Elementor Editor is the world’s most popular WordPress page builder plugin. It currently has a market share of 17% and is used by 12% of all websites. It simplifies website creation using four core components: templates for the overall layout, blocks for page sections, widgets for individual elements, and custom code. Users can create attractive…
To crack down on misinformation in content and enforce quality guidelines, Google came up with the concept of experience, expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness, or E-E-A-T (previously E-A-T). This emerged out of their Search Quality Rater Guidelines, which emphasize the importance of providing users with reliable, valuable, and accurate information and a great website experience. If you give users what…
Automattic announced that Matt Mullenweg is terminating 16% of Automattic employees, citing the need to increase productivity and the capacity to invest. The company is currently in a period of growth and profitability, six months after more than 8% of employees resigned. The announcement explains: “We have reached an important crossroads. While our revenue continues…
Garry Tan, President and CEO of Y Combinator, interviewed Tony Xu, co-founder of DoorDash, in a conversation that revealed useful insights on how to research a niche before building a business around it, the wisdom of understanding pain points and why following competitors is not always the best path for long-term success. Building a strong…
We all have that one high school flex we just refuse to let go of. For some, it’s being the varsity MVP. For Nikki Blonsky, it’s starring as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 remake of Hairspray — and honestly, she’s still riding that wave like it dropped yesterday. Blonsky, who nabbed the iconic lead role…
YouTube has announced three new features in its ‘Inspiration’ suite for creators. These tools use AI to generate fresh ideas that can help keep viewers watching. The new hook generator is the most eye-catching tool, which offers suggestions for engaging video openings. Below, I’ll break down the new features and explain how they can improve…
Google’s John Mueller offered an overview of EEAT (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness) at the Search Central Live NYC event and affirmed why it matters for some sites and why it’s not something SEOs can add to a website. EEAT’s Relation To Quality Raters And YMYL Websites John Mueller started this part of his discussion…
On Friday, Google sent out a subtle but impactful policy update to advertisers, confirming changes to its long-standing “Unfair Advantage Policy”. While the official enforcement date is April 14, 2025, the conversation has already started — and it’s anything but quiet. The PPC community is buzzing with opinions, questions, and concerns. But this update didn’t…
Google’s John Mueller explained during a session of the Search Central Live NYC event that they do over 700,000 tests per year in order to keep up with user expectations. His explanation of why Google performs so many tests and launches thousands of changes should give SEOs an idea of the pace of change going…
Google’s John Mueller discussed the impact of AI on SEO at Search Central Live NYC, explaining what it means for SEO and reassuring the audience that search is not going away anytime soon, echoing the words of VP of Search Liz Reid who said something similar. AI Is Not Replacing Search John Mueller was talking…