Search Engine Marketing

The Top 6 Search Engines Market Share & The AI Search Engines To Watch via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Declining Google share and rising AI search usage signal a shift in where discovery happens and how SEO teams should allocate resources. The post The Top 6 Search Engines Market Share & The AI Search Engines To Watch appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Guest post outreach in 2026: A proven, scalable process

Since 2021, I’ve worked on more than 350 published guest posts. In that time, I’ve refined a repeatable guest posting outreach process that consistently drives approvals without ever paying for a placement. Although guest blogging is becoming more difficult, the basics of personalized guest posting outreach remain the same. If your mindset is to create

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Google is fixing a Search Console bug that inflated impression counts

Google is fixing a long-running Search Console bug that inflated impression counts. As the fix rolls out, reported impressions will decrease. What happened. A logging error caused Google Search Console to over-report impressions starting May 13, 2025. Google today updated its Data anomalies in Search Console page: “A logging error is preventing Search Console from

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If you can’t say what problem your brand solves, AI won’t either

Customer journeys are collapsing into a single moment of evaluation. David Edelman recently described this shift as the convergence of behaviors that used to happen separately. As decisions compress, brands need to be clearer about what they are trying to solve for the customer. Many organizations are increasing activity instead, without sharpening the underlying strategy.

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Strategy is the new keyword: What drives paid search performance now

Over the course of my three-decade career, the keyword drove paid search. Today, it’s one of many signals. Strategy is what determines performance. Keywords were what you researched for weeks, then built your strategy around based on what you uncovered or hypothesized. You managed everything from bids to matched search terms to negatives and the

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