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8 hours ago

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 13, 2026

Google Search Console features remain absent months after announcement while Google Ads and Bing test and add ad-related features that affect product eligibility and presentation.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Drum
18 hours ago

We can't trust ChatGPT to become the next Google

AI chatbots offer strong productivity gains but training data and factual reliability remain uncertain, so they should not replace search engines uncritically.
Business
fromSkift
1 day ago

Tripadvisor Sees Traffic Decline from AI Overviews, Considers 'Strategic Alternatives' (Again)

Tripadvisor sees declines in flyby visitors from changing search and AI, and expects SEO to produce under 10% of Experiences gross bookings by 2026.
#ai-search
fromForbes
2 weeks ago
Marketing tech

SEO Is Over: How To Get AI To Recommend Your Small Business (An AEO Guide)

fromSocial Media Examiner
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Recommended or Rejected: Does AI Trust You : Social Media Examiner

Businesses must optimize for AI search visibility now or risk losing leads, customers, and revenue as AI replaces traditional search results.
fromForbes
1 month ago
Marketing tech

Small Business Technology News: WordPress Launches Plugin To Help Improve SEO For AI Searching

LovedByAI plugin helps small businesses optimize websites for AI-powered search with schema automation, gap analysis, and performance tracking.
fromForbes
2 weeks ago
Marketing tech

SEO Is Over: How To Get AI To Recommend Your Small Business (An AEO Guide)

fromForbes
1 month ago
Marketing tech

Small Business Technology News: WordPress Launches Plugin To Help Improve SEO For AI Searching

Marketing
fromWWD
2 days ago

Front Row Acquires Marketing Agency Socium Media

Front Row acquired Socium Media and will merge it into Front Row by end of 2026 to boost paid social, SEO, GEO and e-commerce growth.
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Jeffrey Epstein's digital cleanup crew

In between hobnobbing with royalty and world leaders and abusing children and young women, Jeffrey Epstein appears to have been googling himself regularly. Across several batches of documents related to the convicted sex offender made public, we see Epstein shoot off emails to associates, complaining that his digital footprint includes factual information about his crimes. i want the google page cleaned ( November 5th, 2010) mike „ can you olcan up my wiki page ( April 18th, 2011) Any way to clean up my wiki page ( September 17th, 2013)
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fromForbes
3 days ago

17 Ways Agencies Use Personal Brands To Drive Business Growth

Aligned personal branding by founders and leaders accelerates trust, authority, and conversion without replacing the corporate brand.
fromMuse by Clios | Discover the latest creative marketing and advertising news. Muse by Clio is the premier news site covering creativity in advertising and beyond.
5 days ago

Zach Santarsiero of CannaPlanners: Cannabis Marketers Need Tighter Systems and More Reliable Data | Muse by Clios

Zach is the CMO and VP of digital marketing at CannaPlanners, where he leads a team powering SEO and digital growth for more than 150 dispensaries and 30 cannabis retailers nationwide. Zach honed his skills in the plumbing, HVAC and automotive industries, fields where success depends on mastering local search. We spent two minutes with Zach to learn more about his background, his creative inspirations and recent work he's admired.
Cannabis
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
4 days ago

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 9, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google AI Overviews is testing new contextual overlay link cards. Google's John Mueller gave advice on if a new website can beat and old website in SEO. Google's preferred sources deeplink feature is broken. Google Ads API developer token applications are delayed. And Reddit spoke about AI citations from Google and ChatGPT in its earnings call.
Artificial intelligence
Online marketing
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
4 days ago

Google On If A New Web Site Can Beat An Older Website In Google Search

A one-year-old site can outperform a four-year-old site in SEO if it focuses on user value, marketing, functionality, and strategic actions instead of SEO metrics.
Marketing tech
fromForbes
4 days ago

SEO Isn't Dead; Your Marketing Funnel Is

SEO still works, but the traditional funnel model has failed because AI, zero‑click SERP features, and Google’s incentive shifts reduce traffic and convertibility.
fromNeil Patel
5 days ago

