This week, we noticed that many, but not all, of the Google rank tracking tools were cooling, but then later this week, the SEO chatter heated up. Google Merchant Center says AI-generated reviews are spam. John, Gary, and Martin spoke about TLDs and domains for Google SEO. John Mueller called programmatic SEO a fancy banner…
For the original iTunes version, click here. Google said that the next Google core update should be coming in the coming weeks. Google had some search ranking volatility, an unconfirmed Google update, around July 18th. Google said it will host more creator meetings. Google Search Notes is coming to an end this month. Google…
Before embarking on a shopping journey, customers often find themselves in a state of awareness where a specific need or desire has sprouted in their minds. A growing recognition of a gap characterizes this initial phase – perhaps a missing item in their collection, an upgrade to enhance their lifestyle or a solution to a…
Google’s AI overviews are beginning to appear in search queries for a “small slice” of logged-in users in the UK. Google’s Search Generative Experience has been in testing as a Labs experiment in the U.S. since May 2023. SGE has never been available in the UK. Why we care. SGE, AI overviews – whatever you…
Google has updated its search quality raters guidelines for the first time in 2023 with a number of updates including simplifying the needs met scale, adding some more modern examples and some other minor changes. The last update to this document was 11 months ago on December 15, 2022, which was a much larger update…
Are you ready for the big Google Webmaster report – well, here is the February 2024 edition. This month, Google confirmed an issue with teetering in and out results over the weekend and with that fix, we saw the weekend Google ranking updates calm and slow. We did have a couple of unconfirmed Google…
On the heels of the completion of the June 2024 spam update this Thursday, June 27th, I am now seeing signs of an unconfirmed Google Search ranking algorithm update and volatility. It seems more heated than the week of this spam update rollout but less weak than you’d see with a Google core update. The…
In May, Bing added a share feature to Bing Chat and then abruptly removed the feature in early June. Bing’s Mikhail Parakhin said that the feature should start to slowly roll back out, under a new system, starting on July 4th. Mikhail Parakhin said on Twitter that the share feature is coming back, he said,…
Like any marketing and advertising channel, SEO should be budgeted for. However, creating an SEO budget isn’t as simple as allocating a set monthly amount. To properly invest in organic search, you need a strategic plan backed by a comprehensive budgeting process. Without clearly defined goals, assessing website needs, and mapping resource requirements, you risk…
Conversion rate (CVR) is one of the top performance drivers when it comes to PPC campaigns. This article outlines key factors that can influence PPC conversion rates so you can squeeze as much revenue from your paid campaigns as possible. Optimizing for PPC conversion rates A common conversion rate optimization (CRO) methodology involves three steps:…