Content Marketing and SEO

Control AI visibility and server strain with a log-validated index of bots, complete with user-agent strings, official IP ranges, crawl rates, and allowlist/block best practices. The post Complete Crawler List For AI User-Agents [Dec 2025] appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google Search Console is testing a feature that shows how linked social channels perform in Google Search, including clicks, impressions, and queries. The post Google Tests Social Channel Insights In Search Console appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

A practical look at Google Ads’ 2025 releases, key takeaways for PPC managers, and what’s likely to shape strategy in 2026. The post What Google’s 2025 Year in Review Tells Us About the Future of PPC appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google disputes a report claiming ads will arrive in the Gemini app in 2026, saying there are no current plans to add them. The post Google Disputes Report Claiming Ads Are Coming To Gemini In 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Navigate the complex world of link building with our guide to finding reputable link building services in 2026 for long-term success. The post AI Overviews Changed Everything: How To Choose Link Building Services For 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

The next phase of search belongs to companies that treat AI systems as decision engines and redesign their content for retrieval, reliability, and trust. The post 14 Things Executives And SEOs Need To Focus On In 2026 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Cloudflare's sixth annual Year in Review reveals how AI crawlers, security threats, and traffic patterns changed in 2025. The post Cloudflare Report: Googlebot Tops AI Crawler Traffic appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Ahrefs data suggests Google’s AI Mode and AI Overviews often align on meaning while citing different URLs. The post Google AI Mode & AI Overviews Cite Different URLs, Per Ahrefs Report appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Why Google’s focus on AI products is weakening traditional spam enforcement and reshaping risk for legitimate publishers and SEOs. The post Why Google’s Spam Problem Is Getting Worse appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google SVP Nick Fox says AI Mode’s personal context features, including opt-in Gmail connections teased at I/O, are still in internal testing. The post Google’s AI Mode Personal Context Features “Still To Come” appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

It's time to reset how we think about links and link building for SEO and AI search. The post Let’s Be Honest About The Ranking Power Of Links appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Core Web Vitals measurements reveal a significant difference between open source and proprietary CMS platforms. The post Core Web Vitals Champ: Open Source Versus Proprietary Platforms appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Microsoft published guidance on how duplicate content affects AI search visibility, explaining that AI systems cluster similar pages and may surface unintended versions. The post Microsoft Explains How Duplicate Content Affects AI Search Visibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google sued SerpApi under the DMCA, alleging it circumvented SearchGuard to scrape and resell licensed copyrighted content from Google Search results at scale. The post Google Files DMCA Suit Targeting SerpApi’s SERP Scraping appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

PPC accounts without scripts rely on luck, manual checks, and late alerts. Here’s why that’s a risk serious advertisers shouldn’t accept. The post Why Every Google Ads Account Needs To Run Scripts appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's Year in Search reveals trending actors, movies, athletes, games, recipes, and travel destinations that captured attention throughout 2025. The post Google Reveals The Top Searches Of 2025 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Ahrefs' Patrick Stox joins Shelley Walsh to talk about the shifting search journey, the limits of LLM attribution, and the importance of brand consistency. The post Google Isn’t Going Anywhere: Ahrefs Ambassador On LLM Inclusion & Why Relationships Still Win appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Uncover the insights from the 2026 AI Search Benchmark report and see how your brand measures up in AI search performance. The post The 2026 AI Search Benchmark Every SEO Leader Needs [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Ad scheduling becomes a performance multiplier when campaigns align with regional time zones, local behavior, and data-driven delivery windows. The post Paid Ad Scheduling Across Time Zones That Actually Works appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Choosing between pipeline and revenue focus defines how campaigns behave, how performance is judged, and how reliably PPC contributes to profit. The post Should Your PPC Strategy Focus On The Lead Pipeline Or Revenue? appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Bill Hunt outlines how leading brands close the search equity gap by linking discoverability, governance, and measurable financial impact. The post The Search Equity Gap: Quantifying Lost Organic Market Share (And Winning It Back) appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's Year in Search shows AI tools led trending queries globally. Gemini ranked first worldwide, with DeepSeek appearing in both US and global lists. The post Google Year In Search 2025: Gemini, DeepSeek Top Trending Lists appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google Search Console is rolling out an experimental AI feature that lets you configure Search results Performance reports using natural language prompts. The post Google Adds AI-Powered Configuration To Search Console appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

This week’s SEO Pulse examines new data what drives AI citations, plus ChatGPT launches shopping research. Your quick catch-up on what practitioners need to know. The post SEO Pulse: Google Updates Console, Maps & AI Mode Flow appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google CEO Sundar Pichai explained why understanding AI starts with seeing the bigger picture around it. The post Google CEO Sundar Pichai Says Information Ecosystem Is Richer Than AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article