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How To Do A Complete Local SEO Audit: 11-Point Checklist via @sejournal, @JRiddall 1 day ago www.searchenginejournal.com If your business depends on local traffic, this audit checklist highlights where to focus for stronger visibility in both organic and AI search. The post How To Do A Complete Local SEO Audit: 11-Point Checklist appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

25 Years Of Google Ads: Was It Better Then Or Now? via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson 1 day ago www.searchenginejournal.com Google Ads has transformed from a simple PPC tool into an AI-driven ecosystem. Here’s how 25 years of evolution reshaped the marketer’s playbook. The post 25 Years Of Google Ads: Was It Better Then Or Now? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google’s Preferred Sources Tool Is Jammed With Spam via @sejournal, @martinibuster 1 day ago www.searchenginejournal.com Google's Preferred Sources tool is surfacing parked domains, spammy domain squatters, and random websites, detracting from legit sites that should be benefiting. The post Google’s Preferred Sources Tool Is Jammed With Spam appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google Warns Against Relying On SEO Audit Tool Scores via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern 2 days ago www.searchenginejournal.com Google published guidance emphasizing context-driven technical SEO audits over tool-generated scores, explaining when high 404s are normal. The post Google Warns Against Relying On SEO Audit Tool Scores appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google Finance Gets AI Deep Search & Prediction Market Data via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern 2 days ago www.searchenginejournal.com Google Finance adds Deep Search for complex research, prediction markets data from Kalshi and Polymarket, and enhanced earnings tracking. The post Google Finance Gets AI Deep Search & Prediction Market Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google Performance Max Adds Waze Ads And Channel Reporting via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern 2 days ago www.searchenginejournal.com Google adds Waze ads to Performance Max for store goals in the U.S. and rolls out channel performance reporting, with search partner reporting coming soon. The post Google Performance Max Adds Waze Ads And Channel Reporting appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

The New Optimization Stack: Where SEO Meets AI Retrieval via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester 2 days ago www.searchenginejournal.com The discovery stack is evolving from crawl and index to retrieval and reasoning, changing how authority and attribution are built. The post The New Optimization Stack: Where SEO Meets AI Retrieval appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Deploying Agentic AI For SEO: A Playbook For Technology Leaders via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW 2 days ago www.searchenginejournal.com This playbook outlines how agentic AI transforms SEO into a cross-functional discipline blending data, product, and user experience. The post Deploying Agentic AI For SEO: A Playbook For Technology Leaders appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Raises Possibility Of Ads On ChatGPT via @sejournal, @martinibuster 2 days ago www.searchenginejournal.com Altman rejects ad-driven business models like Google's but doesn't entirely rule out advertising. The post OpenAI’s Sam Altman Raises Possibility Of Ads On ChatGPT appeared first on Search Engine Journal.