Google’s Martin Splitt answered a question in the SEO Office Hours podcast about whether reproducing YouTube video content into text on a web page w...
Survey Shows Where SEOs Get Their Clients
Aleyda Solis recently published the results of her SEOFOMO survey that revealed actionable facts about where SEOs are getting their clients, what kind...
Google Cautions On Improper 404 Handling
Google’s John Mueller addressed whether numerous 404 errors negatively impact rankings and provided a clear explanation of the best practices for ha...
Data Confirms Disruptive Potential Of SearchGPT
Researchers analyzed SearchGPT’s responses to queries and identified how it may impact publishers, B2B websites, and e-commerce, discovering key dif...
Google Casts Doubt On Popular SEO Audit Advice
Google’s Martin Splitt questioned the usefulness of specific suggestions made by SEO auditing tools, noting that while some advice may be valid, muc...
Google’s Gary Illyes Continues To Warn About URL Parameter Issues
Google’s Gary Illyes recently highlighted a recurring SEO problem on LinkedIn, echoing concerns he’d previously voiced on a Google podcast. The is...
Live Updates (Unrelated to August Core Update)
Google recently rolled out its August 2024 core update, which appears to be Google responding to feedback from the community and surfacing more small ...
Google Revises Core Update Guidance: What’s Changed?
Google has updated its guidance on core algorithm updates, providing more detailed recommendations for impacted websites. The revised document, publis...
Google Trends Update: Faster, Smarter, More Customizable
Google has updated its Trending Now tool in Google Trends, offering faster and more comprehensive search data. The tool now detects more trends, cover...
ChatGPT Study Finds Training Data Doesn’t Match Real-World Use
A study by the Data Provenance Initiative, a collective of independent and academic researchers dedicated to data transparency, reveals a mismatch bet...