Why CPC inflation starts before the auction
Rising CPCs start before the auction. Learn how brand, reach, and post-click experience shape paid search performance.
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How Google May ‘Understand’ Unique Content
Long doesn’t mean valuable. Google normalizes for length. Here’s what its information gain patent says actually moves the needle.
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Why Brand Positioning Is Now an AI Search Variable
AI doesn‘t just rank pages. It forms an understanding of your brand. Here‘s why brand positioning has become a critical factor in AI visibility.
Why the SEO vs. PPC debate is finally over
AI shifted buying decisions beyond the click, making SEO and PPC complementary parts of the same strategy instead of competing choices.
Google Says No SEO Penalty For Year-Long A/B Tests? via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s Mueller says long A/B tests won’t result in SEO demotions, contradicting official guidance that says they may be considered deceptive.
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Your next customer may discover your brand on TikTok before Google
The first decision is often emotional. Google increasingly becomes the place to validate it. Here’s what that means for SEO.
GA4’s AI Assistant Channel Undercounts Your AI Traffic: How To Build One That Doesn’t
GA4’s AI Assistant channel fragments traffic from a single source into three separate channels, making your AI referral numbers quietly wrong.
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The PPC Metrics Your CFO Actually Cares About (And How To Report Them) via @sejournal, @timothyjjensen
CFOs focus on revenue impact over vanity metrics. Discover the essential PPC measurements that resonate with executives.
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Disposable software
Even though it’s invisible, easily transported and weightless, software used to stick around. It took years to architect and build a complex bit of software, and thousands of people to help maintain it. Even a complex website could be seen as a durable technical asset. Now, with Claude Code on everyone’s desk, new software is
Google’s Mueller On First Link Priority & Link Obfuscation via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
John Mueller responded to a plan to hide homepage links from Google in hopes only one internal anchor text would count, known as « first-link priority. »
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