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🔥 ​Most Popular SEOFOMO News Stories & Contributors Of The Week

Check out the top trending stories this week on SEOFOMO News -these are the most upvoted entries, whether SEO news, guides, or resources-, that people upvoted the most:
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​No 1. DOJ to ask judge to force Google to sell off Chrome, Bloomberg News reports [11 Votes]​
​Reuters / Search Trends / Submitted by Rich Sanger
​The U.S. Department of Justice plans to ask a judge to compel Google to sell its Chrome browser, citing its dominance in the search and advertising markets.
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​No 2. Google CTR Stats – Changes Report for Q3 2024 [10 Votes]​
​Dan Popa / General SEO / Submitted by Gianluca Fiorelli
​Find out how the Google CTR values for your website’s industry changed in Q3 2024 and estimate how your traffic might have been affected.

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​No 3. SEO domain strategy: Do country-specific domains lead to higher rankings? [10 Votes]​
​Andreas / International SEO Guide / Submitted by Marco Schlauri
​Do local domains rank better than .com domains in foreign markets? Andreas has analyzed 3,200 search results in Switzerland to find out.

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​Top SEOFOMO News Contributors of the week​

Thanks to the SEOFOMOers who have engaged the most this week in the SEOFOMO News, with the highest number of upvotes:

• ​Gianluca Fiorelli (52 Upvotes)
• ​Preeti Gupta (37 Upvotes)
• ​Shaikat Ray (25 Upvotes)

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The most upvoted stories as well as top rated SEOFOMOers can expect 🔥 SEO rewards at the end of this year, start submitting and engaging now!

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🗞️ Search Updates and News from Search Engines

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​Google updates its site reputation abuse policy​
​Chris Nelson / Google Search Guidelines​
​Google has updated its site reputation abuse policy: “We're making it clear that using third-party content on a site in an attempt to exploit the site's ranking signals is a violation of this policy — regardless of whether there is first-party involvement or oversight of the content”.

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​Google Search Console Finally Drops The Page Experience Report​
​Barry Schwartz / Google Product Updates​
​Google announced the Page Experience Report is being removed from the Google Search Console. “We decided to remove this page to reduce unnecessary clutter within Search Console and simplify navigating to this information”.

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​Google On Too Many Network Requests & SEO​
​Barry Schwartz / Google Search Q&A​
​Martin Splitt replied to a question about what we should be concerned about when it comes to rendered and indexed. He replied, "Maybe number of network requests a bit, but also not too much".

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​Google: Page-Level & Site-Wide Signals Both Matter For Rankings
​Matt G. Southern / Google Search Guidelines
​Google updates search documentation to clarify how both page-level and site-wide signals influence ranking in search results.

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​Perplexity launches AI-powered Shopping Search
​Anu Adegbola / Perplexity Product Updates​
​Perplexity AI's shopping feature offers brands a way to engage high-intent shoppers with product recommendations and one-click purchases.

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​OpenAI considers taking on Google with browser, the Information reports
​Reuters/ OpenAI Product Trends​
​"ChatGPT-creator OpenAI has recently considered developing a web browser that would combine with its chatbot and separately discussed or struck deals to power search features."

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​Maybe It Isn't JavaScript - Martin Splitt at SearchNorwich 18 [Video]
​Martin Splitt / SearchNorwich​
​In this insightful presentation from SearchNorwich 18, Martin Splitt from explores common misconceptions about JavaScript and its impact on SEO.

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​A discussion of UX for SEO [Podcast]
​Google Search Central / Search off the Record​
​In this episode of Search Off the Record, Lizzi and John are joined by Rio Ichikawa to talk about how UX impacts SEO, common UX mistakes, and how heatmaps can be a valuable tool for understanding user behavior.

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​​Monitor the latest SEO News, Updates, and Conversations in Real Time in SEOFOMO News

👌 This week's SEO Awesomeness

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​Who’s Winning After Google’s Site Reputation Abuse Policy Change and Publishers Reviews Drops
​Aleyda Solis / Search Updates
​I went through 5 publications reviews sections that have dropped in rankings in the last few days to assess their top dropped queries and which sites are getting that organic search traffic now. The results might or might not surprise you... and yes, Reddit is in there.

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​Google Core Update November 2024 - Data Analysis
​Steve Paine / Search Trends
​Steve analyses initial data and shares examples of domain risers and fallers during the Google November Core Update.

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​SEO for brand visibility in LLMs​
​Crystal Carter / AI Search​
​Crystal explains how to optimize your brand's visibility in LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini by understanding the types of LLMs, how they generate answers, and how you can get mentioned in this guide.

• Related: LLMO: 10 Ways to Work Your Brand Into AI Answers by Louise Linehan​

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​Is AI Stealing My Clicks?
​Ryan Jones / Search Trends
​Ryan goes through how search is evolving with the rise of AI and how brands need to keep up to show where customers are seeking information.

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​Exploring URL Volatility in Google's AI Overviews​
​Mordy Oberstein / Search Trends​
​An analysis of AIOs by Mordy, going through key insights into URL consistency, volatility, and domain changes. “Google changes the URLs within said AIOs 12.32 times on desktop and 12.49 times on mobile”.

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​How to Optimize for AI Overviews: Patent & Research Insights​
​Rich Sanger / Search Trends​
​Rich shares how to optimize content for AI Overviews using insights from Google’s patent and recent research: "Emphasizing user engagement, EEAT principles, and content freshness aligns your strategy with both traditional SEO and AI Overview requirements."

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​AI For Writing? How To Use AI to Write Content (the right way…)
​Andy Chadwick / Content Optimization
​Learn how to use AI for writing to enhance creativity, save time, and keep your unique voice intact. Strike the perfect balance with these expert tips from Andy.

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​Getting C-Level Buy-In For SEO Initiatives
​Dan Taylor / SEO Management
​Learn how to secure support from the C-suite for SEO initiatives by showcasing the impact of campaigns beyond rankings and traffic.

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​SEO Ideas for 2025
​Stephanie Briggs / General SEO
​Stephanie shares 5 ideas for your SEO roadmap in 2025, with data on how to figure out if they might work for you and what kind of results you can expect.

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​SEO Testing Framework: Set Up Your SEO Test for Success [Presentation]
​Celeste Gonzalez / SEO Testing
​Want to start testing your SEO initiatives? Then this presentation by Celeste is a must read.

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​How to Optimize Product Variants in eCommerce for Better Search Rankings
​Doreid Haddad / Ecommerce SEO
​Doried shares tips for optimizing your product variants: using item group IDs, leveraging structured data, and strategically applying canonical links to maximize your visibility.

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​Get onto Bluesky. A Guide for SEOs
​Majestic / Search Community
​SEOs are chatting on BlueSky. Are you missing out on the discussion? Follow this guide to help you get started on the BlueSky social platform

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​​Monitor the latest SEO News, Updates, and Conversations in Real Time in SEOFOMO News

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​Berlin SEO & Content Club #6
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