SEO

I am seeing a spike in the number of complaints around reviews going missing from Google local business profiles. This week, there are tons of new complaints that reviews that were once on a local listing in Google Search is now missing or gone. I cannot share all the threads with these complaints but if…

Google is testing wider and larger image thumbnails on snippets in the desktop search results interface. The images look about twice as wide, maybe even more, the the normal image thumbnails you’d see Google display in the desktop search results. Mordy Oberstein captured a screenshot of the wider images and posted it on Twitter. He…

Bing Chat will soon allow you to copy and image to your clipboard and paste it directly into the query or search box. This will make it faster than manually uploading the image to Bing Chat. Mikhail Parakhin, Microsoft Bing’s CEO, said on Twitter that this feature should be live on Monday, August 28th. Here…

Google can now show six top stories in a uniform gird format in the top of the desktop Google Search results. We normally see four top stories but if we see more, it is not normally in a uniform grid format. I am not sure if this is new but Shalom Goodman thinks it is…

Earlier this month, we reported that Google was testing three-different citation and link formats in the Search Generative Experience AI-generated answer. It seems that as of yesterday, Google has pulled back that test and removed the links from those answers. Britney Muller noticed they went away yesterday afternoon and posted about it on Twitter. “Have…

For the original iTunes version, click here. Google launched some new Search Generative Experience features, like SGE while browsing and definitions in the SGE answers. Google seems to have stopped testing displaying links in SGE AI-generated answers. Google said navigational queries shouldn’t trigger an SGE answer. Google said if you are using AI to…

Many search marketers now leverage AI tools to support their SEO efforts, according to International SEO Consultant, Aleyda Solis. However, while Google has confirmed that AI-generated content is OK as long as it’s high-quality, original and useful, the search engine has also indicated that expertise and content based on real human experience will be rewarded…

The search and content landscape has significantly changed since the start of 2023.  As the usage of generative AI applications soars and search engines integrate AI into the SERP results, a fresh content battleground has emerged.  Consequently, content optimization is evolving, shaped by the dynamic interplay between people, processes, and technology. This process is becoming…

Google began testing links within the Search Generative Experience AI-generated snapshot answers earlier this month. Well, it seems that test is over. Google is no longer showing links or citations in its AI-generated answers. Link test. Here is a screenshot of the links/citations in these answers. Please note our original coverage showcased three different formats…

If you want to be relevant in the search engine results pages, creating content the aligns with search intent is important. A user’s intent is the reason behind their query. Search engines aim to provide results that best satisfy the intent for a particular query.  Here are my tips on optimizing for search intent and…