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Big Change To Google’s Product Structured Data Page
Google completely revamped their +6,000 word Product Structured Data documentation into three topically focused pages
Top Podcasts About SEO
2024’s top SEO podcasts offer deep dives into search marketing, analytics, and industry trends.
New Anthropic Claude Team Plan Versus ChatGPT Team
Anthropic announced a new Claude Team plan that’s a significant step up from the Pro plan. How does it compare to ChatGPT Team?
Wix Proposals Tool Helps Businesses Win More Clients
Wix announced a new tool called Wix Proposals that allows premium users to create professional proposals and close more deals
What To Know About Medium-Level WordPress Vulnerabilities
The facts about medium-level vulnerabilities and whether they’re something to worry about
OpenAI To Show Content & Links In Response To Queries
OpenAI deal puts ChatGPT on path of showing content and links in response to queries, which may be good news for publishers & SEO
Google News Deletes Manual Submission Option
Google removes the manual submission option for Google News from the Publishers Center
5 Things To Consider Before A Site Migration
Experts share five valuable tips for ensuring a successful site migration
WordPress on Your Desktop: Studio By WordPress & Other Free Tools
Learn how to build and test sites on the desktop with Studio by WordPress as well as with other free tools
Big Update To Google’s Ranking Drop Documentation
Google made a significant update to the documentation on how to diagnose the causes of ranking drops
Google’s New Infini-Attention And SEO
Google’s Infini-attention is a plug and play technology that can be added to existing models, including core algorithm systems
Google Crawler Documentation Has A New IP List
Google updated their Googlebot and Crawler documentation to add a second list of IP addresses
DeepL Write: New AI Editor Improves Content Quality
New AI creative assistant doesn’t generate content. It democratizes high quality writing. Comes in free and modestly priced versions.
Google Revised The Favicon Documentation
Google revised their favicon documentation with new wording that makes it easier to understand
Google Explains A Weird Domain Migration Outcome
Google’s John Mueller offered his insight into the extraordinary outcome of why three similar domain name migrations
Google Confirms Links Are Not That Important
Google’s Gary Illyes said that Google needs very few links, confirming that we’re closer to a post-links algorithm
Google DeepMind RecurrentGemma Beats Transformer Models
Google DeepMind researchers invent a high performance alternative to transformer models that uses less computing resources
Google On 404 Errors And Ranking Drops
Google’s Gary Illyes responded to a question about 404 errors that coincided with a drop in search rankings
Google On Diagnosing A Deindexed WordPress Site
Google’s John Mueller on diagnosing why a WordPress site disappeared from the search index after changing web hosts
Google Answers Whether Having Two Sites Affects Rankings
Google’s John Mueller offers his thoughts on whether publishing multiple sites can negatively affect rankings
Google Answers If Changing Web Hosting Affects SEO
Google’s Gary Illyes answers whether changing web hosting platforms can negatively impact SEO
2024 WordPress Vulnerability Report Shows Errors Sites Keep Making
2024 WordPress vulnerability report shows top reasons why many WordPress sites were compromised over the past year
Google Ends Video Carousel Structured Data Test
Google abruptly stops supporting the video carousel (limited access) rich results structured data and removes the documentation
Wix Partners Can Now Sell Templates in Wix Marketplace
Agency partners can now earn more on Wix by selling templates in the Wix Marketplace
Brave Announces AI Search Engine – Shares Insights For SEO
Brave announced a new AI search engine and provides answers on what SEOs should know about how it works for ranking websites
Google Clarifies Vacation Rental Structured Data
Google quietly updated the Vacation Rental structured data recommendations to clarify what is required for the address information
Google On Hyphens In Domain Names
Google’s John Mueller offers practical advice for picking a domain name that is adaptable for future growth
Reddit Post Ranks On Google In 5 Minutes – What’s Going On?
Google ranked a Reddit post in the top ten within 5 minutes but denies it is showing a preference
Why Gemini Will Not Replace Google Search
Why Query Deserves Ads is where the search industry is headed