Search Engine Optimization (SEO) News

These are the top SEO News resources to follow in order to keep your finger on the pulse of the ever-changing SEO industry.

Search Engine Land

Search Engine Land, originally founded by Danny Sullivan, is the leading news site covering everything surrounding the search engine industry, from SEO to SEM, Google, Bing and social media. This is one of the first places that SEO professionals look when there is a potential algorithm update from Google, as they are always quick to cover these stories.

01/13/21: Why we’re creating a new content experience for SMX
01/13/21: Google pauses all political ads through inauguration
01/12/21: Yelp launches “health and safety measures” community feedback feature
01/12/21: Unlock actionable search tactics at SMX Report
01/12/21: Google News performance report added to Google Search Console

Search Engine Watch

Search Engine Watch is another major search engine news website that helps online marketers and website owners improve their website’s visibility in search engines. They cover everything (SEO, PPC, Analytics, Social, Local, Mobile, Video, Content, Development, etc.).

01/13/21: Core Web Vitals report: 28 Ways to supercharge your site
01/13/21: Search in 2021: Five must knows for advertisers and marketers
01/12/21: Making the argument for nofollow links in SEO
01/12/21: Five reasons why clients are leaving your agency
01/11/21: How to use XPath expressions to enhance your SEO and content strategy

Search Engine Roundtable

Search Engine Roundtable, led by Barry Schwartz, reports the most interesting forum threads happening in search engine marketing message boards across the web. Webmasters are often the first people to notice a change in Google’s algorithms, and Search Engine Roundtable brings the SEO chatter to the forefront.

01/13/21: Daily Search Forum Recap: January 13, 2021
01/13/21: Google Might Not Launch The Page Experience & Core Web Vitals Label/Icon In Search
01/13/21: Small Google Algorithm Update Around January 12, 2021?
01/13/21: No, Google SMITH Algorithm Is Not Live
01/13/21: Google: Too Focused On One SEO Tactic Can Hurt Overall SEO Results

Search Engine Journal

Founded by Loren Baker, Search Engine Journal has been offering a community-focused approach to the search marketing industry through leveraging industry experts to spotlight industry trends, news and thought leaders who are shaping the future of search marketing.

01/13/21: YouTube Analytics Adds ‘First 24 Hours’ Metric via @MattGSouthern
01/13/21: How to Build SEO Into a Product via @Kevin_Indig
01/13/21: How to Build the Perfect Facebook Ad Audience via @GaryLHenderson
01/13/21: Do Incognito Searches Affect SEO or Rankings via @RyanJones
01/13/21: WordPress Now Offers Website Development via @martinibuster

Google Webmaster Central

The Google Webmaster Central Blog is often the source of much SEO news regarding Google. The company makes announcements about new features in Webmaster Tools, mobile search advancements and other Google-specific news in this blog. It’s a must-follow for any SEO professional.

01/12/21: Introducing Google News performance report
01/11/21: Index Coverage Data Improvements
12/16/20: A weird year in review
12/15/20: An update on the Structured Data Testing Tool
12/09/20: Updates to Search Console’s API

Bing Webmaster Blog

The Bing Webmaster Blog offers great insight into how to run a successful website, often from a user’s perspective. We think that is what makes this blog great. The Bing Webmaster Blog provides an alternate voice in the arena of search engine webmaster blogs.

12/17/20: Website Migration with Bing
12/14/20: Microsoft Clarity & Bing Webmaster Tools
10/29/20: Microsoft Clarity is now Generally Available
10/15/20: Site explorer: SEO-explore your site
09/10/20: Introducing the Bing Webmaster Tools URL Inspection Tool

Moz Blog

Originally founded by Rand Fishkin and his community of Mozzers including Britney Muller and Dr. Pete, the Moz Blog is full of cutting-edge inbound marketing and SEO strategies. Learn what works and what’s hot in content marketing, link earning, authorship, client management and overall…the right way to build community online and earn search engine traffic.

01/13/21: The Evolution of SEO [Video Presentation]
01/11/21: 2021 Local SEO Success: Expert Tips & Predictions
01/08/21: 21 Smart Google SEO Tips for 2021
12/29/20: The Link Building Webslog
12/28/20: They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020

Distilled

Distlled got its start when Duncan Morris and Will Critchlow joined forces back in 2005 to start a web development company. The Distilled blog offers tactical SEO content that can help you refine your skills.