OpenAI announced on Friday it will begin testing ads in the ChatGPT responses in the coming weeks. The ads will show on the free product and low-cost subscription tier, ChatGPT Go

Google’s John Mueller said that link spam left in the comments section have no effect on Google Search or SEO, (and maybe even your website’s performance in Google Search?). He wrote on Bluesky, “These links all have no effect – they’re from spammers dropping links into comments.

James LePage, co-lead of the WordPress AI team, explains how SEO applies to AI agent content consumption. The post Head Of WordPress AI Team Explains SEO For AI Agents appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s John Mueller explains why free subdomain hosting services attract spam and make it harder for legitimate sites to gain search visibility. The post Google’s Mueller: Free Subdomain Hosting Makes SEO Harder appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google’s John Mueller acknowledges phantom noindex errors in Search Console reflect hidden indexing signals surfaced during Googlebot access. The post Google On Phantom Noindex Errors In Search Console appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

OpenAI will begin testing ads for ChatGPT Free and Go users in the U.S., outlining strict guardrails around privacy, answer independence, and ad placement.

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

This week’s SEO Pulse highlights the implications of Google handling more of the journey, from discovery to checkout, inside its own ecosystem. The post SEO Pulse: UCP Debate, Trends Gets Gemini, Health AIO Concerns appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

PPC Pulse recaps Google’s latest budget controls, AI-driven offer testing, and expanded eligibility rules for Shopping promotions. The post PPC Pulse: Total Budgets Expand, Direct Offers, & Shopping Promotions appeared first on Search Engine Journal

PPC Pulse recaps Google’s latest budget controls, AI-driven offer testing, and expanded eligibility rules for Shopping promotions. The post PPC Pulse: Total Budgets Expand, Direct Offers, & Shopping Promotions appeared first on Search Engine Journal .