A post on LinkedIn called attention to Perplexity’s content discovery feed called Discover, which generates content on trending news topics. It praised the feed as a positive example of programmatic SEO, although some said that its days in Google’s search results are numbered. Everyone in that discussion believes those pages are one thing. In fact, ..
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Google says it’s actively working to surface more source links inside AI Mode. Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search, outlined changes designed to make links more visible. Stein wrote on X that Google has been testing where links appear inside AI answers and that the long-term “north star” is to show more inline ..
Google released the August spam update, impacting search results worldwide. The rollout may take a few weeks to complete. The August spam update started August 26 and applies worldwide. Expect possible ranking and traffic swings during the multi-week rollout. Monitor trends in Search Console and stay aligned with Google’s spam policies. https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-rolls-out-august-spam-update-targeting-search-quali..
Boost your skills with Growth Memo’s weekly expert insights. Subscribe for free! More data shows ChatGPT isn’t taking market share away from Google. Instead, it’s expanding the range of use cases and blurring the line between searching for information and performing tasks. I looked at Similarweb data to understand how this affects four different stages ..
A non-profit organization that is supported by Cloudflare, GitHub, and other organizations has open-sourced domain names, making them available with no catches or hidden fees. The sponsor of the free domain names explains that their purpose is not to replace commercial domain names but to offer an open-source alternative for developers, students, and people who ..
Marketers today spend their time on keyword research to uncover opportunities, closing content gaps, making sure pages are crawlable, and aligning content with E-E-A-T principles. Those things still matter. But in a world where generative AI increasingly mediates information, they are not enough. The difference now is retrieval. It doesn’t matter how polished or authoritative ..
In B2B SEO, typically, the ultimate goal is to attract high-intent searchers who convert into qualified leads. But, not all high-intent visibility translates to sales-ready traffic, especially in long sales cycles or complex buying journeys. As we get deeper into an era of diminishing importance of keywords that translate directly into attributable clicks, a focus ..
AI search has completely changed the way customers make decisions. If you’re still just tracking data instead of driving sales from AI search, you are missing out. Join Bart Góralewicz, Co-Founder of ZipTie.dev, on September 3, 2025, for an insightful webinar on how to map customer journeys in AI search and turn those insights into ..
In 2023, I wrote about a provocative “what if”: What if Google added an AI chatbot to Search, effectively cannibalizing itself? Fast-forward to 2025, and it’s no longer hypothetical. With AI Overviews (AIOs) and AI Mode, Google has not only eaten into its own search product, but it has also taken a big bite out ..
Google’s AI-generated results reshape how people search, and Google has said that websites should expect traffic fluctuations and that prior success in organic Search does not guarantee future success in the new ecosystem. This is a big claim, and it’s been debated whether “Hidden Gems” are getting more visibility in modern Search and I’m doing ..
