Joost de Valk, co-founder of the Yoast SEO plugin, called for a change in WordPress governance that removes Mullenweg as the sole decision maker, offering to lead the transition to a more democratic and diverse board that is representative of WordPress stakeholders. Matt Mullenweg disagreed. Critique Of Mullenweg’s Leadership Joost says that he was prompted … Read more
Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, was interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times DealBook Summit, where he discussed what to expect from Google Search in 2025 but also struggled to articulate Google’s concern for content creators. When asked to compare where Google is today relative to the rest of the industry and whether … Read more
How does the rapid growth of bots change the open web? More than half of the web’s traffic comes from bots: Imperva’s Bad Bot Report 2024 reveals that almost 50% of total internet traffic wasn’t human in 2024. Trend: declining. Cloudflare’s Radar shows ~70% human traffic and 30% from bots. Akami reports that 42% of … Read more
This week’s master has worked for Lou Malnati’s (pizza), Krispy Kreme (doughnuts), and now heads the marketing team at California Pizza Kitchen (back to pizza) — making her career sound like my dream delivery order after a rough Monday. Keep reading to hear from Dawn Keller, CMO at California Pizza Kitchen, on why she likes … Read more
In a landmark antitrust case, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has outlined potential remedies to address Google’s monopoly in search and search advertising. While “breaking up Google” is a popular headline phrase, the reality is more nuanced. This article clarifies the DOJ’s proposals, Google’s response, and what it all could mean for the future … Read more
Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit about heading elements, confirming a slight impact but downplaying its significance, saying a lot about how Google uses headings. Hierarchical Heading Structure Hierarchical and hierarchy in the context of heading elements (H1, H2, etc.) refers to the organization of headings in order of importance or structure. In … Read more
Whether you are an SEO pro, marketer, or web developer, you might often need to change your browser’s user-agent to test different things. For example, imagine you’re running a MAC-OS-specific campaign. To find out if your campaign is running properly and not targeting Linux users, changing the user-agent of your browser can help you test. … Read more
Google’s John Mueller indicated the possibility of changes to sitewide helpful content signals so that new pages may be allowed to rank. But there is reason to believe that even if that change goes through it may not be enough to help. Helpful Content Signals Google’s Helpful Content Signals (aka Helpful Content Update aka HCU) … Read more
Google revamped their product structured data documentation by splitting up one comprehensive page into three pages that are more closely focused on their topics, providing an example of how to rewrite a page that’s too big and turn it into multiple topically relevant webpages. Google Product Structured Data Product structured data is essential for ecommerce … Read more
Crawlers. In the ever-evolving landscape of SEO, they’re a necessary evil. A critical component in ensuring that your content is discovered, indexed, and ranked by search engines. However, the traditional approach to SEO often involves a passive stance – waiting for search engines like Google to crawl your site on their own schedule. This can … Read more
Today’s Ask an SEO question comes from Ines, who asks: “Can we go over how/if keyword optimization will change (after the Helpful Content update)?” Great question, and one that gets asked a lot, especially when sites get penalized, remain stagnant, or lose positions. Keyword optimization strategies should not change at all because SEO pros should … Read more
LinkedIn is readying new features and algorithm changes to help users connect with more targeted audiences months or even years after posting their best content, according to a recent interview with company leaders. This information is revealed in a recent talk published on Entrepreneur.com; LinkedIn executives Tim Jurka and Dan Roth addressed topics relevant to … Read more
Imagine a world where your voice, amplified through social media, has the power to drive legal reforms and champion consumer rights. This isn’t a futuristic scenario; it’s happening right now. In this article, we’re diving deep into the significant role social media plays in shaping and influencing legal changes, particularly in the realm of consumer … Read more
When I think of influencers, I think of smiling content creators posting unique, relatable content promoting a service or product and how their work helps humanize brands and tap into audiences. So, how could artificial intelligence change influencer marketing if the goal is to humanize a brand or organization to boost awareness and profits? It … Read more
Google’s Danny Sullivan posted details of a recent presentation he gave that focused on how the SEO community may have misunderstood how search rankings work, blaming the misunderstanding on Google’s guidance and documentation. One of the examples he gave was how virtually the entire publishing industry adopted the idea of adding author pages and bylines … Read more
The holiday email marketing season is here. It’s the most wonderful time of the year…but it feels more like a super hectic, stressful sprint to the finish line. It’s your last push to meet your annual goals, so stress levels—and email volume—are at an all-time high. While your colleagues in other departments might be already … Read more
Google published a brand new Q&A about core updates and one of the most important facts shared is that a reviews update is on the way that will mark the end of an era and the beginning of a new phase for review update. Google’s Reviews System There isn’t a lot of information about Google’s … Read more
Google for Nonprofits is a membership program for nonprofits based in the U.S. and U.K. (with country-specific programs). Though it has eligibility requirements, once accepted, you have access to free Google products. Organizations like Kiva, BeatBullying, UNICEF, and charity: water are part of the Google for Nonprofits community. Each of these groups has used Google’s tools to … Read more
