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VOL. XII, No. 4063 - 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

Why the traditional link building model no longer works for AI search

High-DR links, paid mentions, and link exchanges can look authoritative without giving AI systems enough credibility to recommend your brand. Search Engine Land

Technical SEO testing: How to build a stronger experiment

The hardest part of an SEO test is knowing what caused the result. Choose comparisons and metrics that make your findings easier to defend. Search Engine Land

Google brings new AI agent capabilities to Ads and Analytics

Google is bringing automated dashboards and conversational reporting to Google Ads and Analytics for faster analysis. Search Engine Land

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 10, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... Search Engine Roundtable

Google investigates Merchant Center outage

Google says it is investigating reports of an issue affecting Merchant Center, but has not yet shared details on the cause or expected resolution. Search Engine Land

Evolve your marketing with new AI tools

Learn how new AI and agentic experiences across Google Ads and Google Analytics can simplify your marketing workflow. Inside Adwords

Google confirms testing new buttons on home page to drive users to AI-powered search features

Google said this is a limited test where they add create images, ask about files and brainstorm buttons under the search box. Search Engine Land

Google Ads & Google Analytics Gain New AI Features

Google announced a number of new AI features for Google Ads and Google Analytics aimed to "simplify your workflow and expedite your path to business growth," as Google wrote. Specifically, [...] Search Engine Roundtable

SEOs Taking Over Expired Google X Accounts

It looks like we are seeing some Googler accounts being taken over by sites that sell SEO services, or dare I say it, spammy or low-quality SEO services. Martin Splitt from Google let his X account [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Console Generative AI Performance Report Available For All

The Google Search Console generative AI performance reports seem to be live for everyone now. Google has not yet announced the full rollout of the generative AI performance reports but after [...] Search Engine Roundtable

How to decide whether a keyword deserves its own page

Use SERP overlap, content independence, and site structure to determine whether to create a new page, expand an existing one, or consolidate. Search Engine Land

A 5-layer framework for measuring AI search performance

Traditional attribution misses part of the AI buyer journey. Measure access, visibility, demand, referrals, pipeline, and revenue. Search Engine Land

Google Ads Sponsored Results Tests Advertiser Name & Favicon Summary

Google is testing placing the list of advertisers in the group of sponsored results at the top of the ad block in the mobile search results. So if the sponsored results group has two advertisers in [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google Travel Campaigns Migrating To Search Campaigns For Travel

Google will be migrating Travel campaigns to the new Search campaigns for Travel in Google Ads. This is happening sometime in the third quarter of 2026; we do not have a specific date. Search Engine Roundtable