November 6, 2026·9 min read
Why AI Search Summaries Are Reducing Publisher Traffic
Why AI search summaries are cutting publisher traffic, from how summaries absorb clicks to who is hit hardest and what opt-outs and payments change in 2026.
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November 6, 2026·9 min read
Content Audit Template: What To Keep, Update, Merge, Or Delete
A content audit template you can copy: the columns to pull from Search Console and GA4, the rules for keeping, updating, merging, redirecting or deleting each page, and how Google says to remove or redirect pages safely.
November 6, 2026·9 min read
Ecommerce Keyword Research: Finding Product Searches That Convert
Ecommerce keyword research step by step: how to find the product, category and modifier searches shoppers type right before they buy, using marketplace autocomplete, Search Console and Keyword Planner, then map each one to the right page.
November 6, 2026·6 min read
Google AI Mode Ads Reach 10 More Countries: You Can't Opt Out
Google expanded AI Mode ads to 10 more countries on October 28. Existing Search, Shopping and PMax campaigns qualify automatically, with no opt-out and no separate reporting line.
November 6, 2026·6 min read
Google Tests AI Overviews In Place Of Brand Knowledge Panels
Google quietly moved AI Overviews into the right column for brand searches, the spot knowledge panels used to own. What changed, who spotted it, and what to check about your own brand.
November 6, 2026·6 min read
Google Rankings Are Already Shifting: Is A Core Update Coming Next?
Four ranking-volatility spikes hit in under three weeks and Google still hasn't confirmed a core update. The dashboard, the dated spikes, and what to check now.
November 6, 2026·9 min read
Googlebot Crawl Timeouts And Traffic Drops: How To Diagnose The Damage
How to tell whether Googlebot crawl timeouts caused your traffic drop, from what Google does with timeouts to what an outage leaves behind and how to recover.
November 6, 2026·9 min read
Is LLM SEO A Thing? A Practical Guide For B2B SaaS Teams
Is LLM SEO a thing? Mostly it's SEO, with two real differences. What Google says, what our search-on and search-off test showed, and what B2B SaaS teams do.
November 6, 2026·9 min read
LSI Keywords Are A Myth: What Google And AI Search Use Instead
LSI keywords aren't a Google ranking factor. Where the idea came from (a 1988 patent), what Google has said about it, what its ranking systems actually use, like BERT and passage ranking, and how to write instead.
November 6, 2026·9 min read
How To Boost Google Rankings For Pages Stuck On Page Two
How to boost Google rankings for pages stuck in positions 11 to 20: find them in Search Console, sort each one into one of four problems, and apply the fix that matches, from intent to links.
November 6, 2026·8 min read
How To Measure The ROI Of SEO And AI Search Visibility
How to measure SEO ROI step by step: count the real cost, set up conversions in GA4, add AI referral traffic and assists, treat branded search and AI mentions as signals, and run the math with a worked example.
November 5, 2026·8 min read
Content Optimization: How To Improve Existing Pages For Google And AI
Content optimization for pages you've already published: how to pick pages from Search Console, fix intent mismatch, rewrite the top answer-first, update facts honestly, and tighten links and structure.
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