SEO

Google Answers Question About Core Web Vitals “Poisoning” via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Posted by admin on 2025/08/17 at 11:40 am

Google’s John Mueller offered his opinion about a reported Core Web Vitals poisoning attack The post Google Answers Question About Core Web Vitals “Poisoning” appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Local SEO Best Practices Aren’t Universal: Yext Study via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2025/08/15 at 9:20 pm

A study of 8.7M Google results finds review engagement correlates strongest with Local Pack visibility, with tactics varying by industry. The post Local SEO Best Practices Aren’t Universal: Yext Study appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 15, 2025

Posted by admin on 2025/08/15 at 2:00 pm

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

Googlebot Crawl Slump? Mueller Points To Server Errors via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2025/08/15 at 1:54 pm

A Reddit thread about a sharp crawl drop prompted guidance from Google’s John Mueller. Here’s how to diagnose the cause. The post Googlebot Crawl Slump

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility Continues, Preferred Sources, Site Hack Demolishes Traffic & Google On AI

Posted by admin on 2025/08/15 at 12:01 pm

The Google search ranking volatility has not calmed down since the June core update and we are in mid-August and expecting another core update soon. Google launched the preferred sources feature for Top Stories…

AI-Powered Search: Adapting Your SEO Strategy via @sejournal, @wburton27

Posted by admin on 2025/08/15 at 12:00 pm

Ranking today takes more than keywords. Here’s how to create AI-friendly, user-focused content that keeps your brand visible in today’s evolving search ecosystem. The post AI-Powered Search: Adapting Your SEO Strategy appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Chartbeat: Traffic From Google To Publishers Stable Over Years

Posted by admin on 2025/08/15 at 11:51 am

The studies we have thus seen from third parties have all said traffic from Google Search to websites has declined a lot since AI Overviews came out. But we have a new study from Chartbeat that says traffic to news publishers from Google (including Discover) has been stable over the past few years.

Google’s John Mueller Suggests AI SEO Acronyms May Lead To Scams & Spam

Posted by admin on 2025/08/15 at 11:41 am

Google’s John Mueller replied to a lot of the hype around all GEO, AIO, AEO, etc topics floating around the SEO space. John said on Bluesky, “The higher the urgency, and the stronger the push of new acronyms, the more likely they’re just making spam and scamming.”

Google’s John Mueller Suggests AI SEO Acronyms May Lead To Scams & Spam

Posted by admin on 2025/08/15 at 11:41 am

Google’s John Mueller replied to a lot of the hype around all GEO, AIO, AEO, etc topics floating around the SEO space.

Google Search Age Verification: Asking To Confirm You’re An Adult

Posted by admin on 2025/08/15 at 11:31 am

Google Search started to roll out the age verification that it said it would begin doing a couple of weeks ago. Yes, it is not just YouTube, it goes across Google Search ads too, as we reported back a couple of weeks ago.