Content Marketing and SEO

Automattic sent a trademark complaint letter to WordPress developer Kevin Geary over the name Automatic.css. The post Automattic Disputes Use Of Word “Automatic” For WordPress Product appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Learn how to improve your website's visibility with our comprehensive guide for growing AI engine engagement and citations. The post A Step-By-Step AEO Guide For Growing AI Citations & Visibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

If your business depends on local traffic, this audit checklist highlights where to focus for stronger visibility in both organic and AI search. The post How To Do A Complete Local SEO Audit: 11-Point Checklist appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google Ads has transformed from a simple PPC tool into an AI-driven ecosystem. Here’s how 25 years of evolution reshaped the marketer’s playbook. The post 25 Years Of Google Ads: Was It Better Then Or Now? appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's Preferred Sources tool is surfacing parked domains, spammy domain squatters, and random websites, detracting from legit sites that should be benefiting. The post Google’s Preferred Sources Tool Is Jammed With Spam appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google published guidance emphasizing context-driven technical SEO audits over tool-generated scores, explaining when high 404s are normal. The post Google Warns Against Relying On SEO Audit Tool Scores appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google Finance adds Deep Search for complex research, prediction markets data from Kalshi and Polymarket, and enhanced earnings tracking. The post Google Finance Gets AI Deep Search & Prediction Market Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google adds Waze ads to Performance Max for store goals in the U.S. and rolls out channel performance reporting, with search partner reporting coming soon. The post Google Performance Max Adds Waze Ads And Channel Reporting appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Anthropic's research explores how large language models perceive and structure text instead of simply producing it word by word. The post Anthropic Research Shows How LLMs Perceive Text appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Benjamin Houy shuts down Lorelight, arguing AI search doesn’t need stand-alone GEO tools. The decision sparks debate over measuring assistant visibility. The post GEO Platform Shutdown Sparks Industry Debate Over AI Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google’s YMYL standards reveal why AI-written health, finance, and legal content can’t match human expertise or credibility. The post Can You Use AI To Write For YMYL Sites? (Read The Evidence Before You Do) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Create a sustainable founder-led content model that balances authenticity, efficiency, and long-term brand impact. The post Don’t Let Your Founder Burn Out: 4 Systems To Operationalize Thought Leadership appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google says AI surfaces businesses the same way people do, by checking what others recommend online. The post Google Discusses Digital PR Impact On AI Recommendations appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Professionals can find fresh opportunities for meaningful networking across these eight alternative platforms to LinkedIn. The post 8 LinkedIn Alternatives For Professional Networking appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

OpenAI's made ChatGPT Go available in 98 countries, including 8 in Europe and 5 in Latin America. The post Discounted ChatGPT Go Is Now Available In 98 Countries appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

With Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI leading the agentic shift, marketers face a new era of machine-mediated discovery and engagement. The post How Agentic Browsers Will Change Digital Marketing appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

When Google’s algorithm updates hit your rankings, keep leadership calm and focused with a data-led, long-term SEO recovery plan. The post Ask An SEO: How To Manage Stakeholders When An Algorithm Update Hits appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Pomelli, a Google Labs & DeepMind AI experiment, builds a "Business DNA" from your site and generates editable branded campaign assets for small businesses. The post Google Labs & DeepMind Launch Pomelli AI Marketing Tool appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

If your business depends on local traffic, this audit checklist highlights where to focus for stronger visibility in both organic and AI search. The post How To Do A Complete Local SEO Audit: 11-Point Checklist appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Harry Clarkson-Bennett dissects the Google Discover leak to expose the real signals behind “trusted” content and sustainable visibility. The post How Google Discover REALLY Works appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Strategic insights on building custom GPTs for SEO, focusing on product thinking, cultural nuance, accessibility, and aligning AI workflows with business outcomes. The post Why The Build Process Of Custom GPTs Matters More Than The Technology Itself appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google reports that AI features are adding searches rather than replacing them, pointing to more AI-led sessions and steady traffic flowing to sites. The post Google Q3 Report: AI Mode, AI Overviews Lift Total Search Usage appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Learn how to measure visibility in AI search and move beyond outdated ranking metrics with expert insights in this webinar. The post Measuring Visibility When Rankings Disappear [Webinar] 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

Google Chrome will enable "Always Use Secure Connections" by default in October 2026, warning users before accessing public sites without HTTPS encryption. The post Chrome To Warn Users Before Loading HTTP Sites Starting Next Year appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article