Link devaluation: The hidden threat of SpamBrain
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Link devaluation: The hidden threat of SpamBrain

Learn why buying links could be a recipe for disaster as Google tightens its grip on spammy SEO tactics. As I write this, we’re in the first week of the March 2024 core and spam updates – and the aftermath has been savage. Sites with spam policy violations were hit with manual...
SEO testing: Shifting from reactive to proactive strategies
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SEO testing: Shifting from reactive to proactive strategies

Explore a systematic framework for SEO split testing. Learn how to identify, prioritize and execute tests effectively. A/B testing for SEO is different than typical UX/CRO testing. Despite how quickly search evolves and best practices change, some changes must be tested before...
Repurposing content with AI: Streamlining blog roundups and skyscraper posts
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Repurposing content with AI: Streamlining blog roundups and skyscraper posts

Learn an AI-assisted approach to content repurposing, enabling you to efficiently create blog roundups and skyscraper posts. In the old days, humans had to identify sources, summarize the work and search for common meaning. Today, robots do the heavy lifting and you, the human,...
Integrating SEO into the multichannel customer journey
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Integrating SEO into the multichannel customer journey

Discover how strategically integrating SEO into multichannel marketing builds brand visibility and delivers a seamless customer experience. Consumer behavior has become more complex and unpredictable. To effectively reach and engage customers, businesses must adopt a multichannel...
Forget PageRank: Here’s why you should focus on ranking instead
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Forget PageRank: Here’s why you should focus on ranking instead

Explore sustainable SEO strategies to improve organic rankings through performance, branding, crawl management and more. Despite new trends and innovative tools like AI stealing the limelight occasionally, many competitive industries continue to focus their SEO efforts primarily...
Yandex search engine sold in $5.2 billion deal
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Yandex search engine sold in $5.2 billion deal

The sale follows a tumultuous period that began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A consortium of Russian investors now owns Yandex. Yandex, N.V. has agreed to sell its Russian assets – including the Yandex search engine – as part of a deal worth 475 billion rubles...
Google drops Web Stories from image results, Google Discover carousel view and more
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Google drops Web Stories from image results, Google Discover carousel view and more

Google changed where Web Stories show in Google Search and Google Discover – a long time coming… Google has stopped showing Web Stories in image search, the carousel view in Google Discover, plus the grid view is now a carousel view in the Google search results. Plus...
Product page SEO: A complete guide
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Product page SEO: A complete guide

Optimize your ecommerce product pages for higher SEO visibility, traffic, and sales. Get insights on URL structure, UGC and more. Optimizing product detail pages (PDPs) is crucial for ecommerce websites. Well-optimized product pages can increase organic traffic, boost...
Want to set your 2024 SEO priorities? Run these GA4 reports
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Want to set your 2024 SEO priorities? Run these GA4 reports

We entered 2023 talking about GA4 and we’re doing the same thing in 2024. Frequent readers of Search Engine Land – and all SEOs, for that matter – know why: GA4 wasn’t ready for prime time when Google forced us to make the switch, and we’re still working through kinks months...
Take your career to the next level: Become a search marketing master in 2024
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Take your career to the next level: Become a search marketing master in 2024

With a new year comes a fresh set of obstacles and opportunities… especially for us search marketers: Generative AI is here to say… ignore at your own peril Google’s definition of quality content seems to change every month The GA4 rollout is complete… but many feel lost in the...