In the retrieval era, your competitive edge comes from embedding discipline, not just traditional technical SEO. The post Vector Index Hygiene: A New Layer Of Technical SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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In the retrieval era, your competitive edge comes from embedding discipline, not just traditional technical SEO. The post Vector Index Hygiene: A New Layer Of Technical SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Discover why branding and clear communication matter in today’s fast-moving SEO landscape, plus insightful takeaways from our latest State of SEO report. The post Moving Beyond E-E-A-T: Branding, Survival And The State Of SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Strengthen your international presence by aligning hreflang setup with market goals and user expectations. The post Ask An SEO: What Are The Most Common Hreflang Mistakes & How Do I Audit Them
Yoast announced a new AI visibility tool that can help SMBs improve AI SEO. The post Yoast Announces New AI Visibility Tool appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Usage patterns show LLMs reshaping how people consume information, raising the stakes for publishers to deliver real assets, not just content. The post How People Really Use LLMs And What That Means For Publishers appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Backlinks still matter in AI search, but quality, diversity, and even nofollow links now shift visibility more than raw volume. The post How AI Really Weighs Your Links (Analysis Of 35,000 Datapoints) appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
This is just a programming note that I will be 100% offline starting Wednesday night (October 1st) through Thursday night (October 2nd) for Yom Kippur. I am not scheduling any stories on Yom Kippur…
Google’s spam update completed after almost a month rollout, it was pretty wild and got even more wild after the rollout completed. Google AI Mode rolled out to more languages, is more visual, is testing agentic experiences and much more. Google dropped the num parameter causing a huge mess for so many of us.
Google announced new message assets requirements for Google Ads. These new requirements aim “to ensure a good user experience” and go into effect on October 30, 2025.