Google Can Lose Faith In Sites Based On Low Value Programmatic SEO
Google’s John Mueller went off again on programmatic SEO, this time saying that programmatic SEO can “often leads to a site that’s either spam, borderline spam, or low quality,” he wrote. These tactics can often lead Google’s “systems have possibly los…
New Google Ads Automated Promotions
Google Ads posted a new help document about automated promotions that describes how Google Ads can and does automatically identify and apply active promotional offers directly from your website.
Google Search Booking Partner Prices Are Customized
Google’s new DMA booking search widgets now carry a disclaimer to explain that the prices listed in that block are customized “based on factors such as your device type.” It is unclear what other factors are being used outside of “device type,” but yo…
Google Merchant Center Shows AI Prompts For Top Performance Insights
Google accidentally showed the prompts it uses for some of the insights reports within Google Merchant Center. Instead of providing an easy-to-digest summary of the top product that drove your performance within Merchant Center, it spit out the prompt…
Google Shopping Ads Have A Reverse Crocodile Effect With AI Overviews
Since Google added AI Overviews to Google Search, many of us have been experiencing what some call the crocodile effect, also known as the great decoupling. But according to new data, the opposite may be happening with Google Shopping Ads.
Site Rules For Applebot-Extended Are Not Considered In Ranking For Search
Apple has updated its help documentation for Applebot over the weekend and added a single line at the end that reads, “Site rules for Applebot-Extended are not considered in ranking for Search.” Applebot-Extended is not new; we covered it in April 202…
Google AI Overviews Get A Character Counter Tool
Google will now give you an interactive widget within AI Overviews for when you are looking for a simple character counter website. Websites that offer character counting service features are in trouble.
Google AI Mode tests follow-up questions in table format
A new table format in Google’s AI mode will reduce more clicks to publishers
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Bing Tests Prominent Download Buttons for Popular Desktop Software
Bing is showing a new software search result that places a prominent Download button directly inside a dedicated result card. The card appears for searches involving popular desktop applications. It includes the software’s name, website, category, publisher, and a short description, followed by a large Download button that gives users a direct route to the […]
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DuckDuckGo is using Chrome to convince you to stop using Chrome
DuckDuckGo is encouraging users of its search engine in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge to try its own browser. In Chrome, we spotted a large “Switch to Our Browser” card on DuckDuckGo’s New Tab experience. The card says the browser is “fast, free, and gives you even more online protection,” and includes an “Install DuckDuckGo […]
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3 best SEO tools for Etsy: the ones that passed our checks
I compared the subscriptions against the decisions Etsy sellers actually face: finding buyers, choosing products, fixing listings, and keeping enough money from each order.
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Best SEO blogs: 6 I recommend after 20 years in publishing
My picks for keeping up with search, sharpening your SEO skills and making better decisions for your website.
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Best broken link checkers: I ran 12 tests – here’s what I found
A broken link checker should help you finish the repair: find the failed destination, locate the link in your content and check the replacement. For a free option inside WordPress, I’d start with WPMU DEV’s Broken Link Checker. For an audit without another plugin, I’d start with Screaming Frog, provided its 500-URL crawl limit covers […]
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SEO pricing: how much does SEO cost? (September 2026 Analysis)
How much does SEO cost? Compare SEO pricing, see what $500–$10,000 a month should buy, uncover hidden costs and calculate your break-even point.
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Famous UK retailer builds YouTube studio to get AI to recommend its products
British department store chain John Lewis is turning to YouTube to help its products appear in AI shopping recommendations. The retailer has opened a permanent studio inside its flagship London store after reporting a sharp increase in searches from AI agents. Those searches now account for 2.5%, up from 0.3% a year earlier, according to […]
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GPT-6 Astra not showing up? Here’s where ChatGPT Plus users can find it
OpenAI says access has reached Plus and Business subscribers, but the new model is not available in every ChatGPT mode.
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The Telegraph is building a YouTube newsroom as search traffic fades
Its podcast audience has grown 161% as the publisher builds around YouTube, video, events and paid memberships.
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Google Ads Tests Serving Search Ads With Restrictive Match Types In AI Mode
Google has confirmed it has recently begun running a “small experiment” where it is serving regular pure Search campaigns with restrictive match types in AI Mode. Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ads Liaison, told me, “This is a small experiment that recently k…
Google says fixing SEO problems may not bring rankings back
Major algorithmic losses can take months to reassess, while rankings previously supported by spammy links may not return at all.
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Google will give rivals search data publishers still can’t see
Google’s European licensing program will give eligible search engines access to clicks, rankings and user-behavior signals that website owners do not receive through Search Console.
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