TALK TO US: 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.
- 08/01/22: Webinar: Marketers’ secrets to overcoming challenges
- 08/01/22: Tips for how to post effectively on LinkedIn from SEO Sara Taher
- 08/01/22: You can change cookie expiration and update settings in GA4
- 08/01/22: Google begins testing FLEDGE API on AdSense
- 08/01/22: Google temporarily disables the validate fix feature in 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.).
- 07/27/22: Seven SEO roles that are key contributors to brand success in 2022
- 07/19/22: Five must-haves of a conversion worthy ecommerce website
- 07/14/22: Using videos to optimize engagement in search-driven buyer journeys
- 06/22/22: How a testing model is driving SEAT and CUPRA’s search marketing performance
- 06/07/22: Google Analytics 4: drawbacks and limitations—is it worth sticking around?
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.
- 08/01/22: Daily Search Forum Recap: August 1, 2022
- 08/01/22: July 2022 Google Product Reviews Update Kicked In Friday Afternoon
- 08/01/22: Being In Close Contact With Google Doesn't Benefit You Or Me
- 08/01/22: Google Perspectives Search Results
- 08/01/22: Google Business Profile Tests Expandable Menu In Web Search
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.
- 08/01/22: 6 Ways To Get Local SEO Clients You Really, Truly Want via @sejournal, @xandervalencia
- 08/01/22: Is The 4-Day Week The Future Of Work? A Q&A With Joe O’Connor via @sejournal, @mirandalmwrites
- 08/01/22: How Do Retargeting Ads Work, Anyway? via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
- 07/30/22: On-Site Search Best Practices For SEO & User Experience via @sejournal, @KayleLarkin
- 07/29/22: How To Find & Understand Conversion Rates Of Your Amazon Products via @sejournal, @AMZRobynJohnson
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.
- 07/11/22: Announcing the new Search Console Video index report
- 06/28/22: Googlebot and the 15 MB thing
- 06/15/22: Simplifying Search Console reports with an updated item classification
- 06/03/22: How Google generates titles for documents with language or script misalignment
- 05/25/22: May 2022 core update releasing for Google Search
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.
- 05/13/22: Spring cleaning: Removed Bing anonymous sitemap submission
- 05/02/22: SEO best practice for subscription-based and paywall content
- 04/28/22: Announcing user-agent change for Bing crawler bingbot
- 03/29/22: User Behavior Analytics: Boost Your SEO with Microsoft Clarity and AIOSEO
- 03/08/22: SEOPress speeds up indexing for WordPress sites with full IndexNow
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.
- 08/01/22: Local Pack Headers: Curious, Overlooked Clues to the Mind of Google
- 07/27/22: What Are the Best Tools for Storytelling With Data Visualization?
- 07/26/22: Social Media Competitor Analysis: The Complete Guide
- 07/25/22: Transitioning to GA4: Is this the Right Analytics Move for Your Team?
- 07/21/22: Outstanding Local SEO Takeaways from MozCon 2022
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.
- 03/22/21: How to produce high quality written content
- 03/11/21: How to spot unproductive behaviors your employees may be unaware of
- 03/08/21: Preventing employee burnout as COVID-19 persists into 2021
- 03/04/21: Four tips for future-proofing your Conversion Rate Optimization strategy
- 03/04/21: Ecommerce during the COVID-19 pandemic: How to turn challenges into online growth opportunities
