Daily Search Forum Recap: April 29, 2025
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Google is blog.google/products/search/search-customization-tips/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>testing a new feature that allows you to customize the Top Stories section in search results by selecting preferred news sources. Currently available through Search Labs in the U.S. and India, the experiment gives people more influence over which publishers appear in their news-related queries. How It Works Those who opt…
Lately, we’ve heard murmurings that Google’s March Core Update has led to an uptick in AI Overviews¹ ² This chimes with what we’re seeing in Ahrefs Brand Radar, our new marketing intelligence tool which lets you track your brand presence in AI search. We analyzed 25M AI overview keywords in the two-month window of our…
Point two is citations. These pieces of content are still getting cited in AI Overviews or in ChatGPT. They still sometimes provide the source from where they got the information. Okay, the clicks are a tenth, if not more, than what you used to get. But if someone is going to get it, at least…
Today’s Ask an SEO question comes from Colin in London, UK. “My question is about duplicate content. I work for a group of schools in the UK. We have 21 schools, each has its own website and domain with a link or banner linking back to our main group website. The schools are very busy,…
Google’s John Mueller says giving each image its own landing page can help it appear in image search, while gallery setups may limit visibility. Google recommends unique landing pages for important images instead of JavaScript-only galleries or URL fragments. Responsive images and modern formats improve user experience but aren’t direct ranking factors. Auditing…
Think about a children’s book—would kids rather read long paragraphs or look at colorful pictures? Most people lose interest in plain text but add some engaging visuals, and they stay hooked. The same applies to your website. If your content is just blocks of text, visitors might leave quickly. But when you add videos, they…