OpenAI content deal will enhance ChatGPT with the ability to show real-time content with links in response to queries. OpenAI quietly took steps to gaining more search engine type functionality as part of a content licensing deal that may have positive implications for publishers and SEO. Content Licensing Deal OpenAI agreed to content licensing with … Read more
What Is a Reciprocal Link? A reciprocal link is a two-way link between two websites. Website A links to website B, and website B links back to website A. A reciprocal linking exchange can occur naturally. For example, both sites publish content that is mutually beneficial and relevant to their respective audiences. Each site recognizes … Read more
Apple Business Connect now lets you add links to your local listings that show up in Apple Maps. This is under the “actions” section that enables customers to order food, buy tickets, schedule an appointment, and more. Apple says: The Maps Place Card can include relevant custom action buttons that enable customers to order food, … Read more
Google’s core update is still rolling out over 7 weeks later and yes we are seeing more fluctuations and chatter. Forbes blocked its coupon directory in preparation for the Google site reputation abuse policy. Google said splitting and merging sites takes longer than normal site migrations. Google won’t change 301 redirect signals for SEO. Google … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes confirmed at a recent search marketing conference that Google needs very few links, adding to the growing body of evidence that publishers need to focus on other factors. Gary tweeted confirmation that he indeed say those words. Background Of Links For Ranking Links were discovered in the late 1990’s to be a … Read more
Gary Illyes from Google spoke at the SERP Conf on Friday and he said what he said numerous times before, that Google values links a lot less today than it did in the past. He added that Google Search “needs very few links to rank pages.” Gary reportedly said, “We need very few links to … Read more
On Friday, Google responded to a pending bill in the California state legislature, the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), that would require Google to pay a link tax to publishers by testing removing links to California based publishers and pausing investments in news publishers within the state. Google wrote, “To prepare for possible CJPA implications, … Read more
Google announced that it plans to reduce access to California news websites for a portion of users in the state. The decision comes as Google prepares for the potential passage of the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), a bill requiring online platforms like Google to pay news publishers for linking to their content. What Is … Read more
Google’s John Mueller recommended that you do not disallow your internal footer links. A Reddit thread asked, “Should I disallow some pages that are in footer?” John replied, “If you do this, future-you will be annoyed by the problems current-you is creating.” Google has often said not to nofollow internal links, calling PageRank sculting a … Read more
To follow or not to follow? We’re not talking about the newest Instagram influencers – we’re talking about nofollow & dofollow links! When it comes to SEO, understanding the distinction between nofollow and dofollow links is another aspect you’ll need to master to succeed. In this article, we will therefore take a look at: Let’s … Read more
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