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The Core Updates newsletter is written by Mark Williams-Cook, a veteran SEO who is Digital Marketing Director at Candour, Founder of AlsoAsked and organiser of SearchNorwich. Over 40,000 SEOs follow Mark's 'Unsolicited #SEO tips' on LinkedIn, which has now been wrapped up into the Core Updates newsletter, along with an overview of weekly news and the current episode of the Search with Candour episode, hosted by Jack Chambers-Ward.
SEO tips and updates from Mark Williams-CookSearch with Candour hosted by Jack Chambers-Ward SEO updates you need to know 📊 Google Search Console adds search tracking for social media with new properties. These properties help creators understand which search terms lead users to their content across Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube. ⚙️ The generative AI controls in Google Search Console appear to be expanding outside of the UK. The controls were first launched earlier this month in the UK,...
SEO tips and updates from Mark Williams-CookSearch with Candour hosted by Jack Chambers-Ward SEO updates you need to know 📈 Google Trends adds comparison over time data and graphs. These new clickable chips add month-over-month, week-over-week, and year-over-year comparison options. ©️ Fraudulent DMCA takedowns are negatively impacting SEO performance. Publishers are reporting that they have had pages deindexed due to fake copyright claims from competitors. ☁️ Cloudflare adds new ways to...
SEO tips and updates from Mark Williams-CookSearch with Candour hosted by Jack Chambers-Ward SEO updates you need to know 👀 Google explains how impressions work in AI Mode and AI Overviews. A link to a site, not a brand mention, is counted as the trigger for an impression. So don't confuse unlinked mentions in AI search with impressions. ⚡ Google's June 2026 spam update rolled out and completed. This update began its rollout on 24 June and was completed on 26 June. It was a relatively fast...