SEO

The Real SEO Skill No One Teaches: Problem Deduction via @sejournal, @billhunt

Posted by admin on 2026/02/04 at 2:30 pm

Bill Hunt shows how disciplined reasoning transforms SEO escalations into resolvable system behaviors rather than endless debates. The post The Real SEO Skill No One Teaches: Problem Deduction appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Information Retrieval Part 2: How To Get Into Model Training Data

Posted by admin on 2026/02/04 at 2:00 pm

Navigate the complexities of information retrieval and find out how to get into model training data for AI success. The post Information Retrieval Part 2: How To Get Into Model Training Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

The PPC Skills That Won’t Be Replaced By Automation

Posted by admin on 2026/02/04 at 1:00 pm

Top PPC specialists create outsized impact by combining paid media expertise with business strategy, profit modeling, and cross-channel insight. The post The PPC Skills That Won’t Be Replaced By Automation appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up Big Time Starting On February 2nd

Posted by admin on 2026/02/04 at 12:55 pm

I was hoping, well, not really, that Google would calm down a bit since we had such a volatile January.

Microsoft Publisher Content Marketplace – Pay For AI To License Content

Posted by admin on 2026/02/04 at 12:51 pm

Microsoft announced the expansion of the Microsoft Publisher Content Marketplace. This marketplace is designed to give publishers a new revenue stream, provides AI systems with scaled access to premium content, and deliver better responses for consumers.

Google Hit Self-Promotional Listicles In Recent Unconfirmed Updates?

Posted by admin on 2026/02/04 at 12:41 pm

Google may have hit those self-promotional and self-serving listicle articles in one of the more recent unconfirmed Google search ranking updates.

Google On Serving Markdown Pages To LLM Crawlers

Posted by admin on 2026/02/04 at 12:31 pm

Google’s John Mueller responded to a question on the pros and cons of serving raw markdown pages to LLM crawlers and bots. John didn’t say much but he did list a number of concerns and things you should be on top of, if you do go down that avenue.

Google Ad Network Invalid Clicks Report: Fraud vs Accidental

Posted by admin on 2026/02/04 at 12:21 pm

Mike Ryan posted data on the percentage of invalid clicks on the Google Ad Network, broken down by fraudulent clicks or likely accidental clicks. It shows the Google Display Network has the most invalid clicks, but search partners have the most fraudulent invalid clicks.

Using AI For SEO Can Fail Without Real Data (& How Ahrefs Fixes It) via @sejournal, @ahrefs

Posted by admin on 2026/02/04 at 6:00 am

This post was sponsored by Ahrefs. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own.

Google’s Crawl Team Filed Bugs Against WordPress Plugins via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/02/03 at 8:53 pm

Google’s crawl team filed a bug against WooCommerce for add-to-cart parameters wasting crawl budget. WooCommerce fixed it. Other plugins haven’t