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Your guide to Google Analytics 4 attribution

Conversion is usually preceded by several interactions with a website or an app. Attribution determines the role of each touchpoint in driving conversions and assigns credit for sales to interactions in conversion paths. Therefore, it’s crucial to understand attribution in Google Analytics 4 (GA4). (If you are new to attribution,...

Sun May 26, 2024 20:10
Google testing blue visit button for search result snippets

Google is testing a large blue visit button under some of the search results in the mobile search interface. The button says “visit” and takes you to the website listed in the search results. What it looks like. Here is a screenshot of this button, which Shameem Adhikarath shared with me on X: Why we care. If Google does roll...

Fri May 24, 2024 23:11
The latest jobs in search marketing

Looking to take the next step in your search marketing career? Below, you’ll find the newest jobs at brands and agencies in SEO, PPC and digital marketing – as well as positions we’ve shared in previous weeks that are still open. Newest jobs in SEO, PPC and digital marketing Senior SEO Manager, Interactive Strategies (Hybrid,...

Fri May 24, 2024 21:55
Google AI Overviews under fire for giving dangerous and wrong answers

Google looks stupid right now. And AI Overviews are to blame. Google’s AI Overviews have given incorrect, misleading and even dangerous answers. The fact that Google includes a disclaimer at the bottom of every answer (“Generative AI is experimental”) should be no excuse. What’s happening. Google’s AI-generated answers have...

Fri May 24, 2024 18:37
Improving content quality at scale with AI

I’ve learned through experience to be cautious when using the words “content” and “scale” close to each other in SEO because it’s usually coded-speak for creating content in large volumes, primarily for search engines. We’ve seen time and time again this approach ending in disaster when the search engines work out what is going on. When...

Fri May 24, 2024 16:01
How important are backlinks for SEO in 2024?

SEO today is more complex and challenging than at any other point. Once upon a time, not too long ago, links were the most important thing in SEO. But is that still true? This article will examine the significance of link SEO today. It will include various perspectives within the industry, analyze empirical evidence and consider...

Fri May 24, 2024 15:01

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