Google AI contribution pilot earns publishers one-tenth of 1% of ad revenues
We now have more details on how many publishers and how much they are making in the Google AI contribution pilot.
Topic: Electronic publishing
Google testing “Dive deeper” for Google Discover – it’s not good for publishers
Robby Stein from Google said "we're experimenting with a new way to make exploring a topic and discovering related web content easier in Discover."
Google tests paying publishers for using its content in AI Mode, AI Overviews and Gemini
This is a Google Search Console feature named AI contribution and is being tested with a limited number of publishers.
Google makes the Preferred Source button more seamless
Readers who click on the Google Preferred Source won't have to leave your page anymore.
The next AI money grab: Charging for editorial corrections
Publishers already monetized links, placements, and removals. Correcting the information shaping AI answers could be their next money grab.
You can’t demand the click if you won’t give the link
Publishers demanding citations and traffic from AI platforms should give the same credit to the data, research, and reporting they use.
What breaks when content operations scale
Content businesses thrive when economics, systems, and editorial judgment reinforce one another. They struggle when those forces drift apart.
Publisher LLM visibility: Steal The Spruce’s winning playbook
Organic traffic is declining. Learn how publishers can boost AI visibility, earn more citations, and build authority using The Spruce’s proven LLM optimization playbook.
Sundar Pichai: Google Search, AI agents, and tools will become one
Google CEO says AI will reshape Search into a task-running system, even as Google insists it will keep linking users to the open web.
How Google Discover publisher profiles work and why they matter
A deeper look at the profile features, eligibility patterns, and optimization opportunities shaping visibility in Discover.
Rand Fishkin: Zero-click search began long before AI
Fishkin also discussed AI’s unreliable answers, Google reducing organic visibility, and why early SEO offered more open opportunities.
Microsoft launches Publisher Content Marketplace for AI licensing
New marketplace lets publishers set terms, track usage, and get paid when AI systems ground answers in premium, licensed content.
How AI answers are disrupting publisher revenue and advertising
A deeper look at the traffic losses, revenue shifts, and emerging models reshaping publishing and search in an AI-first era.
Microsoft brings AI Search to Copilot with emphasis on citations
Microsoft said the Copilot responses now include "prominent, clickable citations and the option to see aggregated sources."
The implosion of the blogging-for-dollars revenue model
Ad-first publishing is collapsing, reshaping search, hosting, and the tools behind the blogging boom. Here’s what’s coming next.
Google says AI is boosting Search. Yes, but…
A new Google blog post shares some broad traffic trends and tells us that AI drives more queries and higher quality clicks
The Great Decoupling of search and the birth of the agentic web
What happens when being found no longer means being visited? The Great Decoupling is here – and it’s changing the web forever.
Is Google ‘stealing’ your international search traffic with translations? Here’s what we found.
Is Google translating your content without sending users to your site? Here's what’s really happening and how to protect your traffic.
Sundar Pichai defends Google’s AI search future
Pichai says AI is growing queries and Google is sending more traffic. But critics accuse Google of content theft and sending less traffic.
Google sued by Chegg over AI Overviews hurting traffic and revenue
Will other companies follow suit and go after Google for sending less traffic to sites and publishers with these new AI Overviews?
How publishers can regain traffic and revenue with affiliate marketing
Here's how better affiliate and content strategies can help media companies recover from lost traffic while boosting profitability.
Microsoft’s vision for a prosperous content ecosystem in a generative AI world
Microsoft may share revenue and provide enhanced links to participants in its Start program.
Conversational AI ‘absolutely’ coming to Google Search, says CEO Sundar Pichai
Chatbots don't pose a threat to Google’s search business – they offer an even bigger 'opportunity space,' according to Pichai.
How to create, optimize and promote an ebook
Follow these 13 steps to creating, optimizing and promoting ebooks that deliver meaningful content marketing results.
Subscribe with Google publishers may see an increase in clicks and impressions from Google Search
This started on December 5th, in the search performance report in Google Search Console.
Optimizing mobile sites: What’s the alternative to AMP?
As publishers continue to move away from AMP, how can they maintain site performance?
We’re turning off AMP pages at Search Engine Land
We've seen a big drop in traffic to AMP pages, suggesting that the inclusion of non-AMP pages in Top Stories is taking a toll.
Whether Google manipulated AMP or not, it’s a great time to reassess using it
If the allegations from 17 state attorneys general are true, we’ll likely all ditch AMP. But even if they’re not, the page experience update is now live and we have a clearer idea of what the possibilities and compromises are without AMP.
Google News Showcase now available on desktop, adds enhanced panels on mobile
If your publishing site is lagging on desktop, make sure to give it some attention as this update could drive more desktop traffic,
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When AMP and other Google initiatives go to the grave, are your SEO efforts going with it?
Before adopting, SEOs need to consider how long a new feature may be around for, the cost of implementation and maintenance, and whether increased visibility leads to increased revenue.
Replay: BuzzFeed SEO lead talks the future of AMP
What SEOs need to consider before Google lifts the AMP restriction on the Top Stories carousel.
Will publishers drop AMP when it’s no longer a requirement for Top Stories?
Your organization’s resources, competitors, financial priorities and Google’s page experience update are all factors to consider.
Say hello to Google’s new Publisher Center
The interface is now the central hub for publishers to manage content across Google.
How to breathe fresh life into evergreen content (and get fresh traffic, too)
John Shehata discusses how to attract more visitors through consolidating and optimizing existing assets.
Apple News, Google News, Google Newsstand: What marketers need to know
What they are, how they work and how to optimize for Google News and Apple News.
Controversy over Google Featured Snippets stealing publisher traffic reignites
Google said it will take feedback into consideration.
Google shares tips for success in Google News search results
Get reacquainted with best practices for getting your content in Google News.
Changes coming to Google News to help publishers ‘find their sites’
The company's move comes after months of complaints from publishers, but Google wouldn't say what exactly it was changing.
Search outpaced social for referral traffic last year, driving 35% of site visits vs social’s 26% share of visits
According to a new referral traffic report from Shareaholic, 2017 was the first time since 2014 search owned a larger share of visits over social.