Finding competitor keywords is essential to building your SEO strategy. Why? Because they show what’s working for others, highlight opportunities, and uncover gaps in your approach. At Backlinko, we’ve spied on Ahrefs, Moz, and Semrush’s keywords for years—and found many…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 23, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……
SEO for Manufacturers: Definition, Benefits, and Top Tactics
What Is Manufacturing SEO? Manufacturing SEO is the process of making changes to a manufacturing website to increase its visibility in organic search results. This can help it rank (appear high in search results) for keywords related to your company.…
How to Do SEO for Contractors (5 Steps + Examples)
As a general contractor, you want a steady stream of customers for your business. What’s a surefire way to get your business top-of-mind for potential clients? Make sure they can find you online through search engine optimization (SEO). When …
27 Up-to-Date Sales Statistics for 2025
27 Up-to-Date Sales Statistics for 2025…
Google Ads Tests Search Ads Without Ad Descriptions
Google Ads seems to be testing showing search ads in the Google Search results without ad copy, without the ad description text you added to your ads. I guess Google wants to see what type of impact this has on …
Google December 2024 Spam Update Deindexing & Deranking Some Sites Hard
On Thursday, December 19th at 12 pm ET, Google began its release of the Google December 2024 spam update. It seems like that update kicked into gear the day or so after it was released, but honestly, it is hard …
Google Offers Its Required Remedies In DOJ Antitrust Case
Google has offered up its remedies over its antitrust case with the Department of Justice – it was forced to, it didn’t want to. Google said it will appeal the Court’s decision but the process requires that we first file …
Google Knowledge Panels Gain Payment Options
Google is now showing payment options on some retailer’s knowledge panels. This comes after Google started asking for the payment options a business accepts in Google Merchant Center, although, it might be unrelated (we don’t know).…
Bing Search Tests How To Pick Section
Microsoft is testing a new section in Bing Search titled “How to pick.” It helps you figure out what product you should pick, by breaking down the options and configurations.…
Google Ads For Performance Max Brand Control Adds Shopping Ads Override
Google Ads added a new brand control override for Performance Max campaigns that lets you override the exclusion for Shopping Ads. The check box is under the brand exclusions section and reads, “Allow Shopping ads on searches that mention excluded …
Google Kwanzaa Decorations Are Live For 2024
And now we have the Kwanzaa decorations live in the Google Search results. Just search for [Kwanzaa] to see them. Google also went live with the Christmas decorations today and the Hanukkah decorations last week.…
Google Christmas Decorations Are Live For 2024
Christmas is around the corner and Google finally posted its Christmas decorations in Google Search today. We already have the Hanukkah decorations live and now we have the Christmas decorations – we are now waiting on the Kwzanzaa decorations.…
Daily Search Forum Recap: December 20, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……
Faceted Navigation: An SEO Win Waiting to Happen
Faceted navigation allows users to refine their search results by applying multiple filters at the same time.…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google December Core Update Done, Spam Update Starts, Google Ranking Exploit Leaked, Google Tests Double Serving Ads
Google has finished rolling out the December 2024 core update, it finished super fast and was incredibly volatile. The volatility started over the weekend but lasted throughout the whole update. Google then released the December 2024 spam update……
Google December 2024 Spam Update 👾 Rollout Shocks Before Holidays
Google has released the December 2024 spam update one day after the December 2024 core update was completed and just days before the big year-end holiday break. This release likely surprised most of us, but at this point, I guess …
