It’s fairly commonplace for Google Updates to prompt SEOs to raise concerns about the Helpful Content Update (HCU). A careful consideration of known facts reveals that it may be possible to determine whether a site is truly impacted by HCU-related signals. Black Box Systems Black box systems are something that all SEOs should consider understanding … Read more
Matt Mullenweg recently paused multiple WordPress.org services for a holiday break but unintended effects started almost immediately, affecting the attendance of future WordPress conferences taking place around the world. Joost de Valk requested a fix on GitHub. Mullenweg’s Pause In Services Mullenweg’s unexpected pause in WordPress services affected new account registrations on WordPress.org, new plugin, … Read more
As a content professional with almost a decade in the game, I have been a part of several content marketing teams and projects. While each project came with its own objectives and obstacles, one thing remained constant: a consistent underestimation of what a content marketing team achieves for the organization at large. The natural assumption … Read more
Setting yourself and your organization up for successful marketing means understanding the interesting dates, holidays, and events throughout the year that you can leverage for your brand. Pulling that information together takes time and effort, so we’ve done the legwork for you. Our complete marketing calendar for 2025 with a template gives you all the … Read more
WordPress and Squarespace both provide tools to create professional, visually appealing websites suited to ecommerce, article publishing, and corporate and non-profit needs. What should you consider when choosing between them? Let’s identify the key differences between these platforms to help you determine which one best fits your goals. Here are seven factors to consider when … Read more
Matt Mullenweg accused Inc Magazine of distorting an interview with him, publishing verifiably fake facts and quoting people who lacked credibility. Mullenweg posted compelling examples of how the Inc magazine misrepresented his quotes and presented false fact, citing the selection of unflattering photos as evidence of a conscious effort to negatively slant their interview of … Read more
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Which fresh creative approaches drove results on LinkedIn in 2024 for B2B companies? To find out, the professional social network and VidMob teamed up and used AI to analyze the performance of more than 13,000 creative assets that appeared on LinkedIn this year. An infographic (below) explores findings from the research. Specifically, it looks at … Read more
Matt Mullenweg announced the abrupt pause in services offered by WordPress.org, affecting plugin submissions, reviews, theme submissions, and additions to the photo directory. He offers to keep providing these services to WP Engine, citing the recent court order against him and Automattic that compels him to offer “free labor and services.” Pause For The Holidays … Read more
Google announced the rollout of the December 2024 spam update. The update, expected to be completed within a week, arrives amid ongoing industry discussions about the effectiveness of Google’s spam-fighting measures. This December update caps off a year of spam-fighting measures, including the June Spam Update and the March Core Update, which targeted policy-violating websites … Read more
A report released by Vercel highlights the growing impact of AI bots in web crawling. OpenAI’s GPTBot and Anthropic’s Claude generate nearly 1 billion requests monthly across Vercel’s network. The data indicates that GPTBot made 569 million requests in the past month, while Claude accounted for 370 million. Additionally, PerplexityBot contributed 24.4 million fetches, and … Read more
I went to a psychic when I was 22. She told me I was “about to take a long journey across the Atlantic.” While the prophecy sounded oddly sinister (would I be alive during this traverse?), it turned out to be true: Shortly after, I decided to teach English in Thailand. While none of these … Read more
From the role of AI in SEO, the rise of AI Overviews, and significant Google updates, 2024 saw many changes in the world of search. Brace yourself for a new era in 2025. Watch on-demand as we dive into exclusive survey data from industry-leading SEOs, digital marketers, content marketers, and more to highlight the top … Read more
Today’s Ask an SEO question comes from Roy in Dinajpur: “My website URL [is] still [in] position No. 15. How can increase to No. 3 or 4?” Great question, and likely one of the top five that get asked. The answer is situational, and it is easier to resolve when you don’t overthink it. The … Read more
You might’ve thought we’ve covered everything there is to know about internal linking. But few dare to dig into the tricky details of tracking the success of an internal linking hierarchy. That’s because it’s messy, it’s difficult, and it’s not always straightforward – but it’s worth it. In this guide, we’re covering the metrics that … Read more
Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. Stories have a unique ability to capture our attention, change our perspective, and inspire action. We intuitively know this, but there’s actually research that backs this up. The better the story, the more influence … Read more
Search marketing is undergoing dramatic changes, with many debating whether SEO is on its way out as AI Search rises in popularity. What follows is a candid assessment of what is going on with SEO and search engines today. An SEO School Shuts Down An SEO school by a group called Authority Hackers recently announced … Read more
This post was sponsored by “Skynet Technologies USA LLC”. Did you know that 1 billion people have not reached you or your customers’ websites yet. 1 billion potential customers are waiting for businesses to step up and do what’s right. Find out if your website is accessible to 1 billion people >>> Accessibility isn’t just … Read more
OpenAI ChatGPT just rolled out speech access to ChatGPT by phone and text access through the WhatsApp messaging system. The new services allow users to talk to and message ChatGPT to get answers. The phone access method enables users with an unstable or no data connection to use ChatGPT from a telephone while on the … Read more
