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Friday, July 24, 2026

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Large Publishers Strongly Considering Blocking Google Search

Reddit: r/SEO
Report by u/rustybrick Several large publishers are strongly considering blocking Google Search entirely after clicks from Google Search have continued to decline, and the exchange of value in having Google consume its content is no longer translating into e... `crawl`
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Black hat gets rewarded?

Reddit: r/SEO
A competitor of ours buys domains from cheap hosting with the url being a target keyword. They write one AI blog on the page, link to themselves twice with varied anchors (including using competitor brand names). On just one blog host, they have nearly 50 of these mini &quo... …

How to price a guest post on my website

Reddit: r/SEO
Hello, I run a fairly successful (at least in my niche) gaming website, whose domain can be infered from my username. I’m constantly being approached about guest posts, which I’m actually considering, as this would be an additional source of income. However, I’m not quite ... …

AI Search Strategy: 4 Pillars to Show Up More (and Right) in AI Answers

Ahrefs Blog
Before someone ever lands on your website, an AI assistant may have already explained what your product does, compared it with competitors, and helped them decide whether you’re worth considering. By the time someone clicks through to your site after … Read more ›
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