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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Industry Survey: 37% Of SEOs Saw Less Than $30,000 In Revenue Turnover Since Last Year According to an industry survey by local search firm BrightLocal, a… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Hey Search Engine Land readers — you get search. You know how important it is.

WordPress Version 4.0, which is being called “Benny” in honor of jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. In the official announcement, WordPress touts that this is not just another WordPress update, “we feel we’ve put a little extra polish into it” the company says

The BrightLocal Local SEO Industry Survey included nearly 1,800 SEOs and found more than a third of local SEOs have turnover of less than $30,000 and the average local SEO handles nine clients.

According to an industry survey by local search firm BrightLocal, a majority of SEOs experienced less than $30,000 in revenue turnover during the last twelve months, with the average revenue-per-client ranging from $500 to $1,000 for the largest percentage of survey respondents. BrightLocal polled… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

At some point this month, Google will update its AdWords ad policy center.

Google’s Matt Cutts, who is currently on a long vacation, has migrated his personal blog at mattcutts.com/blog from HTTP to HTTPS sometime over the past few days.

SearchMetrics announced their 2014 SEO ranking factors study is now ready for download. Every year, SearchMetrics releases the study but this is the largest study they’ve done, with almost 100 pages and by adding dozens of new factors like time of site, bounce rate, fresh links and others…. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Those who are paranoid about being spied on by things like drones, security cameras, hidden microphones, or Google Glass will now have some peace of mind. The Verge reports that there’s now a new little device on the market called Cyborg Unplug. Stick Cyborg Unplug into a power outlet and it will sound an alarm whenever surveillance device such as the ones listed above enters the vicinity of your home