AI Content Generation for SEO: Pros, Cons & How to Use It

But here's the thing: AI isn't a shortcut to rankings. Without the right prompts and a human touch, AI content can actually hurt your traffic. Google's recent updates and the rise of AI Overviews in search show just how important quality and clarity are. So no, AI-generated content isn't bad, but you need a strategy. Otherwise, it's just more noise.
Artificial intelligence
Marketing
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 week ago

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 6, 2026

Google released a US-English Discover-specific core update while search platforms and AI tools introduced product changes, experiments, and updates affecting search and SEO.
Web development
fromHardik Pandya
2 weeks ago

Power Prompts in Claude Code

Use Claude Code to run parallel audit agents, capture pre/post screenshots across breakpoints, update documentation, and create a reusable skill to preserve site appearance while improving performance.
fromTech Times
1 week ago

8 Website Monetization Methods Explained: Proven Ways to Make Money Online in 2026

Website monetization strategies have shifted in recent years, moving away from single-income tactics toward diversified revenue systems that protect sites from traffic swings and platform changes. Blogs, niche websites, and small e-commerce platforms now blend ads, affiliates, and owned products to build reliable income streams without hurting reader trust. Making money online approaches work best when they scale gradually, aligning traffic growth with monetization maturity rather than rushing every option at once.
Marketing
Online marketing
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 week ago

Did Google Search Hit Self-Promotional Listicles In Recent Updates

Google's January search ranking volatility appears to penalize self-promotional listicles that position the publisher's product or agency first, causing significant ranking drops.
#voice-search
fromSitePoint Forums | Web Development & Design Community
1 week ago

I'm a website freelance builder, how to waste less effort in manual check if feature work

Just learn to vibe code recently, last week I manage to make a small e-com website for pet shop. After adding tons of new product onto website, I notice my vibe agent been shovel out more error. Whenever I fix one things, my vibe gave out like 3 new bugs. I feel exhausted have to manually checking everything and test this check out button working or not.
E-Commerce
Marketing
fromForbes
1 week ago

Get In Front of Your Target Customers In The Age Of AI

AI tools reduce effectiveness of traditional search and paid ads; businesses must prioritize getting referenced by AI and modernize marketing to regain customer acquisition.
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 week ago

Google Says Don't Spend Too Much Time On Redirects Analysis For SEO

There are a bunch of browser extensions that do this already (eg Redirect Path from Ayima is one I see a lot in screenshots, and CSP is very different from redirects, so I don't understand the connection). I don't recall a time when I ran into something like this causing SEO issues which weren't also visible to average users in their browsers.
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fromHubspot
in 2 weeks

How to structure pages for AEO and answer engines: A quick-start guide

Optimize webpages for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) by structuring content so LLMs can identify key insights and synthesize accurate answers.
Marketing
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

Why European Companies Are Buying Up Premium U.S. Domains

European companies buy premium American dot-com domains to gain credibility, SEO benefits, lower customer-acquisition costs, and long-term brand equity.
#geo
fromBenzinga
1 month ago
Marketing tech

SEO Vs. GEO, And Where CRMs Fit: I Am Bullish ZETA - Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)

fromBenzinga
1 month ago
Marketing tech

SEO Vs. GEO, And Where CRMs Fit: I Am Bullish ZETA - Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)

Marketing tech
fromThe Drum
1 week ago

What's hot in search? Staying ahead of Google

Google's Panda and Penguin updates penalize thin content and unnatural backlinks; brands must create valuable, engaging content and remove or disavow bad backlinks.
fromThe Drum
1 week ago

Roll of honour: Grand Prix winners at The Drum Awards

Strategy and creativity are celebrated in equal measures at The Drum Awards. Across the board, there are plenty of examples of fantastic and innovative work produced by agencies, brands and individuals each year. But what makes a winner? How do you shout from the rooftops that your campaigns are brilliant? At The Drum, there are 22 awards that celebrate the finest work produced globally. Following are seven examples of the best of the best of The Drum Awards 2017 winners.
Marketing
fromThedrum
1 week ago

