Content Marketing and SEO

Google's John Mueller affirmed that using the disavow tool is not a normal part of site maintenance The post Google Says Disavow Tool Not Part Of Normal Site Maintenance appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller answers question about how Google handles multiple URLs and duplicate content. The post Google Says It Can Handle Multiple URLs To The Same Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

In a WSJ interview, Google’s VP of Search Liz Reid says ranking has been adjusted to surface more short-form video, forums, and UGC. The post Google Says It Surfaces More Video, Forums, And UGC appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google is adding hover link pop-ups on desktop in AI Overviews and AI Mode, plus more prominent link icons within responses across desktop and mobile. The post Google Says Links Will Be More Visible In AI Overviews appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller critiqued the use of LLMs.txt and compared its utility to the useless keyword meta tag The post Google Says LLMs.Txt Comparable To Keywords Meta Tag appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's Danny Sullivan says all of their ranking systems reward content that is made for humans The post Google Says Ranking Systems Reward Content Made For Humans appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google celebrates AI search growth while industry insiders warn of widespread job displacement. The post Google Says Search Is Fine, AI Insiders Say the Median Person Has No Future appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's Gary Illyes offered a candid overview of Googlebot, explaining there are hundreds of crawlers that are not publicly documented. The post Google Says They Deploy Hundreds Of Undocumented Crawlers appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller confirmed at Search Central Live NYC that they launch nearly 5,000 updates every year The post Google Says They Launch Thousands Of Updates Every Year appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's VP of Search said which kind of content gets more clicks in AI Overviews. The post Google Says What Content Gets Clicked On AI Overviews appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's Danny Sullivan provided advice on how SEOs can address client expectations around AI. The post Google Says What To Tell Clients Who Want SEO For AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google’s Danny Sullivan explains the role predictive summaries, fan-out technique and grounding play to produce AI Overviews search results The post Google Search Central Live NYC: Insights On SEO For AI Overviews appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google Search Console now lets you add custom annotations to performance charts, making it easier to track when changes or external events occurred. The post Google Search Console Adds Custom Annotations To Reports appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google Search Console's new Merchant Opportunities Report lets retailers manage payment methods, ratings, and shipping policies. The post Google Search Console Gets New Merchant Opportunities Report appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google reports a data center issue is causing a partial Search disruption, affecting some pages in certain locales. The post Google Search Experiencing Ongoing Service Disruption appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google Gemini's integration of Search history blurs the line between traditional Search and AI assistants The post Google Search History Can Now Power Gemini AI Answers appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google is testing ads in AI Mode as Search revenue grew 17% to $63 billion. AI Mode queries run 3x longer than traditional searches. The post Google Search Hits $63B, Details AI Mode Ad Tests appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Alphabet's Q1 2026 earnings put Google Search revenue at $60.4 billion, up 19% YoY, as Pichai tied AI experiences to higher Search usage. The post Google Search Revenue Grew 19% In Q1, Pichai Cites AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google released first-party data on how people use AI Mode in the U.S. after one year. The post Google Shares First AI Mode Usage Data After One Year appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google’s “before:” and “after:” operators let you filter by date, but they're still in beta The post Google Shares Insight About Time-Based Search Operators appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller discussed SEO for AI Overviews and emphasized the continued importance of search marketing The post Google Shares Insight On SEO For AI Overviews appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google shared that Googlebot's crawl limits are flexible and can be increased or decreased depending on the need. The post Google Shares More Information On Googlebot Crawl Limits appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller's overview of the quality raters and the guidelines they use carries a subtext that's valuable for SEO The post Google Shares Valuable SEO Takeaway About Quality Raters Guidelines appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google improves suspension accuracy and appeal turnaround times, reducing false positives and helping legitimate advertisers resolve issues faster with clearer policy enforcement. The post Google Sharpens Suspension Accuracy and Speeds Up Appeals for Advertisers appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller offered a simple solution to the question of whether a passage is indexed and is ready to rank. The post Google Shows How To Check Passage Indexing appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article