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AI Search is Working. How to Prove It With Real Tests.
Dive into the evidence behind AI search and its effects on page performance. Learn from experts in the latest SEJ discussion.
AI Browsers Are Backward Because Agents Never Needed The Visual Layer
OpenAI killed Atlas because AI browsers were always a workaround. The real fix is a website machines can actually read.
Are We Repeating History & Risking Backlink Penalties Again?
Repackaged link schemes won’t win AI visibility. Presence in fan-out, grounding, and training data still depends on real authority.
Alphabet Q2 Earnings Show $5.85 Billion Negative Free Cash Flow
Alphabet’s Q2 release shows Google’s infrastructure spending caused it to report a negative free cash flow of $5.85 billion dollars.
Google Went ‘Not Provided’ In 2011 And Blinded Us, ChatGPT Just Shipped Its Version
Waiting for ChatGPT to prove your ROI? The not-provided lesson says stop. Here’s the measurement work you can own instead.
Google Search Revenue Growth Eases After A Year Of Acceleration
Alphabet’s Q2 Search revenue rose 17% to $63.27 billion, its first easing after four quarters of acceleration. Google credited retail and Gemini integration.
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Why AI Content Stopped Working & What To Do About It [Watch Now]
Does Google penalize AI content? Get answers on GEO, answer engine optimization, and the content personalization signals that convert. Watch on demand.
Beyond Brand Sovereignty: How To Build An AI-Ready Source Of Truth
AI doesn’t reward the best-optimized page. It rewards the highest-confidence evidence. Bill Hunt explains how organizations earn that confidence.
AI Overviews Now Answer Most Local Searches – How To Get Your Business Cited
AI Overviews are outpacing local packs across 15+ markets. Here is what location pages need to stay visible in AI-generated answers.
Anthropic’s Claude Can Now Watch A Video And Learn Your Job
Anthropic’s Claude Cowork can turn a video of a person doing a task into a skill so that it can do it too.
Google’s AI Search Data Is Growing, But The Gaps Remain
Google is adding more AI search data across Search Console and Merchant Center, but clicks, individual queries, and key reporting details remain missing.
Google’s Liz Reid Discusses Persistent Autonomous Search
Google’s Liz Reid discussed persistent search, a profound change to how users interact with search. A patent describes six triggers.
70% Of Top Retailers Are Invisible To Agentic Commerce – Here’s Why
Agentic commerce is here. Your next SEO win may be less about better content, more about being the easiest product for an agent to buy.
AI Content Marketing For Agencies: 6 Ways To Stay Competitive Right Now
Discover how marketing agencies can transform their content strategy and boost client retention in the age of AI.
Google Must Give Rivals Access To Anonymized Search Data
EU binding rules require Google to share anonymized Search data with eligible rival engines and search-enabled AI chatbots.
AI Answers About Your Locations Are Often Wrong – Check Before Customers Do
Wrong postcodes, closed-business claims, invented services: what vendor tests reveal about AI answers, and how to audit yours across five platforms.
Google Downplays Search Console “Error” Reports. Says Many Aren’t Real Problems
Google downplays many Search Console “error” reports, saying the tool was never meant to be a checklist of things to fix.
Why Your Pages Are Stuck In Crawled-Currently Not Indexed & What To Do About It
Is it a technical issue or a quality problem? A step-by-step look at why Google crawled your pages but refused to index them.
How To Measure AI Search Visibility
AI visibility tools count citations. Citations aren’t recommendations. Here’s what to measure instead, and why the gap keeps widening.
“Are You A Bot” Screens Can Get Your Pages Dropped By Google
Google’s Mueller explained how an “are you a bot” screen can push a site’s pages out of Google, and get another site picked as canonical.
Google NotebookLM Rebrand May Expose Your Site To More AI Scraping
Google’s NotebookLM rebrand may expose websites to more AI scraping with zero attribution unless site owners take action right now.
Apple Maps Ads Ban Home Services, Crypto ATMs, Bail Bonds
Apple Maps ads ban home services, crypto ATMs, and bail bonds. Learn which businesses qualify and how advertisers can prepare for the rollout.
Google On Canonical Fixes, Mueller On Hidden Link Pitfalls – SEO Pulse
Google rolls out Search Console reports for social posts, updates product markup guidance, and warns against building separate markdown pages for AI.
Google Explains SEO Connection Of Site Quality To Non-Indexed Pages
Google’s John Mueller says that overall site quality is more than just text. How users experience the page can define quality, too.
Avinash Kaushik Says Renegotiate Now – SEO Fees 25% To 75% Lower
A contract built around activity always rewards more activity. Here’s how to renegotiate your agency SOW around judgment and verified revenue instead.
AI Search Cites Reddit: 5 Proven Plays To Boost Multi-Location Visibility
Learn why Reddit is essential for AI citation strategies. Discover how it impacts search visibility and business recommendations.
Do The Answer Engines Keep Your Fingerprint, Or Do They Start Fresh Every Time?
The fingerprint you pressed into Google’s ranking systems now feeds the AI answers on top of them. Here’s where it persists and goes dark.
AI SEO: Writing That’s Specific May Get Cited More
AI SEO that prioritizes content that is specific may be a key to getting cited by AI search engines.
Google Is Using Social Media Signals To Mask AI Search Click Loss
The new Search Console social tracking hides AI click loss and turns your verified profiles into free training data for Google’s models.