REBEL - Profile | The Drum

We're 100% independent, answerable to no one, and always free to do what's right. REBEL digital marketing agency was born in August 2018 with a dream of inspiring others to think consciously about the way they do business. Our mission is to embody our REBEL spirit, with a people-before-profit mentality, driving a new era of ethical and transparent digital marketing. We thrive to humanise digital marketing; overthrowing the corruption and politics that came before and replacing them with ethics, transparency & compassion.
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fromThe Drum
1 week ago

Google working on 'over-optimization' search penalty

Google will penalize websites deemed over-optimized, reducing rankings for sites that abuse SEO tactics and favoring high-quality content and relevance.
#remote-work
fromAol
2 weeks ago
Careers

18 Work-From-Home Gigs That Pay Up to $75 an Hour Without a Degree

fromAol
2 weeks ago
Digital life

18 Work-From-Home Gigs That Pay Up to $75 an Hour Without a Degree

fromAol
2 weeks ago
Careers

18 Work-From-Home Gigs That Pay Up to $75 an Hour Without a Degree

fromAol
2 weeks ago
Digital life

18 Work-From-Home Gigs That Pay Up to $75 an Hour Without a Degree

Marketing
fromSmartasset
2 weeks ago

SEO Strategies and Tips for Financial Services

SEO tailored for financial advisors increases online visibility, attracts investor prospects, improves lead generation, and delivers ROI through keywords, linking, backend optimization, and user experience.
fromThe Berkshire Eagle
2 weeks ago

Daren Ng Highlights Contemporary SEO Practices Designed to Support Sustainable Digital Visibility

Daren Ng's current analysis underscores that contemporary SEO is no longer defined by isolated technical adjustments or keyword-centric execution. Instead, it has become an interconnected system where technical foundations, content relevance, user experience, and credibility signals collectively influence how digital properties are discovered and evaluated. This shift, according to Daren Ng, has reshaped the responsibilities of SEO practitioners, requiring broader strategic awareness and greater attention to long-term outcomes.
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fromBootstrap Creative
4 years ago

HubSpot Landing Pages vs. Website Pages: 5 Key Differences

Use Landing Pages for conversion-focused, navigation-free pages excluded from sitemaps by default; use Website Pages for informational pages with global navigation and automatic sitemap inclusion.
fromNeil Patel
1 month ago

What Is LLMs.txt? & Do You Need One?

Most site owners don't realize how much of their content large language models (LLMs) already gather. ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini pull from publicly available pages unless you tell them otherwise. That's where LLMs.txt for SEO comes into the picture.LLMs.txt gives you a straightforward way to tell AI crawlers how your content can be used. It doesn't change rankings, but it adds a layer of control over model training, something that wasn't available before.
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Artificial intelligence
fromNeil Patel
3 weeks ago

What Is Google AI Mode and How Does It Work?

Google AI Mode shifts search toward AI-synthesized, conversational answers combining generative responses with traditional results and Knowledge Graph, altering visibility and SEO signals.
Marketing
fromThe Drum
2 weeks ago

A helpful guide for successful link-building strategies

High-quality, relevant backlinks and outreach-driven, link-worthy content are essential for sustainable SEO and improved search rankings.
Marketing
fromThe Drum
2 weeks ago

Sophie Clarke, Senior Growth Marketing Executive at Reflect Digital wins SEO and PPC integration

Integrated SEO and paid advertising with seamless cross-team collaboration drove a £60 million revenue increase for a food wholesale company.
Mobile UX
fromKnowYourMobile
2 weeks ago

How I'm Using Google Gemini (And CLI) As A Creator In 2026

Gemini streamlines content creation and management, accelerating drafting, repurposing, SEO tasks, and repository search with CLI integration.
Online marketing
fromThe Drum
2 weeks ago

Keyword stuffing - seo no-no. Here's what to do instead...

