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One of the most frustrating realities for niche, local, and topic-focused publishers is this: You break the story. You provide the most in-depth coverage. But when people Google it, you’re nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, major outlets swoop in, add a few paragraphs, and suddenly dominate Top Stories and organic search. I hear this every week from publishers. Let’s break down why it happens
by John Shehata
on Fri, 04 April 2025
In 2023, Black Friday saw a 7.5% increase in online sales from the previous year, reaching $9.8 billion. This was a record amount. Google Trends reports 4 points increase in search interest year over year as well.
by John Shehata
on Thu, 07 December 2023
Commerce SEO is becoming a its own SEO discipline. Many news publishers depend on commerce SEO to optimize their commerce and affiliate content where publishers earn commission on referrals and purchased at commercial sites like Amazon and many others.
by John Shehata
on Mon, 20 November 2023
When it comes to News on Google, I have heard many ways where SEOs refer to the different surfaces in correct and incorrect terminology. There is also a confusion on the importance of each news surface.
by John Shehata
on Mon, 21 August 2023
The highest peak in referral traffic from SmartNews happened this month. In fact, SmartNews has even edged its way into the top fifteen overall referrers so far in October.
by John Shehata
on Fri, 07 July 2023
Thousands of publishers and news sites worldwide depend on their in-house News SEO teams and agencies for news template optimization, technical news optimization, paywall optimization, breaking news SEO recommendations
by John Shehata
on Fri, 30 December 2022
There are many specialties within the SEO community like Tech SEO, Content SEO, Commerce SEO, Link Building, Amazon SEO, etc.
by John Shehata
on Mon, 27 December 2021
Planning and preparing thoroughly for major cultural events like the Super Bowl or Oscars (Academy Awards) is key to driving significant search traffic and engagement.
by John Shehata
on Mon, 28 December 2020
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