AI copy guardrails and expanded YouTube non-skip video formats headline this week’s Google Ads updates in PPC Pulse. The post AI Max Brand Controls Expand, VRC Non-Skip Ads Go Global – PPC Pulse appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s John Mueller confirmed that most sites don’t need to use a disavow file but if you need to be sure, do it. The post Google Says Disavow Links If You’re Conflicted And Need To Be Sure appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Is your SEO strategy ready for LLM grounding? Explore the distinction between training data and live web retrieval, and discover how to optimize your brand’s visibility in AI search results.

NanoClaw’s creator says Google ranks a fake website above his project’s real site despite 18K GitHub stars, press coverage, and structured data setup. The post NanoClaw Creator Loses SEO Battle To Impostor Website appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

New SMEC study analyzes AI Max in Google Ads Search campaigns, showing a 13% conversion value lift but higher CPA and unpredictable ROAS results. The post What SMEC’s Data Reveals About AI Max Performance appeared first on Search Engine Journal

New SMEC study analyzes AI Max in Google Ads Search campaigns, showing a 13% conversion value lift but higher CPA and unpredictable ROAS results. The post What SMEC’s Data Reveals About AI Max Performance appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google AI Mode has better link cards to recipe sites now…

Technical SEO is evolving from crawl hygiene to truth packaging, and this article details the next infrastructure layer.

Clara Soteras joins Shelley Walsh to explain how publishers and brands can use Google Discover strategically, and why relying on it alone is risky. The post Why Google Discover Is No Longer Just For Publishers appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google has removed a whole section from its JavaScript SEO documentation because it was outdated and Google says loading content with JavaScript does not make it hard for Google Search.