Match comprehensive topical coverage and semantically relevant language found on top-ranking pages to satisfy user intent and earn page-one search rankings.
Marketing
fromThedrum
2 weeks ago

SEO strategy supports long term growth

Clarins worked to adapt French-translated content for UK audiences and implement SEO-focused optimisation to recover and grow organic ecommerce traffic after the pandemic surge.
Artificial intelligence
fromForbes
2 weeks ago

From SEO To AIO: How Visibility Works In The Age Of AI

AIO shifts digital visibility from SEO’s keyword-and-ranking focus to optimizing authority, context, trust, identity, and references for AI-driven search systems.
E-Commerce
fromThedrum
2 weeks ago

Swift growth with Digital PR for Swyft

Swyft combined fast-delivery modular furniture with an SEO and Digital PR strategy to secure high-quality links and major press coverage, driving rapid growth.
#ai-visibility
fromInc
3 weeks ago
Marketing tech

SEO Isn't Enough Anymore-Here's How to Make Your Brand AIVisible

fromInc
3 weeks ago
Marketing tech

SEO Isn't Enough Anymore-Here's How to Make Your Brand AIVisible

Manchester United
fromThe Drum
2 weeks ago

Carphone Warehouse launches Smart Bites with Manchester United's first Fergie free match

Carphone Warehouse used real-time social posts during Manchester United's first game under David Moyes to boost engagement and achieved over 500,000 impressions.
#google-search
fromThe Drum
3 weeks ago

How to build the perfect marketing strategy for your clients

With digital trends accelerating, it's more important than ever that marketers know how to build strong, data-driven marketing strategies. Data-driven marketing is a type of marketing strategy that is based on using consumer information to develop and optimize marketing campaigns and messaging. It is extremely impactful because marketing efforts are based on online trends and are specifically tailored to the organization's target audience.
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#web-development
Marketing
fromThe Drum
3 weeks ago

(Not so) scary Google updates: is it time to purge the dead content on your website?

Remove or improve low-performing 'zombie' pages because Google applies a site-wide signal that can hurt rankings of high-quality content.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
3 weeks ago

Why engagement metrics matter more than sessions in AI search | MarTech

Sessions are an increasingly unreliable SEO performance metric as AI-led search reduces clicks and prioritizes outcome-based engagement over raw traffic volume.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
3 weeks ago

Yext's Visibility Brief: Your guide to brand visibility in AI search | MarTech

Search visibility now depends equally on accuracy, consistency, trust signals, and business data across traditional and AI-driven discovery, not just keyword rankings.
Design
fromWE AND THE COLOR
3 weeks ago

Design Portfolio Visibility: Website vs. Behance & Dribbble

Algorithmic dependency undermines creative independence; designers must own a proprietary website and publish deep case studies to build authority, SEO, and long-term business equity.
#google-core-update
Marketing
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
3 weeks ago

Google Warns On Hosting On Free Subdomain Hosts

Host websites on your own domain and avoid free subdomain hosting or super-cheap TLDs because they attract spam, low-effort content, and harm search rankings.
#digital-marketing
fromThe Drum
3 weeks ago
Marketing

Digital marketing trends in 2022: how to tap into them

Prioritize featured snippets (Position Zero) in content to capture search visibility and deliver concise, user-focused answers for transformational digital marketing growth.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago
Online marketing

Winning market share: Digital strategies that help small businesses scale amid competition - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Precise, strategy-driven digital marketing lets small businesses compete with larger rivals by targeting relevance, intent, and clear positioning instead of broad, noisy outreach.
fromForbes
4 weeks ago

From Content Exclusivity To Syndication: A B2B Play For Growth

Moving from exclusivity to syndication isn't just a tactical move. It's a smarter, more flexible way to grow in a crowded digital world. A few years ago, exclusivity meant success. However, today, audiences have an abundance of choices. Growth now depends on the value you deliver, how far your message travels and how relevant your content feels, not on keeping content locked in one place.
Growth hacking
fromHubspot
4 weeks ago

What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and how does it change SEO?

