How To Audit Publisher Websites In 2026
A practical framework for auditing publisher websites in 2026, covering technical SEO, content quality, E-E-A-T, and entity consistency across passive and active discovery channels. The post How To Audit Publisher Websites In 2026 appeared first on…
Google Answers If Some Sites Can Ignore GEO And Just Focus On SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google explains whether some industries can get away with focusing on search and ignore GEO altogether. The post Google Answers If Some Sites Can Ignore GEO And Just Focus On SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Spam Update, Generative UI In AIOs, Reddit Drop – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s August spam update rolls out as generative UI reaches AI Overviews, websites get a new button, and Reddit’s ChatGPT citation share falls. The post Spam Update, Generative UI In AIOs, Reddit Drop – SEO Pulse appeared first on Search…
Google working on fix for broken favicons in Google Search
Google confirmed it is working on fixing a bug with favicons not showing properly within Google Search. Rajan Patel, Google’s VP, Engineering for Search, said “It’s an issue on our end. We identified the issue and we’re addressing it as quickly as we…
AI Mode Queries Are 3X Longer – Why Your Page Should Lead With The Answer via @sejournal, @gregjarboe
One year of AI Mode data shows people asking questions, not typing fragments, which is why the lead-first paragraph now beats the narrative arc. The post AI Mode Queries Are 3X Longer – Why Your Page Should Lead With The Answer appeared first on Search…
Duane Forrester: AI is rewriting SEO, but the mission is the same
Watch this video on YouTube Duane Forrester has watched search evolve from the days of meta keyword stuffing and penny clicks through mobile, personalization, “(not provided),” AI, and LLMs. After more than 25 years in the industry, including a decade at…
How to build an E-E-A-T checker with Claude Code
AI agents, AI-connected IDEs (Integrated Development Environments), and coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenClaw are gaining traction. Production typically relies on two distinct techniques: Building an AI tool within the platform (for…
How to measure the true value of creators and review content
Review content creators — including YouTubers, websites, and social media personalities — can add significant value, even if some long-term effects become parasitic. By parasitic, I mean something specific: over time, a review publisher may continue…
The House Doesn’t Publish Its Tells via @sejournal, @pedrodias
AI labs are buying pre-2022 books to avoid training on AI slop while quietly building text watermarking, exposing why content-at-scale strategies are a losing bet. The post The House Doesn’t Publish Its Tells appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
LLM visibility starts with better internal communication
Transition requires communication. There’s no way around it if you want to succeed. Whenever a transition affects other people, communication — and how it’s handled — is central to success. Search marketers are facing an organizational transition, though…