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Veronika Höller talks on a perfectly set-up but poor performing campaign
A “perfect” PPC account delivered zero revenue—until one critical mistake revealed what was really going wrong.
Google to no longer support FAQ rich results
FAQ rich results will no longer show in search and the Search Console features will go away.
How to run prompt-level SEO experiments for AI search
Learn how to isolate variables, measure prompt-response inclusion, and build repeatable frameworks for testing LLM visibility.
SEO’s new goal in 2026: Recognition, not rankings
Visibility today depends on authority, citations, entity clarity, and brand presence across the broader web — not just SERP position.
Why intent alignment matters more than perfect technical SEO
Technical fixes alone won’t resolve weak relevance signals. Here’s how to identify and correct intent mismatches across your site.
Tools and software to manage AI crawlers accessing your site
Learn how to use AI crawler tools and software to optimize for AI crawlability, allow, block, or limit AI bots, audit crawling behavior, and implement controls.
How to optimize a website for AI crawlers and AI agents
Learn how to optimize your site for AI crawlers with technical SEO best practices — and control access by blocking or allowing crawlers with directives.
What are AI crawlers and bots?
What are AI crawlers? Learn about the different types of AI crawlers, their purposes, what they can see, and if you should allow them to crawl your site.
Google AdSense removes browser back button trigger for vignette ads
This is due to the new Google search penalty for back button hijacking.
5 JavaScript SEO lessons from top ecommerce sites
See how Chewy, Harrods, Under Armour, and more brands handle rendering, navigation, structured data, and scripts without hurting SEO.
8 GEO metrics to track in 2026
AI search is creating new visibility gaps for brands. These metrics help you track presence, influence, and inclusion across platforms.
How to use Google and LLM insights to improve international SEO
Turn Google and AI search signals into localized content structures that better match regional user behavior.
AI SEO punishes lazy marketing strategies
AI-driven search draws on broader signals, exposing gaps in fragmented campaigns and favoring brands with a consistent, cross-channel presence.
Microsoft: AI answers need a smarter search index
AI search is pushing indexes beyond relevance, with Bing focusing on facts, attribution, and confidence before answers are generated.
Your managed WordPress might be blocking AI bots and you can’t see it
Your SEO tools show nothing wrong. But platform-level limits may be quietly blocking AI systems from accessing and citing your content.
Google updates links within AI Overviews & AI Mode
Google says these updates make it "easy for you to connect with authentic voices and explore useful information across the web."
Google expands UCP checkout to main search shopping results
UCP-powered checkout initially went live only in AI Mode but it now seems to be available for some retailers in Search.
The 10-gate AI search pipeline: Find where your content fails
AI search is a multiplicative system where one weak signal limits results. Diagnose bottlenecks, prioritize fixes, and improve visibility.
Web Bot Auth, Google’s new experimental method to validate authentic bots
This is just a limited test now for some AI agents hosted on Google's infrastructure but it may roll out more widely sometime in the future.
How China’s fragmented search ecosystem is reshaping SEO in 2026
Baidu still drives B2B demand, while AI and ecommerce platforms reshape discovery. Here’s how to stay visible across both.
Unifying the search experience for real growth in 2026
Your customers see the whole SERP. You should too.
Google fixes Search Console’s year-long data logging issue – well, kind of…
The data going forward should be correct but the 50 weeks or so of data in the past will not be fixed.
Why brand authority beats topical authority in AI search
More content won’t make you an authority. AI search rewards brands with visibility, mentions, and real demand.
7 tools for doing AEO right now
From AI assistants to analytics platforms, here’s how to use today’s tools to understand and work on your visibility in AI answers.
Why AI visibility starts before search and ends with citations
Most visibility is shaped before the query. Learn how influence, entity signals, and original data determine who AI systems cite.
Ask.com shuts down after over 25 years
The turn down web page says, "Jeeves’ spirit endures."
Advanced technical SEO tips: 14 technical SEO issues you’re missing
Think you've got your technical SEO buttoned up? Think again! Find out what you may have overlooked with our guide that's full of advanced SEO tips.
How to build SEO agent skills that actually work
Most AI SEO “skills” are just prompts. Learn the system behind reliable agents: tools, memory, templates, and a built-in review layer.
A blueprint for semantic programmatic SEO
Learn how to map authority, embed brand context into AI, and build a semantic linking system that scales without orphan pages.
Reddit marketing for SaaS: Insights from 117 brands
Analysis of SaaS brands reveals what actually works on Reddit and how AI search is reshaping visibility, discovery, and trust.
Google Preferred Sources now works for all languages
Preferred Sources was supported globally but English only, now it works for all languages.
From paid clicks to answer equity: Your new 2026 search strategy
AI is crushing CTR. Learn to swap rented clicks for authority that powers answers, stabilizes leads, and protects margins.
What blog posts should you write to be mentioned in ChatGPT?
A new ChatGPT fan-out analysis finds a strong bias toward commercial intent. Here's what it means for your content strategy.
How AI models ‘understand’ your brand
Is AI misrepresenting your brand? Fix how you’re encoded, cited, and surfaced across training, retrieval, and generation.
AI sees your brand as math, not messaging
As discovery shifts from traditional search, brands must package knowledge so AI can read, verify, and rank it.
From links to brand signals: The new SEO authority model
Links aren’t enough anymore. Learn why consistent brand presence across trusted sources is becoming the key driver of search authority.
Can a fake brand win in AI search? New experiment says yes
A month-long test shows AI visibility follows repeatable signals — making it predictable, testable, and open to strategic influence.
Is there still a long-term game for SEO in AI search?
SEO isn’t going away, but the rules are shifting. Learn how to blend core tactics with AI search behaviors to stay competitive.
Why tracking parameters in internal links hurt your SEO and how to fix them
Parameterized URLs bloat crawl paths, fragment attribution, and dilute link equity. Here’s a cleaner, scalable tracking approach.
4 signals that now define visibility in AI search
Rankings don’t guarantee visibility in AI search. Four signals determine which brands appear and how they’re described.