Archive for January, 2026

Google Search Adds Preferred Sources Help Docs

2026/01/30

Several weeks after Google rolled out support for Preferred Sources globally, Google added official help documentation for site owners to use to help them understand what it is all about and how to encourage their readers to subscribe to your site as a preferred source.

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Google Business Profiles Review Appeals No Longer Delayed

2026/01/30

Before the December holidays, Google posted a notice that review appeals for Google Business Profiles were delayed.

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One Click Google Ads Performance Max Ad Previews

2026/01/30

Google Ads has this new way to preview your Performance Max campaign ads, with one click. Now you can easily preview your PMax asset group ads from the table by clicking on the images.

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4 Reasons Your Google Ads Clicks Are Down & What You Can Do via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

2026/01/30

Stop guessing when clicks fall and use a structured process to get Google Ads performance back on track. The post 4 Reasons Your Google Ads Clicks Are Down & What You Can Do appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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4 Reasons Your Google Ads Clicks Are Down & What You Can Do via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

2026/01/30

Stop guessing when clicks fall and use a structured process to get Google Ads performance back on track. The post 4 Reasons Your Google Ads Clicks Are Down & What You Can Do appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google’s SAGE Agentic AI Research: What It Means For SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/01/30

New research paper about creating a dataset for training deep research AI agents (SAGE) also provides SEO insights for content. The post Google’s SAGE Agentic AI Research: What It Means For SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 29, 2026

2026/01/29

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

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The New Content Failure Mode: People Love It, Models Ignore It via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester

2026/01/29

Identify the new content failure mode that reveals the utility gap, leading to unseen quality content on AI platforms.

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How Visibility Compounds In Brand-Led SEO via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW

2026/01/29

Dan Taylor explains how compounding search visibility turns repeated exposure into familiarity, preference, and long-term resilience. The post How Visibility Compounds In Brand-Led SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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What The Latest Web Almanac Report Reveals About Bots, CMS Influence & llms.txt via @sejournal, @theshelleywalsh

2026/01/29

Explore what the latest web almanac reveals about bots and the unexpected trends shaping SEO with host Shelley Walsh and expert guest Chris Green. The post What The Latest Web Almanac Report Reveals About Bots, CMS Influence & llms.txt appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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