Barry Schwartz is the CEO of RustyBrick and a technologist, a New York Web service firm specializing in customized online technology that helps companies decrease costs and increase sales. Barry is also the founder of the Search Engine Roundtable and the News Editor of Search Engine Land. He is well known & respected for his … Read more
In SEO, using top tools is key. Yoast and Semrush have joined forces to combine their technologies. This integration benefits WordPress and Shopify users by improving their SEO work. Yoast SEO offers easy-to-use SEO features, while Semrush brings solid data that can be used for keyword research. This article will explore the Related Keyphrase feature, … Read more
Google’s AI Overviews (AIOs) are clearly here and are clearly here to stay. While what they eventually become and how they evolve are still unknown we can identify how often the AIOs appear, for what keywords, etc. Still, even with this data, there was something still nagging me about them and their importance to search … Read more
Google announced new shopping features through Google Lens to help with in-store shopping and local shopping. Google said, “Google Lens can quickly show you product insights tailored to the store you’re in. Just snap a photo to find product information, similar products in-stock, whether a store’s price is competitive and shopper reviews.” This is available … Read more
Google has updated its site reputation abuse policy to expand what is included in abuse. It now includes third-party content that has first-party involvement or content oversight. Google also dropped a mention of the starkly different content algorithm but made no mention that site reputation abuse is enforced algorithmically—so it must still be only through … Read more
Microsoft is testing categorizing the videos within its Bing video search results. Bing’s video search interface can show at the top a featured video for the query, then trending videos related to the query, then short videos, then a related category of videos, followed by the normal video thumbnails. This change was spotted by Frank … Read more
Is OpenAI, its ChatGPT service, taking market share from Google? Well, maybe. Rand Fishkin of Sparktoro posted his assumptions based on a mix of data from SimilarWeb and Datos that says ChatGPT’s current market share is 4.33% – that is from October 2024 data. So ChatGPT is 4.33%, while Google is 83.54%, then YouTube 6.79%, … Read more
Google has updated its guide to Google Search ranking systems to mention at the top of the page that it uses both page-level and site-wide signals for search rankings. There was a debate on this after the Google creator summit about Google possibly saying they only have page level signals, so this may clear things … Read more
Dominating Seattle Search: 15+ Years at the Top For over 15 years, we’ve been the undisputed leader in Seattle SEO. Our dedication to excellence has earned us the exclusive rights to the term “SEO Seattle.” This isn’t just a title; it’s a testament to our consistent, top-tier results. Proven Success, Long-Term Partnerships We’ve built strong, … Read more
Microsoft announced an update to GraphRAG that improves AI search engines’ ability to provide specific and comprehensive answers while using less resources. This update speeds up LLM processing and increases accuracy. The Difference Between RAG And GraphRAG RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) combines a large language model (LLM) with a search index (or database) to generate … Read more