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Google's Gary Illyes and Martin Splitt discuss page weight growth, the 15MB crawl limit, and whether structured data is adding bloat to web pages.
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Google Gemini Sends More Traffic To Sites Than Perplexity: Report
Google Gemini more than doubled its referral traffic to websites in two months while ChatGPT declined from its peak, SE Ranking data shows.
The Death Of The Static GBP: Why Dynamic Profiles Are The New Local Ranking Factor
Businesses that treat GBP as a live engagement channel are outperforming competitors still relying on outdated “set it and forget it” tactics.
Answer Engine Optimization: How To Get Your Content Into AI Responses
This guide explains how AI systems choose content, what research says about citation patterns, and where brands should focus first.
Why Google’s New “Google-Agent” Is The Biggest Mindset Shift In SEO History
Learn how the agentic web is transforming search into AI-driven action, and why SEOs must adapt beyond traditional optimization.
Google Tests AI Headlines, Rolls Out Spam Update – SEO Pulse
Google tests AI headline rewrites in Search, completes the March spam update in under 20 hours, and adds AI content labeling to structured data docs.
Google Adds Scenario Planner, Performance Max Updates, And Veo – PPC Pulse
This week’s PPC Pulse covers Performance Max reporting updates, GA4 budget planning tools, and Veo AI video in Google Ads.
Google Gemini Sends More Traffic To Sites Than Perplexity: Report
Google Gemini more than doubled its referral traffic to websites in two months while ChatGPT declined from its peak, SE Ranking data shows.
Google Begins Rolling Out March 2026 Core Update
Google has started rolling out the March 2026 core update. The rollout may take up to two weeks to complete.
Wikipedia Bans Use Of AI-Generated Content
Wikipedia’s new AI guidelines prohibit editors from using LLMs for writing or rewriting content, with two exceptions.
Google Takes Search Live Global With Gemini 3.1 Flash Live
Google expands Search Live to 200+ countries, powered by its new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model with multilingual voice and camera search in AI Mode.
Google Adds New Performance Max Controls And Reporting Features
Google introduces Performance Max updates, including audience exclusions, budget projections, and expanded reporting to give advertisers more visibility and control over campaign performance.
Google’s March Spam Update Felt Muted But May Signal Bigger Changes
Why Google’s recently finished Spam Update could be the beginning of something bigger that is yet to come.
The Death Of The Static GBP: Why Dynamic Profiles Are The New Local Ranking Factor
Businesses that treat GBP as a live engagement channel are outperforming competitors still relying on outdated “set it and forget it” tactics.
Answer Engine Optimization: How To Get Your Content Into AI Responses
This guide explains how AI systems choose content, what research says about citation patterns, and where brands should focus first.
Why Google’s New “Google-Agent” Is The Biggest Mindset Shift In SEO History
Learn how the agentic web is transforming search into AI-driven action, and why SEOs must adapt beyond traditional optimization.
Google Tests AI Headlines, Rolls Out Spam Update – SEO Pulse
Google tests AI headline rewrites in Search, completes the March spam update in under 20 hours, and adds AI content labeling to structured data docs.
Google Begins Rolling Out March 2026 Core Update
Google has started rolling out the March 2026 core update. The rollout may take up to two weeks to complete.
Google Takes Search Live Global With Gemini 3.1 Flash Live
Google expands Search Live to 200+ countries, powered by its new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model with multilingual voice and camera search in AI Mode.
Google Adds Scenario Planner, Performance Max Updates, And Veo – PPC Pulse
This week’s PPC Pulse covers Performance Max reporting updates, GA4 budget planning tools, and Veo AI video in Google Ads.
Google Adds New Performance Max Controls And Reporting Features
Google introduces Performance Max updates, including audience exclusions, budget projections, and expanded reporting to give advertisers more visibility and control over campaign performance.
Google Analytics Launches Scenario Planner and Projections
Google Analytics launched Scenario Planner and Projections to help advertisers forecast performance, optimize budgets, and plan cross-channel media spend more strategically.
How To Determine What Paid Media Channels Are Right for You
Choosing the right PPC channels starts with clear goals, budget alignment, and understanding where your audience actually converts.
7 Google Ads Shortcuts Every PPC Manager Should Be Using
Save time in Google Ads using seven practical shortcuts that simplify workflows and highlight optimization opportunities.
Google Ads Creative Tools Expand, Microsoft Simplifies Bidding – PPC Pulse
The latest PPC Pulse highlights Microsoft’s bidding updates, Google’s expanded creative tools, and Nano Banana Pro’s availability inside Google Ads.
How Zero-Party & First-Party Data Can Fuel Your Intent-Based SEO Strategy
Marketing leaders are grounding SEO in zero- and first-party data to better align content with real-world customer behavior and needs.
The Content Moat Is Dead. The Context Moat Is What Survives
Well-written guides are no longer enough. This analysis shows why AI visibility now depends on publishing irreplaceable context.
You’re Not Scaling Content. You’re Scaling Disappointment
Pedro Dias traces the recurring cycle of mass-produced SEO content and explains why the “publish more pages” playbook always ends the same way.
Starting Or Steering The Wave
Why traditional “utility SEO” content is losing value, and how marketers can create demand instead of chasing existing searches.
Why We Need To Talk About Young People
Publishers are losing ground with younger audiences as creators, video, and platform-native content reshape how news is discovered and trusted.
Why AI Misreads The Middle Of Your Best Pages
Long-form content doesn’t fail because it’s weak. It fails because LLMs lose the middle. This article explains how to engineer it to survive.
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SEO Trends 2026
In this year's SEO Trends 2026, we've compiled expert advice and predictions on:
- How to build SEO strategies that outlast algorithm turbulence
- Why AI content quality, not quantity, now determines ranking success
- The new rules for gaining visibility in a zero-click search environment
- How to create audience-first content that earns trust and conversions
B2B Buyers Trust Peers Over AI Chatbots, Report Finds
By Matt G. Southern
A survey of B2B decision-makers found peer recommendations are trusted nearly twice as much as AI chatbots, and white papers rank last for perceived value.
Reddit Marketing in 2026: What Changed & What Actually Works Now
By Brent Csutoras
Whether you’re actively using Reddit or still deciding if you should, your customers already made the choice. Buyer behaviors have shifted. Search traffic has declined....
YouTube’s AI Slop Problem And How Marketers Can Compete
By Matt G. Southern
“AI-generated slop” now accounts for 21% of Shorts shown to new users. Here’s what the data says about monetization, trust, and long-term organic strategy.
Gen Z Preference For TikTok Over Google Drops 50%, Data Shows
By Matt G. Southern
Survey data shows 49% of U.S. consumers have used TikTok for search, but Gen Z’s TikTok-over-Google preference is dropping.
New Platforms Won’t Save Social Media: Here’s What’s Actually Shifting
By Chelsea Alves
Social media’s next chapter moves beyond feeds and platforms toward decision-making moments powered by behavior, trust, and machine interpretation.
From Article to Short-Form Video That Holds Attention
By Matt G. Southern
Effective article-to-video workflows prioritize what to cut, what to keep, and how to structure 150 words that actually hold attention.