- Google value plunges by $500bn as its own AI search hits ad sales
Google-owner Alphabet lost just over $500bn (£374bn) in value on Thursday after it revealed its own artificial intelligence (AI) summaries were hitting search advertising revenue. Chief business...
470 points96 comments5 d ago
- Has SEO changed?
So, I built a website using Claude on Shopify a month or two ago. It’s brand new. Since we launched we’ve had about three dozen orders coming from other states (we are running no ads.) Every...
72 points92 comments5 d ago
- I want to learn SEO and am looking for a solid start
SEO is starting to be relevant in my country and am very intrested in learning it, if you guys have any tips or solid start points I could go from to build my skills from, I would highly...
37 points64 comments6 d ago
- Grokipedia traffic grinds to a halt: Scaled Content Abuse?
!img Many of you not ignoring the news might be aware that in 2026, Google's Spam team has been giving a lot of focus to Scaled Content Abuse, incorrectly referred to as PSEO in some circles or AI...
26 points16 comments6 d ago
- October spam update
Curious as if anyone else has seen there impressions/rankings jump up after the october update? mine are up massively, i have a calculator website with guides on set subject, and i was struggling...
23 points18 comments6 d ago
- Google Confirms: Search Can Temporarily Protect Important URLs From Dropping Out Of The Index
Thanks for bringing this to the SEO community at large, u/rustybrick SEOs were asking why is the favicon missing. Gary explained that the folks at VLC for some reason served the teapot - 418...
19 points2 comments5 d ago
- Planning to switch from Ahrefs to Ubersuggest, good idea??
So I’ve been using Ahrefs for a long time. I’ve basically used pretty much all of its features. And I knew that Ubersuggest could do most of it at around quarter the price of Ahrefs. Is that...
17 points50 comments2 d ago
- First website ever, launched ~2 weeks ago, virtually zero traffic. What are realistic expectations?
I'm completely new to launching websites, and this is my first one. I'd really appreciate a reality check. It's a free chess site: correspondence chess you play by email, open "anyone can move"...
13 points51 comments4 d ago
- Google is showing my website's page titles but absolutely no meta descriptions or snippets – what could be causing this?
Hi everyone, I'm trying to get to the bottom of an issue with my website, and would really appreciate some SEO advice. Google is displaying my page titles in search results, but there is...
12 points12 comments5 d ago
- Recently laid off and looking for my next SEO opportunity.
Hey everyone, I recently lost my job as an SEO Team Lead and am now looking for my next opportunity. I have 3.5 years of experience working with international businesses, primarily in the US...
12 points35 comments6 d ago