SEO

Google Ads Testing New Layouts for Multi-Location GBP Assets?

Posted by admin on 2026/04/07 at 3:28 pm

Spotted in the wild are what appear to be swipeable GBP location assets.

How Consumers Navigate High-Stakes Purchases In AI Mode via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig

Posted by admin on 2026/04/07 at 1:30 pm

New research shows AI Mode is reshaping buying decisions. Learn how to secure visibility, trust, and top placement. The post How Consumers Navigate High-Stakes Purchases In AI Mode appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

From T-Shaped To M-Shaped: The PPC Career Evolution Nobody Is Talking About

Posted by admin on 2026/04/07 at 12:30 pm

PPC professionals commanding higher compensation are moving beyond T-shaped skill sets toward M-shaped expertise with multiple deep, complementary disciplines. The post From T-Shaped To M-Shaped: The PPC Career Evolution Nobody Is Talking About appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Programming Note: Offline For Last Days Of Passover Wednesday & Thursday

Posted by admin on 2026/04/07 at 12:10 pm

This is a programming note that I am completely offline for the last days of Passover holiday Wednesday and Thursday.

Google Explains Why It Doesn’t Matter That Websites Are Getting Larger via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Posted by admin on 2026/04/07 at 11:13 am

Google explains why it doesn’t matter if websites are getting heavier and the takeaway has everything to do with SEO. The post Google Explains Why It Doesn’t Matter That Websites Are Getting Larger appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google’s Mueller On SEO Gurus Who Are “Clueless Imposters” via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Posted by admin on 2026/04/07 at 8:57 am

Google’s John Mueller says that those who self-identify as SEO gurus are clueless imposters. The post Google’s Mueller On SEO Gurus Who Are “Clueless Imposters” appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Brand Bias in Prompts: An Experiment

Posted by admin on 2026/04/07 at 7:00 am

We tested 300 prompts to measure how common brand mentions are in LLM responses. See the data on how brand, soft-brand, and non-brand queries impact visibility, including a surprising look at the volume of brand mentions generated by Gemini.

ChatGPT Now Crawls 3.6x More Than Googlebot: What 24M Requests Reveal

Posted by admin on 2026/04/07 at 5:00 am

Find out why Googlebot is no longer the only dominant crawler as OpenAI’s ChatGPT-User takes the lead in web requests. The post ChatGPT Now Crawls 3.6x More Than Googlebot: What 24M Requests Reveal appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Trust In AI Search Could Drop With Ads, Survey Shows via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/04/06 at 7:40 pm

An Ipsos survey of U.S. adults found 63% say ads in AI search results would reduce trust.

ChatGPT Search Is Citing Fewer Sites, Data Shows via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/04/06 at 1:18 pm

ChatGPT Search is citing fewer websites per response after GPT-5.3 Instant became the default experience. The post ChatGPT Search Is Citing Fewer Sites, Data Shows appeared first on Search Engine Journal