Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from around the world of search marketing and beyond. This week we have a bountiful collection of news, a heaving trove of stats and a swollen haul of insight from the last seven days

Building a WordPress site can take less than 24 hours. However, it will take much longer to build a great online presence that drives consistent traffic. The post How to Build a WordPress Site in 24 Hours by @BrianHarnish appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

In this episode of #MarketingNerds, Joost de Valk of Yoast joins Brent Csutoras to talk about WordPress, SEO, and Plugins. The post Joost de Valk (aka Yoast) Talks WordPress, SEO, and Plugins on #MarketingNerds by @brentcsutoras appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

With every new development in search technology, search engines are becoming more and more futuristic.  With voice search and digital assistants letting you talk to search engines, and natural language search turning searching into a conversation, real-life search engines increasingly resemble something we used to only see in sci-fi films. But there are still so many things that we’d love to be able to search for, which are unfortunately beyond the bounds of what is physically possible. Here, then, are six sadly fictional search engines that we only wish existed.

Bill Elward posted on Twitter that for a search on [personal loan] in Google, Google is displaying an unusual featured snippet. It looks like an extended version of a featured snippet..

Google’s John Mueller announced on Google+ that they’ve updated the AMP error report in the Google Search Console. John explained that they’ve “updated the categorization used there to better group similar issues..

Yesterday, @oozn noticed Google testing wider, larger, bigger margins and spaces between the search result snippets. Giving more white space…

Google announced it will be doing a live demo of the redesigned AdWords interface later this month on May 24th. The post Google to Unveil New Adwords Redesign on May 24 by @SouthernSEJ appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Posted by randfish Keyword research, when done right, is a fairly complex process. Uncovering new keywords and appraising their value should involve a robust toolkit, a multitude of different sources, and a great deal of thoughtfulness