If you're familiar with the world of SEO, I probably don't have to tell you there's been a serious shift in its landscape. Marketers are no longer just optimizing content for Google's traditional blue links; we're now optimizing for AI. The shift is called Answer Engine Optimization, or AEO. Some practitioners also refer to it as AI engine optimization, and both terms are used interchangeably. But what does it mean to optimize your content for AI engines? I'll explain.
Marketing
#semantic-triples
fromInc
4 weeks ago
Growth hacking

Making 1 Tweak Helped This Company Achieve a 642 Percent Boost in AI Citations

fromHubspot
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

How simple semantics increased our AI citations by 642% [New results]

fromInc
4 weeks ago
Growth hacking

Making 1 Tweak Helped This Company Achieve a 642 Percent Boost in AI Citations

fromHubspot
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

How simple semantics increased our AI citations by 642% [New results]

Marketing
fromWhat's Trending
1 month ago

Smart Way to Buy Quality Backlinks Cheap That Drive Real Traffic

Affordable, high-quality backlinks boost SEO when obtained through niche outreach, content marketing, ethical practices, and ROI tracking while avoiding spam and penalties.
Marketing tech
fromPCMAG
1 month ago

Uplevel Your SEO in 2026 With a Free Semrush One Trial

Semrush One unifies traditional SEO tools and AI visibility tracking to optimize search engine and LLM visibility for businesses.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 month ago

This Startup Says Good Isn't Good Enough To Win The AI Search Game | AdExchanger

Brands must use informational, transparent, and earned-media content optimized for AI search, avoiding promotional language and cloaking to stand out in AI-driven results.
fromSouthern Living
1 month ago

Jenna Sims, Senior Digital Editor

Jenna is a Senior Digital Editor at Southern Living. She has worked on the digital team for nearly 10 years. She joined the team as a Digital Production Assistant in 2014 and has helped the brand grow its digital presence ever since. She writes, produces, and assigns content with a focus on email growth. She also ensures that new content is optimized using SEO best practices and helps use search potential to pitch new content ideas.
Digital life
Online marketing
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Google: Don't make "bite-sized" content for LLMs if you care about search rank

Content chunking may yield short-term SEO gains, but Google expects systems to evolve and favor content written for humans over LLM-optimized, fragmented pieces.
Marketing tech
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 month ago

Google Says Don't Turn Your Content Into Bite-Sized Chunks

Do not restructure content into bite-sized chunks solely to rank in LLMs; create user-focused content that will remain effective as ranking systems evolve.
#ai
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 month ago
Online marketing

Google's John Mueller On If You Should Invest In GEO

Prioritize SEO within a broader strategy that accounts for AI-driven discovery and audience usage metrics when referral traffic impacts business outcomes.
fromNewsmax
1 month ago
Online marketing

The Future of Search: Generative Engine Optimization

AI-powered systems are replacing search/social as primary information channels, embedding into profitable tech businesses and requiring Generative Engine Optimization alongside traditional SEO.
Marketing tech
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 month ago

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 7, 2026

Search updates include Google AI personalization, Merchant Center multi-channel products, a possible January 6 update, Bing Copilot homepage test, and a Search Intelligence hire.
Marketing tech
fromSocpub
1 month ago

10 Content Creation Best Practices for SEO-Optimized Websites

SEO-focused content must align with user search intent, use AI for efficiency while preserving human originality, and emphasize clear structure and user experience.
#404
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
1 month ago

How brands can get noticed in ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews | MarTech

Brands should optimize authoritative content, technical SEO, backlinks, structured data, and PR to increase visibility in AI-generated outputs.
fromSitePoint Forums | Web Development & Design Community
1 month ago

How do Core Web Vitals influence SEO rankings and user engagement?

"How do Core Web Vitals Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), First Input Delay (FID), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) affect a website's search engine rankings, user experience, and conversions, and what are the practical ways to improve each metric?"
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