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Every week, I share newsworthy articles that have caught my attention over the past week. Server-Side vs. Client-Side Rendering: What Google Recommends Google’s Martin Splitt highlights that for marketing-led websites focused on content and visibility, server-side rendering (SSR) or pre-rendered static HTML is the preferred approach to ensure faster load times, a better user experience, […]

Every week, I share newsworthy articles that have caught my attention over the past week. YouTube is testing AI Overviews in its search results YouTube is testing a new feature called AI Overviews, designed to help users find relevant video content more easily. Similar to Google’s AI Overviews in Search, it displays curated video segments

Every week, I share newsworthy articles that have caught my attention. Google’s Martin Splitt Explains How To Find & Remove Noindex Tags For persistent noindex issues, Martin Splitt recommends a structured approach, which I’ve summarised here: start by checking the raw HTML source code, then inspect JavaScript files that might inject meta tags. Next, review

Every week, I share newsworthy articles that have caught my attention. AI Overviews Reduce Clicks by 34.5% Google says AI Overviews boost clicks. But let’s talk facts: Ahrefs analysed 300,000 keywords and found that when AI Overviews show up in search results, the top-ranking page gets 34.5% fewer clicks on average. As it turns out,

Every week, I share newsworthy articles that have caught my attention. These news stories cover 31st to 4th April 2025. Google Confirms: Structured Data Still Essential In AI Search Era On the tail of Microsoft’s announcement that CoPilot was using structured data for its AI , Google made a similar announcement on the topic. What’s

Every week, I share newsworthy articles that have caught my attention. These news stories cover 31st to 4th April 2025. Indexing and SEO: 9 steps to get your content indexed by Google and Bing A question that I was faced fairly recently with a client website was why certain new pages were taking a long

The amalgamation of AI into SEO is not a sign of its demise but a catalyst for transformation.  While many in the industry express concern about AI-driven changes, history has shown that evolution in digital marketing has always led to new opportunities rather than extinction. Those who recognise this shift and adapt accordingly will find