Google Ads Search Google Maps For Location Assets
Google Ads now lets you search Google Maps for setting up your location assets for your ad campaigns. You can select up to 10 locations from Google Maps to link with your Ads account
Google Search Mini Game Encourages Searchers To Search More
Google Search is testing a new game in its search results to encourage searchers to search more. It is likely called the Google Search mini-game and it rewards searchers with badges when they “dive deeper into topics.”
Microsoft Advertising: Here’s Why Your Bid May Be Over The Max CPC
Navah Hopkins, the Microsoft Ads Liaison, posted on LinkedIn a bit of a refresher on how CPCs work with search ads and Microsoft Advertising. Specifically, why your bid may be over the configured max CPC you set within the platform.
How To Measure Content Revenue and Prove Success
Description: Still using traffic and clicks to prove content success? Learn how to measure content ROI in revenue terms and make data-backed decisions that impress stakeholders.
Google Tests AI Overview With Knowledge Panel
Google may be testing a new format for AI Overviews in the search results. This one does not have the AI Overview label on the AI Overview, plus it seems to combine knowledge panel features.
Google: Crawl Changes Are Independent Of Big Google Updates
Google’s John Mueller was asked again if a change in crawling patterns is related to Google algorithm updates. In which he said again, No, it is not.
Danny Sullivan At WordCamp On How Google Search Keeps Evolving
Danny Sullivan, the former Google Search Liaison, spoke at WordCamp on Friday on the topic of How and why Google Search keeps evolving. The video is up for anyone to watch, it is 45 minutes and doesn’t have much new in it but it is a good refresher.
Google AI Mode Model Updated – Improvements For STEM Queries
Google has supposedly updated the models that run AI Mode. Robby Stein from Google wrote on X, “We’re seeing big improvements for complex STEM questions.”
Google AI Mode Compare Checkboxes For Products & Local Business Listings
Google now has the ability within AI Mode to compare listed products or local businesses by selecting the listing and having AI Mode compare the ones you selected. Then AI Mode will just compare the ones you selected in the follow-up query.
Ecommerce copywriting tips & frameworks that convert [+a free checklist]
Product pages. Ads. Emails. Headlines. Every word you publish either builds momentum or loses it. Great ecommerce copy does more than describe a product. It earns trust, sparks emotion, and clears doubt. Most importantly, it helps someone say yes with confidence. This guide includes 20 practical, proven tips to sharpen your copy across strategy, product pages, […]
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How much does it cost to build a website?
Thinking about building a website? Whether you are a small business owner, a freelancer, or launching a side project, one of the first questions you will want answered is: how much does it cost to build a website? This is not just about curiosity, understanding your website costs early on can help you budget effectively […]
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How much does it cost to build a website?
Thinking about building a website? Whether you are a small business owner, a freelancer, or launching a side project, one of the first questions you will want answered is: how much does it cost to build a website? This is not just about curiosity, understanding your website costs early on can help you budget effectively […]
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10 free and paid SEO reporting tools for 2025
If you’re investing time and budget into SEO, you’ll want to know if it’s actually delivering results. That’s where SEO reporting tools come in. They take the guesswork out of your strategy by showing you what’s working, what isn’t, and where you should focus your efforts next. Without them, you’re left with assumptions, anecdotes, and […]
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10 free and paid SEO reporting tools for 2025
If you’re investing time and budget into SEO, you’ll want to know if it’s actually delivering results. That’s where SEO reporting tools come in. They take the guesswork out of your strategy by showing you what’s working, what isn’t, and where you should focus your efforts next. Without them, you’re left with assumptions, anecdotes, and […]
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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Spam Update, AI Mode Changes, ChatGPT Does Use Google, Search Ad News & More
This week we had our first Google spam update in 8 months, the August 2025 spam update. This update touched down very quickly, likely within 24 hours. I also posted a Google search ranking volatility status report. Google is…
Google August 2025 Spam Update Impact Felt Quickly
Often, but not always, when Google releases an algorithm update, we don’t see the impact for the first few days. However, with the August 2025 spam update, we are likely seeing the effect within 24 hours after it was announced.
Bing Webmaster Tools Sitemaps Index Coverage Button Missing For Some
Some SEOs are noticing that when you look at your sitemaps report in Bing Webmaster Tools, for some sitemaps, some are missing the Index Coverage button. I personally can see the same thing for some of the properties I have access to within Bing Webma…
Google Tests Rounded Search Results Snippet Design Again
Google is testing a rounded corner search result snippet card design again. We’ve seen this numerous times over the past decade or so and it seems to be back. The snippet sections are bordered in with rectangular outlines, and the corners of those rect…
Google NMX Business Profiles May Show New Profiles Button
Google may show a new “Profiles” button in the Google Business Profiles NMX dashboard. It may show if you manage multiple Google Business Profiles and you are in this test.
Google Search On JavaScript-Based Paywalls
Google has added new guidance to the “Fix Search-related JavaScript problems” help document, specifically addressing JavaScript-based paywalls.