Content Marketing and SEO

Vulnerability in Redirection For Contact Form 7 WordPress Plugin affects up to 300,000 installations The post Redirection For Contact Form 7 WordPress Plugin Vulnerability appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

You can't add EEAT to a site, but you can create the conditions that lead to the signals Google equates with it The post Reimagining EEAT To Drive Higher Sales And Search Visibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

A survey of B2B leaders finds 97% view thought leadership as critical, with original research outperforming AI content for building trust. The post Report Links Original Research to Higher B2B ROI appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Patchstack's state of WordPress Security report shows more sites get hacked within hours of vulnerability disclosure The post Report Shows WordPress Sites Are Getting Hacked At Faster Rate appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Apple has reportedly selected Google to power the next generation of Siri through a partnership neither company plans to publicly acknowledge. The post Report: Apple To Lean On Google Gemini For Siri Overhaul appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Communicate what your data can and cannot prove to avoid costly decisions driven by incomplete insights. The post Reporting Uncertainty Without Losing Credibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Dan Taylor reframes SEO success around qualified demand, market influence, and measurable contribution to revenue. The post Repositioning What SEO Success Looks Like appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Research finds that persona prompts "reliably damage" factual accuracy in certain kinds of tasks but work well in others. The post Research: “You Are An Expert” Prompts Can Damage Factual Accuracy appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Do you really know who your audience is? In this article, we introduce the R.E.M. Framework for better audience targeting in the the signal-loss era. The post Rethinking Audience Targeting In A Signal-Loss Era (With The R.E.M. Framework) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

2025 was notable for GEO, Google patents, and research papers. WordPress entered the year with uncertainty and ended it roaring into 2026. The post Review Of 2025: Highlights & Lowlights For SEO (& WordPress) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

A showdown between AEO/GEO versus SEO yields a surprising insight about AI visibility tactics. The post Review Of AEO/GEO Tactics Leads To A Surprising SEO Insight appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

New data on over 3,000 Google Business Profiles finds proximity drives visibility, but review volume and keyword relevance are most influential near the top. The post Review Signals Gain Influence In Top Google Local Rankings appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Sam Altman addresses questions about OpenAI's losses and path to profitability. The post Sam Altman Explains OpenAI’s Bet On Profitability appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Sam Altman said OpenAI prioritized coding and reasoning in GPT-5.2 and "screwed up" writing quality. He says future GPT-5.x versions will address the gap. The post Sam Altman Says OpenAI “Screwed Up” GPT-5.2 Writing Quality appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Enterprise content leaders are scaling AI output and struggling to do it well. The highest-maturity organizations already know why. The post Scaling AI Content Is The #1 Enterprise Priority: How Do You Scale Without Penalty? appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Learn how to scale your SEO services to new markets and drive recurring revenue without sacrificing time or sanity. The post Scaling Up: How To Expand Your SEO Services To New Markets appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

An Ahrefs report tested whether adding schema markup to pages already cited by AI improved their citation rates. The post Schema Markup Didn’t Move AI Citations In Ahrefs Test appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Kevin Indig reflects on his 2025 predictions, scoring the wins, misses, and lessons from AI’s first year of true deployment. The post Scoring My 2025 Predictions appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Search and social now operate as a single ecosystem where shared signals, audience insights, and unified workflows drive stronger visibility and trust. The post Search & Social: How To Engineer Cross-Channel Synergy appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

IAB's annual report shows search ad growth fell while social media and digital video posted stronger year-over-year gains. The post Search Ad Growth Slows As Social & Video Gain Faster appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Search Atlas announced an ambitious slate of features that make it easier than ever to manage every aspect of SEO The post Search Atlas Announces New Features For Agencies appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Search Engine Journal needs a Senior Digital Marketing Project Manager who can keep big ideas flowing, deadlines on track, and team in sync. The post Search Engine Journal Is Hiring! appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Learn why automation without strategic interpretation creates an insight gap, and how marketing leaders can close it. The post Search Marketing’s Insight Gap: When Automation Replaces Understanding appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Chartbeat data shows search referral traffic fell 60% for small publishers over two years, compared with 22% for large publishers, per an Axios report. The post Search Referral Traffic Down 60% For Small Publishers, Data Shows appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Learn how to connect SEO rankings to real business results by aligning metrics with revenue goals, optimizing conversions, and turning search visitors into customers. The post Search That Sells: Connecting The Dots Between Rankings And Results appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article