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VOL. XI, No. 3665 - Archive
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NEW 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

NEW Google Explains How Long It Takes For SEO To Work via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Google’s John Mueller explains what site owners should expect after implementing SEO changes. Search Engine Journal

NEW Google’s Advice On Hiring An SEO And Red Flags To Watch For via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Google explains when it's time to hire an SEO and cautions about a major red flag to watch for. Search Engine Journal

Cloudflare’s Pay Per Crawl: A turning point for SEO and GEO

Pay Per Crawl signals a new web business model – charging AI bots for access and giving content creators a new path to profit. Search Engine Land

OpenAI Quietly Adds Shopify As A Shopping Search Partner via @sejournal, @martinibuster

OpenAI has added Shopify to ChatGPT’s shopping search as a third-party data source. Search Engine Journal

Dive deeper with AI Mode and get gaming help in Circle to Search

We’re bringing new AI capabilities to Circle to Search, so you can dive deeper and ask follow-ups in AI Mode, and get gaming tips. Inside Search

Google Ads hidden search terms cost advertisers – big time

An independent analysis reveals that hidden search terms in Google Ads may be costing advertisers up to 85% of their spend in inefficiencies. Search Engine Land

New Google Search Console Discussion Forum Search Appearance Filter

Google Search Console now gives you the ability to track the performance of your Discussion forums rich results within the Google search results. Google added a new search appearance filter for [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Internet Marketing Ninjas Acquired By Previsible via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Previsible has acquired Internet Marketing Ninjas to expand its link building and digital PR services, with both operating as separate brands Search Engine Journal

Yoast SEO Functionality Is Now Available Within Google Docs via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Yoast SEO breaks free of the CMS paradigm and now provides readability and keyword feedback within Google Docs. Search Engine Journal

Google: Order Of Disavow Link File Does Not Matter

Google's John Mueller said the order of the URLs or sites you list in your disavow link file does not matter. He added that the file is not processed in real time, it is crawled and then taken into [...] Search Engine Roundtable

NEW Google Clarifies Structured Data Rules For Returns & Loyalty Programs via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google updates its structured data documentation to clarify how merchants should implement return policies and loyalty programs. Search Engine Journal

Enterprise SEO: A complete guide for scalable search success

Master enterprise SEO with strategies for scale, governance, and global visibility. Learn how large organizations drive results across millions of pages. Search Engine Land

Google Search Console Performance Report Average Position Bug?

Google Search Console may have a weird glitch in the performance report average position data. For some reason, many are seeing huge declines in average position in the chart but when they look at [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google’s Quality Rankings May Rely On These Content Signals via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Content that delivers a meaningful experience with these 7 factors is more likely to earn links, shares, and higher rankings. Search Engine Journal