
Google responds to a publisher's concern about crawl budget and rankings due to Googlebot's requests for non-existent pages
The post Google Responds To Site That Lost Ranks After Googlebot DDoS Crawl appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-responds-to-site-that-lost

Traffic means nothing if hesitation kills conversions. Learn how AI-powered brands are closing the gap.
The post How AI Detects Customer Hesitation (And Converts It Into Sales) appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-ai-detects-customer-hesitation-and-converts-into-sales/54831
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See how your paid search metrics compare across 20 industries with fresh data from thousands of real campaigns.
The post What Are Good Google Ads Benchmarks In 2025? [STUDY] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/what-are-good-google-ads-benchmarks/546995/

A Google research paper confirms that a local search indexing system has been in use for over a year in Search and Maps
The post Google’s Local Job Type Algorithm Detailed In Research Paper appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-local-job-type-algorithm-detailed-in

WordPress co-founder cautioned that the FAIR project's distributed plugin and theme repositories could undermine WordPress.org's ability to manage trust and reliability
The post WordPress Co-Founder Mullenweg’s Reaction To FAIR Project appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google confirms that Recipe Rich Results and text search results select images using different criteria.
The post Google’s Update To Recipe Structured Data Confirms A Ranking Criteria appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-update-to-recipe-structured-data-

Social media has become a frontline customer service channel. Here’s how brands can meet rising expectations and respond with care, speed, and strategy.
The post Social Media As A Customer Service Tool: Trends And Best Practices appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/social-media-as-a-customer-serv

New data shows that AI search traffic overwhelmingly comes from desktop devices rather than mobile.
The post Newly Released Data Shows Desktop AI Search Referrals Dominate appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

New security platform announced by Patchstack enables plugin developers to maintain a proactive security approach against vulnerabilities
The post WordPress Plugin Platform Offers Proactive Security Scanning appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-plugin-platform-offer

A respected SEO expert calls out marketers who overstate the complexity of Google's AI search
The post Respected SEO Rockstar Deconstructs SEO For Google’s AI Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.