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VOL. XI, No. 3905 - Archive
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The latest jobs in search marketing

Land your next job in SEO or PPC. These brands and agencies are hiring to fill open search marketing positions right now. Search Engine Land

How to chunk content and when it’s worth it

Clear structure helps readers scan content and AI systems identify answers. Here’s how to organize ideas into clear, self-contained sections. Search Engine Land

Daily Search Forum Recap: March 5, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google AI Mode has better link cards to recipe sites [...] Search Engine Roundtable

200+ AI audits reveal why some industries struggle in AI search

Audit data across 10 industries shows access failures, weak evidence, and low utility make some sites easy for AI systems to bypass. Search Engine Land

New finding: ChatGPT sources 83% of its carousel products from Google Shopping via shopping query fan-outs

A new study reveals what data sources ChatGPTs product carousels prefer to use. Here’s how we analyzed shopping query fan-outs and what we found. Search Engine Land

Ask a Techspert: How does AI understand my visual searches?

Learn more about AI Mode in Search’s query fan-out method for visual search. Inside Search

AI Max increases revenue 13% but drives higher CPA: Study

Independent research and an exclusive with Google's Ads Liaison confirm AI Max's real-world trade-offs — and the end of Dynamic Search Ads. Search Engine Land

NanoClaw Creator Loses SEO Battle To Impostor Website via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

NanoClaw's creator says Google ranks a fake website above his project's real site despite 18K GitHub stars, press coverage, and structured data setup. Search Engine Journal

Google Says Disavow Links If You’re Conflicted And Need To Be Sure via @sejournal, @martinibuster

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. Search Engine Journal

Google Local Service Ads Won't Credit Calls For Existing Clients (Not Lead)

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 [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Customer Match Data Uploads Changes Coming April 1

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 [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google: Most Sites Don't Need To Disavow Links But That's Not All Sites

Google's John Mueller again spoke about the disavow link file. This time he said that while "most sites don't need it, he added but "that's not all sites." Some sites may indeed need [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Bing Search Tests Go To Shopping Button

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." Search Engine Roundtable

Bing With Asian Owned Labels On Microsoft Ads

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 [...] Search Engine Roundtable