Understanding the December 2024 Core and Spam updates

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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What we can learn from the Google creators summit for HCU impacted sites

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Analyzing Sep 2024 traffic drops for Forbes & CNN: Sections of sites unrelated to the brand were affected

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Most interesting takeaways for SEOs on Google’s Q3 2024 earnings call

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Google’s Updated Spam Policy – Repeated Manipulation May Get You Removed From Search

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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What are Twiddlers in Google’s ranking systems? And how can we use this knowledge to rank better?

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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How the 🍓🍓🍓 account @iruletheworldmo manipulated us. And why it needed to happen.

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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August 2024 core update: Here’s what has changed in Google’s documentation on core updates.

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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I’m taking on new clients! Here is my strategy for SEO in 2024.

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Does Google know if content is accurate? A review of a page struggling to rank behind potentially inaccurate & unhelpful content.

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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Navboost and User Engagement: How Google’s Hidden Algorithm Uses User Engagement to Shape Search Rankings

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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There’s still hope for September HCU impacted sites

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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What are attributes? Digging into the Google API docs

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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What is this leaked Google code? Digging into the API Docs

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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What is going on with the Site Reputation abuse policy?

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AI Mode is the future of Search. How will you adapt?

In an interview with Lex Fridman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that AI Mode is the future of Search. New features will be tested in AI mode, and as they figure out what works well, those features will be transported over to Google’s "main experience." Here is a short clip from this interview. It's worth […]

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Should you block Google Extended in Robots.txt?

Google Extended is a control mechanism you can use in your robots.txt file to tell Google not to use your content for training its future Gemini models. It also stops Google from using your content for grounding conversations in Gemini. However, it’s important to know that a Google-Extended disallow in your robots.txt does not block Google […]

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