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VOL. XII, No. 4030 - 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

Want to present at SMX Next? Now’s the time to submit a pitch!

If you’re on top of the latest techniques and what’s to come in SEO, PPC, and AI search, submit a pitch to present at SMX Next. Search Engine Land

How to make your SEO strategy more commercially aware

Prioritize SEO using the metrics that matter most to the business, including revenue, profitability, and return on investment. Search Engine Land

5 questions to ask AI vendors before buying a tool

Separate genuine solutions from AI hype by evaluating business value, data policies, customer proof, and implementation before you invest. Search Engine Land

Why most original data never gets cited

Primary research is rare, but it earns 3.3x more AI citations per page. Learn why benchmark studies outperform other original data. Search Engine Land

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 8, 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 is testing using tracking URLs within its [...] Search Engine Roundtable

ChatGPT citations change when hidden search pipelines switch

Two analyses found ChatGPT’s hidden search systems can change its sources, making citation tracking harder than answers suggest. Search Engine Land

Google Search Broke All Usage Records With Highest Usage Yesterday

Nick Fox, Senior Vice President of Knowledge & Information at Google, said Google Search "broke all prior usage records and saw its highest usage in history" after Argentina scored its [...] Search Engine Roundtable

AI Search Is Exposing SEO’s Risk Of Losing GEO Outcomes via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Search marketer Tom Critchlow says AI Search is exposing the question of whether SEO still owns GEO outcomes. Search Engine Journal

Google Says Search Hit All-Time Usage High During World Cup via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google's Nick Fox said Search saw its highest usage on record during Argentina's comeback win over Egypt at the World Cup. Search Engine Journal

Google’s New Merchant Listing Structured Data Improves SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Google's new Category and Sale Duration structured data properties give merchants a way to rank more precise product data. Search Engine Journal

Stop saying ‘best practice’ and start bringing proof

SEO stops sounding like black magic when you can point to the exact Google doc that backs it up. Here's how to use it to earn buy-in. Search Engine Land

Google drops Next from Merchant Center Next

Google Merchant Center Next is now know as just Google Merchant Center. Search Engine Land

Google Merchant Center Next Is Now Just Google Merchant Center

Google has removed "Next" from Google Merchant Center Next and it is now to be known as just Google Merchant Center. Google announced this over here saying, "The platform you use today [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Generative AI Controls Rolling Out Beyond UK Sites

Google seems to be rolling out the new Generative AI controls in Google Search Console to sites outside the United Kingdom. It initially launched a month ago only for .co.uk based sites but now we [...] Search Engine Roundtable