Marketing & SEO

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ChatGPT, AI tools gain traction as Google Search slips: Survey

Google’s role in everyday information seeking is shrinking, while AI tools – particularly ChatGPT – are quickly gaining ground. That’s according to a new Higher Visibility survey of 1,500 U.S. users. By the numbers. Google’s share of general information searches…

How to get your service area business verified on Google

Getting your service area business verified on Google can be challenging, especially when video verification is required.  What Google expects to see isn’t always clear, and that uncertainty can lead to denials.  But with a little preparation, you can eliminate…

SEO personas for AI search: How to go beyond static profiles

Simplified personas built as fictional characters with broad pain points are outdated in the future of search.  Think “Curious Cathy,” who just wants to learn more about your product, or “Technical Tom,” who has years of experience in his field…

Google fixes reduced crawling issue impacting some websites

Google has confirmed it fixed an issue with its crawlers impacting “some sites.” The issue was “reduced / fluctuating crawling” from Google’s end with Googlebot. It is now resolved and Google said the crawling should pick back up in the…