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Google updated its guidance on Generative AI SEO to lighten up on its previous guidance that discouraged the use of LLMs.txt and other forms of markup and markdown. The new guidance strikes a more balanced tone that acknowledges there are AI search surfaces other than Google’s that users may want to optimize for. LLMs.txt Guidance […]

Microsoft is adding four new features to the Bing Webmaster Tools AI Performance dashboard preview: Intents, Topics, Citation Share, and Compare. All four are beginning to roll out globally. Three of the features were previewed at SEO Week. This is the official preview rollout. What’s New Citation Share shows your site’s percentage of all citations […]

On a recent Search Off the Record podcast, hosts John Mueller and Martin Splitt pushed back on the idea promoted by AI SEOs that stripped-down, content-only versions are a better way to optimize for AI Search. They made the case that all the things AI SEOs want to remove are actually useful for ranking. Non-Content […]

This post was sponsored by Reviewly.ai. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Does keyword research still matter for SEO in 2026? Are Google reviews required for a local business to show up in AI results? How do I get my clients’ businesses recommended by AI like Gemini, Claude, and Google AI […]

Ahrefs analyzed logs from 137,000 domains and found 97% of llms.txt files got zero requests. No bots, no humans. The analysis used Ahrefs data to identify user agents fetching files. Around 28% of 137,000 domains publish an llms.txt file, but since Ahrefs’ customers are more technical, the actual adoption on the broader web is likely […]

Microsoft Advertising has launched Product Explorer, a new Merchant Center feature designed to help advertisers better understand product status and performance. The tool provides a searchable view of product catalogs. Advertisers can quickly see which products are serving, which have issues, and which are driving results. Product Explorer is currently available to U.S. advertisers with […]

This post was sponsored by Peec AI. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Which prompts should I prioritize tracking for AI visibility? Does exact wording change which brands AI engines recommend? Do I need to track every way someone might phrase a prompt in AI search? Marketers often panic about the […]

Google Ads Liaison Ginny Marvin announced three bidding and budgeting updates on LinkedIn, including one change scheduled to begin rolling out on August 17. Two of the updates expand capabilities that were previously limited or unavailable to many advertisers. Smart Bidding Exploration is now available globally, while Promotion mode is entering beta for Search and […]

SEOs all know how important reviews are as a local SEO ranking factor and decision maker for users. But how many SEOs are actually using the review content to help with their roadmapping and content updates? Reviews are typically looked at as a reputation task, and the focus is on the quantitative data (number of […]

Your Google Ads account is going to start serving a buyer you cannot see. That buyer is an AI agent that compares products and goes through checkout on your customer’s behalf. Agentic commerce is going to be the biggest structural change to ecommerce paid media since mobile, and it is already moving real money. During […]