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Link Building Strategies for 2027: What to Keep and Cut via @sejournal, @lorenbaker
Decide which link building tactics to keep or cut for 2027. Join Resolve for a free webinar on off-page SEO, rankings, and AI visibility. The post Link Building Strategies for 2027: What to Keep and Cut appeared first on Search Engine Journ
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/08/2026, 15:45Yoast SEO vs All in One SEO: which WordPress plugin is right for you?
If you’re weighing Yoast SEO vs All in One SEO, you’re asking the right question. Your SEO plugin touches almost every page you publish. It shapes how search engines read your site and how AI platforms understand it too. Both plugins have b
Yoast SEO · Published 10/07/2026, 20:17The Business Case For SEO Is Changing; Budget Justifications Should Too via @sejournal, @cshel
Learn how to justify SEO budgets in the AI era by aligning investments with revenue generation, risk reduction, infrastructure, and business value. The post The Business Case For SEO Is Changing; Budget Justifications Should Too appeared fi
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/07/2026, 20:00Multi-location SEO: How to build a scalable strategy
Multi-location SEO starts with one approved record per branch that feeds its page, Google Business Profile, schema, and listings.
Semrush · Published 10/07/2026, 17:39The September 2026 SEO Update by Yoast recap
Each month, we host the SEO Update by Yoast, covering the latest in search and AI. In this edition, Carolyn Shelby and Alex Moss discussed Google’s latest content updates, the impact of AI on search visibility, and how to adapt to the evolv
Yoast SEO · Published 10/07/2026, 17:37The brightonSEO Crawling Clinic October ’26
The swag is loaded, the team are packing their bags, and we’ve had a quick look at the forecast for the south coast. Let’s just say you might be glad of some of our merch this time round (hint hint). The Screaming Frog team is crawling back
Screaming Frog · Published 10/06/2026, 17:22New learning paths: curated YouTube playlists for Search fundamentals and Technical SEO
Over the years, the Search Central YouTube channel has published hundreds of videos across various series, from Search for Beginners and Ask Googlebot to Search Console Training and Search Off the Record. While our series structure works we
Google Search Central Blog · Published 10/06/2026, 08:00Local SEO: What is it & how to do it
Local SEO is the process of improving search visibility, traffic, and brand awareness for local businesses.
Semrush · Published 10/05/2026, 20:51SEO for Static Sites: 8 Problems to Watch For
But easier to build doesn’t necessarily mean easier to optimize. WordPress and other CMSs quietly handle many SEO basics through plugins and built-in functionality, from canonicals and sitemaps to redirects, metadata, schema, and 404 handli
Ahrefs Blog · Published 10/01/2026, 22:57Introducing Yoast SEO AI+ for Shopify
Yoast SEO AI+ for Shopify is live today. The new plan combines Yoast SEO for Shopify with Yoast AI Brand Insights, giving you visibility into how AI systems like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity describe your brand, alongside everyth
Yoast SEO · Published 10/01/2026, 20:301 billion downloads: The people and stories behind Yoast SEO
1 billion downloads of Yoast SEO. That’s a milestone worth celebrating. But behind that number are the people who made it possible: the bloggers who wanted more people to find their content, the businesses working to grow online, the agenci
Yoast SEO · Published 10/01/2026, 19:42Ultimate SEO checklist: 43 tips to optimize your website
Use this SEO checklist to optimize your site for both Google and AI-driven search results.
Semrush · Published 10/01/2026, 16:25Claude Code for SEO: 35 Use Cases
35 practical ways to use Claude Code for SEO, from content briefs and Search Console analysis to internal linking and technical fixes, with real examples.Read more ›
Ahrefs Blog · Published 09/30/2026, 23:35The LLM positioning lag: What it is and how to avoid it
See why LLMs get your brand positioning wrong and how to fix it.
Semrush · Published 09/29/2026, 22:50Google releases September 2026 spam update
Google’s September 2026 spam update may take up to two weeks to roll out, making ranking drops harder to diagnose.
Semrush · Published 09/29/2026, 16:26Turn your AI tools from spectators into collaborators with Yoast
If you’ve been setting up MCP connections or agentic workflows, this release is for you. You ask an AI tool to check your site’s SEO. It comes back with real findings: a product page that’s telling Google it’s a recipe, a link still pointin
Yoast SEO · Published 09/29/2026, 15:12What is llms.txt & should you use it?
An llms.txt file is designed to help large language models (LLMs) better understand the content on your site.
Semrush · Published 09/29/2026, 00:15