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Search Engine JournalGoogle Completes September 2026 Spam Update After Nearly 14 DaysGoogle’s latest spam update has finished rolling out after nearly two weeks, taking longer than any of the three spam updates it ran this year.SEO92/100Search Engine JournalWhy Google Search Updates Cannot Be Judged During Early RolloutAvoid costly site changes during a Google spam update by separating early ranking volatility from lasting losses and setting clear milestones for leadership.SEO82/100Search Engine JournalLink Building Strategies for 2027: What to Keep and CutDecide which link building tactics to keep or cut for 2027. Join Resolve for a free webinar on off-page SEO, rankings, and AI visibility.SEO85/100Search Engine JournalChatGPT Gets GPT-6 And Intelligent UI For Interactive AnswersOpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 in ChatGPT with Intelligent UI, which can add visuals and interactive tools to answers.SEO72/100Search Engine JournalGoogle Opens Its SynthID Watermark Detector To The PublicGoogle opened its SynthID Detector to everyone, allowing users to check images, video, and audio for watermarks from Google and partner AI tools.SEO68/100Yoast SEOYoast SEO vs All in One SEO: which WordPress plugin is right for you?If you’re weighing Yoast SEO vs All in One SEO, you’re asking the right question. Your SEO plugin touches almost every page you publish. It shapes how search engines read your site and how AI platforms understand it too. Both plugins ha...SEO67/100Search Engine JournalPrediction: The Next Massive Google Update Is Around The CornerIs another major Google update coming? The documentation changes, spam update pace, and Google’s own statements all point the same way.SEO58/100Yoast SEOThe September 2026 SEO Update by Yoast recapEach month, we host the SEO Update by Yoast, covering the latest in search and AI. In this edition, Carolyn Shelby and Alex Moss discussed Google’s latest content updates, the impact of AI on search visibility, and how to adapt to the evo...SEO67/100Semrush BlogMulti-location SEO: How to build a scalable strategyMulti-location SEO starts with one approved record per branch that feeds its page, Google Business Profile, schema, and listings.SEO62/100Search Engine JournalThe Business Case For SEO Is Changing; Budget Justifications Should TooLearn how to justify SEO budgets in the AI era by aligning investments with revenue generation, risk reduction, infrastructure, and business value.SEO58/100Search Engine JournalWordPress Releases Canonical MCP Adapter PluginWordPress released a canonical MCP Adapter that connects AI with sites while maintaining compatibility across MCP versions.SEO58/100HubSpot MarketingAEO for outreach: How to earn citations and placements that build AI visibilityLink-building and content outreach were built for search engines. Domain authority, anchor text, and referring domains were the signals that moved search rankings, and they translated directly into an SEO playbook you could run at scale. An...SEO55/100HubSpot MarketingAEO for SEO: How to maintain search visibility as buyers move to answer enginesSearch engine optimization (SEO) teams have long used rankings, organic traffic, and conversions to understand how people find and engage with content. Those signals still matter, but they don’t show whether a brand appears in AI-generate...SEO55/100Ahrefs BlogHow to Measure AI Search Visibility When Attribution Falls ShortThat puts AI ahead of YouTube as a source of signups, and second only to Google. If we’d relied on our referral traffic alone, we’d have badly undersold it. Most AI influence happens out of sight. A buyer can read… Read more ›SEO57/100Ahrefs BlogAI Search ROI Is Messy. Here’s How to Measure It AnywayForrester found 94% of business buyers now use AI search when buying, rating it above vendor websites, product experts, and sales reps. B2C isn’t far behind: NielsenIQ puts it at 42% of consumers researching products with AI. That’s w...SEO57/100Semrush BlogGoogle AI Overviews now appear for most major brandsGoogle AI Overviews now appear for more than 80% of the branded queries DemandSphere tracks, up from 26% on Sept. 1. Google hasn‘t explained why.SEO48/100Semrush BlogLocal SEO: What is it & how to do itLocal SEO is the process of improving search visibility, traffic, and brand awareness for local businesses.SEO46/100Ahrefs BlogAI Overviews Currently Appear for 83% of Branded SearchesThat prompted us to investigate AI Overviews for branded searches on a larger scale. We found that AI Overviews now appear for 83% of branded queries, potentially reducing clicks to brands’ own websites and giving third-party sources like...SEO47/100Yoast SEOIntroducing Yoast SEO AI+ for ShopifyYoast SEO AI+ for Shopify is live today. The new plan combines Yoast SEO for Shopify with Yoast AI Brand Insights, giving you visibility into how AI systems like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity describe your brand, alongside everyth...SEO41/100Yoast SEO1 billion downloads: The people and stories behind Yoast SEO1 billion downloads of Yoast SEO. That’s a milestone worth celebrating. But behind that number are the people who made it possible: the bloggers who wanted more people to find their content, the businesses working to grow online, the agen...SEO45/100Ahrefs BlogSEO for Static Sites: 8 Problems to Watch ForBut easier to build doesn’t necessarily mean easier to optimize. WordPress and other CMSs quietly handle many SEO basics through plugins and built-in functionality, from canonicals and sitemaps to redirects, metadata, schema, and 404 hand...SEO40/100Semrush BlogUltimate SEO checklist: 43 tips to optimize your websiteUse this SEO checklist to optimize your site for both Google and AI-driven search results.SEO43/100Ahrefs Blog69% of Marketers Are Publishing More AI Content Than Last Year (New Research Report)301 respondents shared what they’re using AI for, how it affects their productivity, their favorite tools, and more. AI use in content creation is almost ubiquitous, with 93% of respondents saying they utilize it Claude is the most-used ...SEO46/100Ahrefs BlogClaude Code for SEO: 35 Use Cases35 practical ways to use Claude Code for SEO, from content briefs and Search Console analysis to internal linking and technical fixes, with real examples. Read more ›SEO37/100Page 1 of 2Next →
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