Daily Search Forum Recap: March 6, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
This week, we continue to see ongoing heated Google Search volatility. I posted the big Google webmaster report for March 2026
In SEO Pulse: AI Overview citations drift further from traditional rankings as AI search expands and platforms clarify how content appears in AI answers.
Google’s John Mueller again spoke about the disavow link file.
Microsoft is testing a “Go to Shopping” button within the Bing Search results. This is instead of the narrower shopping section that shows shopping results by just says “see all.”
A few years ago, Microsoft Advertising the support of Asian owned labels and attributes on its search ads within Bing. Google has a similar attribute, by the way. Honestly, I’ve never seen the label on Bing, until now.
Google Local Service Ads can be super expensive; each call or click can cost hundreds of dollars. Which is why Google has generally been good about refunding for mistaken leads or issues with those leads.
Google sent out emails to some advertisers about changes coming to the Customer Match uploads in the Google Ads APl. After April 1, 2026, those data uploads are no longer going to work in the Google Ads API and must be done in the Data Manager API instead.
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 .