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8 core elements of a winning inbound SEO program
Inbound SEO is the process of optimizing your marketing content to rank higher in search results so your audience can find and engage with your content easily.
How Google continuous scroll has impacted organic traffic
Would continuous scroll on desktop increase the value of organic results on deeper pages? Here's what initial data revealed.
How to update content and dates for SEO in 2023
Google says that only significant content changes should lead to updated article dates. Here are a few ways you can approach this.
Google helpful content system can now impact Google Discover visibility
Google core updates and other algorithm updates impacted Discover, but now Google says the helpful content system does as well.
How to choose WordPress hosting
Learn how to find the right WordPress hosting, evaluate the providers in the market and identify the features your website needs.
5 ways AI is the future of SEO – and 5 ways SEOs still have job security
Here's a closer look at how AI is helping search marketers do their jobs faster and easier – and how it still has a long way to go.
This day in search marketing history: February 23
Google penalizes Natural News, plus: Google AdSense separates YouTube earnings, BrightEdge acquires Oncrawl, florist war on AdWords and more.
Social media engagement hits a new low, except for TikTok
Organic engagement and traffic from social networks has been shrinking every year.
Google Search Console users and permissions management updated
Make sure to review user permissions and levels of access with this update.
New Microsoft Bing Chat rolling out to mobile devices with voice search
This begins to roll out to some users on Bing and Edge mobile apps on iOS and Android.
ChatGPT and SEO content: Where do we go from here?
ChatGPT is a tool, not a one-size-fits-all solution. Learn its benefits and drawbacks from an SEO content perspective.
Microsoft explains how Bing AI Chat uses ChatGPT and Search with Prometheus
Company reveals details about how its Prometheus AI model makes Bing Chat so fast, current and impressive.
This day in search marketing history: February 22
Google page experience update for desktop rolls out, plus: Google’s Pirate Update impact, Google Shopping experience scorecard and more.
Google releases February 2023 product reviews update
This update brings new languages to the product reviews update including English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, and Polish.
Bing limits chat sessions as OpenAI founder says AI tools are ‘somewhat broken’
Following multiple reports of its chatbot getting confused, Microsoft caps how many questions users can ask per session and day.
How to navigate SEO keyword research in the era of ChatGPT
Here's how far AI-driven chatbots can help with keyword research, what the tech can't do just yet and where SEO pros can deliver value.
Google Search Console adds daily bulk data exports to BigQuery
This will allow you to potentially do more analysis with your data in other platforms.
How to write an effective SEO job description
Learn five of the biggest mistakes to avoid when writing SEO job descriptions and how to make your job listing stand out.
This day in search marketing history: February 21
Google Search Console sends alerts for big drops in clicks, plus: CTR myth resurfaces, poor grammar and typos impact Bing rankings and more.
Video content guide: Why you should start creating videos now (plus examples)
An overview of video content, including why it matters for SEO and best practices for creating your video content strategy.
This day in search marketing history: February 20
Google stops supporting meta news keywords tag, plus: Google Ads tweaks mobile speed score algorithm, Voluntary Code of Practice and more
This day in search marketing history: February 19
Google removes right sidebar ads, plus: Bing Webmaster tools refresh, YMYL ranking weights, hreflang notifications and more.
This day in search marketing history: February 18
Yahoo stops using Google search, plus: Core Web Vitals, RSAs become default, Google Shopping Campaigns For PLAs and more.
Google warns against using 403 or 404 status codes for Googlebot crawl rate limiting
Instead, Google recommends you use Google Search Console's crawl rate feature.
Report: Google sharing Chrome iOS search revenue with Apple
UK's Competition and Markets Authority is concerned about this previously undisclosed revenue sharing arrangement between Apple and Google.
Bing AI chat needs to stop sourcing the Bing search results
Search engines should not show search results as answers
The big concern for publishers is when AI becomes the journalist
Content creators may need to entertain and maybe Google should add a new E to E-E-A-T.
How the YouTube algorithm works: What marketers need to know
This guide will help you get the most out of YouTube, understand the platform's algorithm and gain visibility for your best videos.
What is short-form content? Your guide to when and how to use it
Learn why, when and how to use short-form content in your brand's marketing strategy, plus what to focus on when creating it.
This day in search marketing history: February 17
Microsoft introduces the Bing Network, plus: Standard Shopping campaigns, Google Panda eats Demand Media, Google Social Search and more.
Susan Wojcicki, the CEO of YouTube, is stepping down
Susan Wojcicki has been with Google since its infancy, in fact, the first Google offices were out of her garage.
Googlers urged to help improve Bard, its AI chatbot
Google has provided a list of dos and don'ts to its employees on how to test and fix bad responses from the generative AI chatbot, Bard.
Where is SEO in the business hierarchy?
Here's how SEO can be integrated within an organization to inform other departments and get the best business results.
8 aspects of a sustainable SEO strategy
SEO doesn't have to be tanked by constant changes. Learn how to do SEO sustainably while mitigating risk and focusing on priorities.
Microsoft: Searchers happy with Bing’s AI-powered results despite technical glitches
71% gave thumbs up to the results in the new Bing. But Microsoft wants to make sure it gets better at providing timely information.
This day in search marketing history: February 16
Google says avoid link building, plus: Conductor buys ContentKing, Google shows less than 10 results, Forbes paid links, and more.
Google publishes new link best practices
This help document went from basics on crawlable links to a much more robust link best practices.
Bing’s new ChatGPT has multiple personalities
Gaslighting, memory loss, accidental racism, yep, sounds like AI.
Ex-Googler: Ad revenue is hiding Google’s fundamental problems
Ex-Google CEO Larry Page once warned that incrementalism leads to irrelevance. Is that what we're seeing now at Google?
3 questions SEOs are fielding in the wake of AI-powered search
As Google and Microsoft's race toward AI-powered search heats up, clients are trying to understand what the news means for their brands.