YouTube is no longer optional for SEO in the age of AI Overviews
As search shifts to AI-driven answers, YouTube is becoming key source material. Brands that underinvest in video risk losing visibility.
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SEO Pulse: Core Update Favors Niche Expertise, AIO Health Inaccuracies & AI Slop via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
This week’s SEO Pulse highlights the tensions emerging as search engines tighten quality standards for sites while defending their own AI outputs.
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Top 10 Google Ads mistakes to avoid in 2026
Optimize your PPC campaigns by tackling issues like inconsistent tracking, old negative keywords, blind reliance on AI, and more.
PPC Pulse: Reddit Max Campaigns, Google Creator & Microsoft Targeting Updates via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Reddit simplifies campaign setup with Max Campaigns, Google enhances creator discovery inside Ads, and Microsoft expands audience targeting
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19 WordPress Alternatives: From Simple Builders To Enterprise CMS via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
WordPress no longer your default choice? Get a clear breakdown of when Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Drupal, and others are the smarter move.
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Assume bugs
Of course it’s not going to work the first time. You’ll need to fix errors in the code. Adjust errors in measurement. Deal with changing conditions. Perhaps there are systems effects no one could have predicted. If we begin a project with the high school mindset of getting a good grade (and avoiding the red
Google Ads API tightens conversion data rules
Advertisers who don’t migrate to the Data Manager API risk broken conversion tracking when Google tightens Ads API data rules in 2026.
Google’s John Mueller on SEO vs. GEO: Focus on audience behavior
AI isn’t going away, but Mueller says strategy beats semantics. Focus on how users really find and engage with your site.
Google: AI Overviews Show Less When Users Don’t Engage via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s Robby Stein explains why AI Overviews appear for some searches but not others, describing an engagement-based system.
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Google Gemini Gains Share As ChatGPT Declines In Similarweb Data via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Similarweb’s January Global AI Tracker shows ChatGPT at 64.5% of gen AI chatbot site visits, while Gemini reached 21.5% and writing tools fell.
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