AI search may be making long-standing problems with site architecture, content, internal linking, and rendering more costly.
Why SEO uncertainty is creating opportunities for challengers
Source: Search Engine Land
Source: Search Engine Land by Nick LeRoy. Read the original article TL;DR As SEO uncertainty grows, market challengers have a unique opportunity to close the gap with industry leaders. While some businesses…
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 13, 2026
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Google has reduced the follower requirement for Search Profiles from 100,000 to 35,000 on YouTube, Instagram, and X, but…
37 Proven Ways to Use AI in Marketing
Source: SEO Blog by Ahrefs
Source: SEO Blog by Ahrefs by Ryan Law. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of 37 Proven Ways to Use AI in Marketing Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Letaido have transformed…
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heated August 12-13
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Google Search experienced a notable spike in ranking volatility on August 12-13, 2026, as detected by third-party tools, though…
Google Search Profiles Lowers Subscriber Requirements
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Google has reduced the subscriber requirements for Search Profiles from 100,000 to 35,000 for YouTube, Instagram, and X, while…
OpenAI Makes ChatGPT Sources Less Visible
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR OpenAI is altering how users access sources in ChatGPT responses, moving the “Sources” button from the footer to a…
SEO Daily News Recaps for Wednesday, August 12, 2026
SEO Daily News Recap for Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Organic SEO & Search News Meta expands access to Creator Studio app – IOS users in the U.S. and Canada can now access…
Misconfiguring Cloudflare Can Hurt Your SEO
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Misconfiguring Cloudflare or similar tools can inadvertently block Google from crawling your site, leading to significant SEO issues such…
Spammy Google Selected Canonical
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Google’s Search Console URL inspection tool sometimes identifies a “Google-selected canonical” URL that appears spammy, as experienced by Dan…
