content Change Notifications
Crawlers. In the ever-evolving landscape of SEO, they’re a necessary evil. A critical component in ensuring that your content is discovered, indexed, and ranked by search engines. However, the traditional…
Studio By WordPress & Other Free Tools
WordPress announced the rollout of Studio by WordPress, a new local development tool that makes it easy for publishers to not just develop and update websites locally on their desktop…
Big Update To Google’s Ranking Drop Documentation
Google updated their guidance with five changes on how to debug ranking drops. The new version contains over 400 more words that address small and large ranking drops. There’s room…
22 Places You Should Be Sharing Your Content
Don’t treat your content passively. To get the most out of the resources you put into creating content, you have to share it. The right sharing strategy can boost your…
Google March 2024 Core Update Officially Completed A Week Ago
Google has officially completed its March 2024 Core Update, ending over a month of ranking volatility across the web. However, Google didn’t confirm the rollout’s conclusion on its data anomaly…
Video Ad Spend And Trends Revealed Ahead Of IAB NewFronts 2024
The IAB releases its “2024 Digital Video Ad Spend & Strategy Report” ahead of this year’s NewFronts, which kicks off on Monday, April 29. Covering Connected TV (CTV), social video,…
Combining SEO Data to Make Smarter Marketing Decisions — Whiteboard Friday
So let’s do priority first because this is the big one. Canonicals Firstly, we’re going to take things off in the canonicals. Suppose that we have some canonical problems across…
13 Awesome Professional Networking Alternatives to LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a huge professional networking site. In fact, it is the world’s largest professional network, with more than 610 million users in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.…
What Is Personal Branding? Here’s Why It’s So Important
Personal branding lets you take charge of your digital footprint, ensuring that what people find when they search for you online is accurate, positive, and aligned with your professional goals.…
Google Stresses The Need To Fact Check AI-Generated Content
In a recent episode of Google’s Search Off The Record podcast, team members got hands-on with Gemini to explore creating SEO-related content. However, their experiment raised concerns over factual inaccuracies…
Google’s New Infini-Attention And SEO
Google has published a research paper on a new technology called Infini-attention that allows it to process massively large amounts of data with “infinitely long contexts” while also being capable…
Google Declares It The “Gemini Era” As Revenue Grows 15%
Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, announced its first quarter 2024 financial results today. While Google reported double-digit growth in key revenue areas, the focus was on its AI developments, dubbed…
12 Types Of Google Ads Extensions, Now Assets
Google ads extensions, now called “assets,” are an integral part of campaign success. They’re a great way to boost performance and gain the attention of potential customers. Not only can…
Google Crawler Documentation Has A New IP List
Google updated their Googlebot and crawler documentation to add a range of IPs for bots triggered by users of Google products. The names of the feeds switched which is important…
5 Awesome Spreadsheet Apps for the iPhone
It really does seem there’s an app for everything these days. For your music, your workouts… even to find someone to walk your dog. For whatever fantastical use you can…
New AI Editor Improves Content Quality
DeepL, the makers of the DeepL Translator, announced a new product called DeepL Write, an AI real-time editor that is powered by their own Large Language Model (LLM) that improves…
brightonSEO Live Blog
Get the week’s best marketing content Hello everyone. It’s April again, so I’m back in Brighton for another two days of sun, sea, and SEO! Being the introvert I am,…
Top 17 SEO Podcasts For 2024
Podcasts are the perfect medium for keeping up to date with where the SEO industry is headed. A larger number of podcasts this year are producing content with original takes…
Google Universal Analytics 360 Sunsetting: Migration Tips Inside
This post was sponsored by Piwik PRO. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. This year, Google will finally phase out Universal Analytics 360, requiring paid users…
What This Means & How You May Be Impacted
Google’s latest attempt to meet privacy concerns and regulations (IP proxies) is causing a bit of a stir. Thanks to Anu Adegbola’s investigative research, initial plans were uncovered. Now that…
Google Warns Of “New Reality” As Search Engine Stumbles
Google’s SVP overseeing Search, Prabhakar Raghavan, recently warned employees in an internal memo that the company’s search division faces a “new operating reality” with fewer resources, according to a CNBC…
Google Further Postpones Third-Party Cookie Deprecation In Chrome
Google has again delayed its plan to phase out third-party cookies in the Chrome web browser. The latest postponement comes after ongoing challenges in reconciling feedback from industry stakeholders and…