by Jim October 24, 2024 Welcome back Rankers! This week I’ll explore how the evolving world of AI is reshaping the way we search and interact with the web, focusing on major developments from tech giants like Google and Microsoft. I’ll also share insights from my upcoming book Beyond Google: Mastering Search in a World … Read more
Google seems to be testing a new option for the Book Online call to action option that does not use an online booking service but rather lets you call the business directly. The button says “call business” and then will dial the business from your mobile phone. This was spotted by Colan Nielsen who shared … Read more
There are new reports that a booking/appointment system run by Thumbtack, a local search service, is automatically adding its booking links and service to Google Business Profiles. Well, you can opt out, if you don’t want it. But I am sure most businesses will have no clue this was added to their local listings in … Read more
Google Business Profiles now shows services with bookable buttons. I know Google had booking buttons on local panels since 2017 and we covered it numerous times since then but now they are on the Google Business Profiles services section. This was spotted by Claudia Tomina who posted this example on X: Claudia wrote, “Bookable services … Read more
Need a Psycho-Cybernetics summary? You’re in the right place. Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz is the first book I read after graduating college, and it was one of the best investments I ever made. The book helped me shift my thoughts about life and what’s possible. Don’t get freaked out by the strange title, either. Psycho-Cybernetics … Read more
The SEO industry is over 20 years old at this point. And it comes as no surprise that many of us are parents to little kids. I myself am a father of two. So we figured it would be cool to create a children’s book that both kids and their SEO parents could enjoy together. … Read more
The SEO Entrepreneur is a book written by yours truly, Nathan Gotch. I wrote this book because starting a client SEO business was my best decision ever. The Origin Story It helped me go from a broke security guard who was $40,000 in debt… to achieving financial and time independence. And it was all possible … Read more
Google Search can now show you both e-book and physical hardcover book availability at a library near you. In 2017, Google offered this feature for e-books but now it seems available for physical books as well, although, I am not sure how new this is. Chloe Ivy Rose spotted this and posted about this on … Read more
Here is a photo I found of a father reading the Daddy Works at Google Book to his kid. I then Googled it and found it is a real book Google sells in their store, there is a Mommy Works at Google book as well I spotted this on Instagram. This post is part of … Read more
Bing Chat may soon be able to process book-size documents, not just a page or two of a PDF of web site, but a whole book. Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Bing, said this on Twitter the other day. Mikhail wrote, “Currently it reads from the beginning up to (by now fairly large) context size. … Read more
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