Archive for February, 2026

Google Vastly Increases Local Pack Ads Placement

2026/02/02

Google seems to be showing more and more ads in the local pack, aka Local Pack Ads. Just a couple of months ago, Google had ads on the local pack for less than 3% of tracked keywords; now it’s up to about 22% of tracked keywords.

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February 2026 Google Webmaster Report

2026/02/02

Welcome to the Google Webmaster report, where I sum up all the more important Google organic search topics that occurred over the past month – just in case you (or I) missed it. January was an incredibly volatile month regarding unconfirmed Google search ranking movement.

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15 Fixes To Improve Low Conversion Rates In Google Ads via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

2026/02/02

Get more value from your Google Ads spend by tightening fundamentals that directly lift conversion performance. The post 15 Fixes To Improve Low Conversion Rates In Google Ads appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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Controversial Proposal To Label Sections Of AI Generated Content via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/02/02

A new proposal suggests using semantic HTML to label sections of a page that are AI generated to support EU compliance. The post Controversial Proposal To Label Sections Of AI Generated Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google Shows How To Get More Traffic From Top Stories Feature via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/02/02

Google’s new documentation shows how to get traffic from their Top Stories search feature. The post Google Shows How To Get More Traffic From Top Stories Feature appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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Google Shows How To Get More Traffic From Top Stories Feature via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/02/02

Google’s new documentation shows how to get traffic from their Top Stories search feature. The post Google Shows How To Get More Traffic From Top Stories Feature appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google Shows How To Get More Traffic From Top Stories Feature via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/02/02

Google’s new documentation shows how to get traffic from their Top Stories search feature.

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