The Best AI Search Engines To Try Right Now via @sejournal, @martinibuster

AI-powered search engines have made significant strides in the past year, not only comparing favorably to mainstream search engines like Google and Bing. Leveraging sophisticated open-source language models that rival commercial ones, today’s AI search engines offer high quality search experiences, innovative user interfaces, and robust privacy features many users will find attractive. 1. Brave…

The 11 Best SEO Books You Should Read via @sejournal, @BrianHarnish

SEO is a rapidly evolving field, making it important for professionals to continuously expand their knowledge and skills. We’ve put together a list of essential SEO books suitable for readers at various levels. Some books on this list provide a foundation in core concepts, while more advanced practitioners can explore topics such as entity optimization.…

Faceted Navigation: Best Practices For SEO via @sejournal, @natalieannhoben

When it comes to large websites, such as ecommerce sites with thousands upon thousands of pages, the importance of things like crawl budget cannot be understated. Building a website with an organized architecture and smart internal linking strategy is key for these types of sites. However, doing that properly oftentimes involves new challenges when trying…

Four Reasons You Can’t Ignore Branded SEO in 2025

This post was sponsored by Similarweb. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. According to Rand Fishkin: ‘For most small and medium businesses and newer creators/publishers, SEO is likely to show poor results until you’ve established credibility, navigational demand, and a strong reputation among a sizable audience.’ In other words, if you…