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Land your next job in SEO or PPC. These brands and agencies are hiring to fill open search marketing positions right now.
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NEW Google: Don't Turn Your Content Into Bite-Sized Chunks
Google's Danny Sullivan said on the Search Off the Record podcast that was published yesterday that Google does not want you to turn your content into bite-sized chunks to rank well in
LLMs. He [...]
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SMX Advanced 2026 seeks expert speakers on SEO, PPC, and AI
SMX Advanced returns June 3-5. Learn what we’re looking for in session pitches, and how to submit a compelling session proposal.
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NEW Anthony Higman shares a PPC redemption story
Anthony Higman’s journey from a law firm mailroom to PPC CEO shows how learning from mistakes, can turn early missteps into lasting success.
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NEW Google Talks On Hiring A GEO/AEO/SEO & Buying AI-Optimization Tools
Google's Danny Sullivan and John Mueller spoke on the Search Off the Record podcast about whether hiring an AEO/GEO or buying an AI-optimization tool is any different than hiring an SEO or buying an [...]
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NEW Bing Tests Retro Local Pack In Search Results
In September, we posted about a number of local pack design tests from Microsoft Bing. But now, Bing might be testing a more retro, older-looking interface for the local pack in the Bing search [...]
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7 hard truths about measuring AI visibility and GEO performance
From probabilistic answers to off-site signals, AI visibility works differently than SEO. These seven truths explain how and why.
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Google Search Ranking Volatility January 6th With AdSense Earnings Drops
There are a number of SEOs and site owners complaining that they saw a large drop in Google Search rankings yesterday, January 6, 2026.
This unconfirmed Google update does not feel as widespread as [...]
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NEW Microsoft expands search themes in Performance Max to 50
Microsoft is giving Performance Max advertisers more control by expanding search themes to better guide automation toward high-intent customers.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 8, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
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37% of consumers start searches with AI instead of Google: Study
Traditional search frustrations are pushing users toward AI first, forcing brands to stay visible and credible in both places.
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NEW YouTube is no longer optional for SEO in the age of AI Overviews
As search shifts to AI-driven answers, YouTube is becoming key source material. Brands that underinvest in video risk losing visibility.
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Google’s Mueller Explains ‘Page Indexed Without Content’ Error via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google's John Mueller says "Page Indexed without content" errors typically indicate server or CDN blocking of Googlebot, not JavaScript issues. Here's what to check.
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Google Ads Using New AI Model To Catch Fraudulent Advertisers via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google Ads quietly implements a powerful multimodal AI that improves Google's ability to catch fraudulent advertisers.
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NEW Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility, Personalized Google AI Answers, Microsoft Copilot Checkout & More SEO & PPC News
This week, yep, we had another story on Google Search ranking volatility.
I posted the Google webmaster report for January 2026.
Google Discover seems to be showing too many...
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