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29 articles published in August 2026.

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Google Says Reddit Gets No Special Treatment in Search Rankings
August 5, 2026
Matt Weitzman

Google Says Reddit Gets No Special Treatment in Search Rankings

Google's communications rep Jennifer Kutz confirmed to The Verge that Reddit receives no special preference in Google Search or its AI search features. The statement comes as Reddit's traffic from Google has been declining, with SEO analysts pointing to the May core update and June spam update as likely culprits.

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Profound vs Peec AI vs Aergos: Which AI Visibility Platform Fits Your Agency?
August 4, 2026
Matt Weitzman

Profound vs Peec AI vs Aergos: Which AI Visibility Platform Fits Your Agency?

Three AI visibility platforms. Three very different fits. Before you commit to a tool — or recommend one to a client — here's the honest breakdown agencies need.

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Google Search Volatility Surges August 1–3 With No Confirmed Update
August 4, 2026
Matt Weitzman

Google Search Volatility Surges August 1–3 With No Confirmed Update

Google search rankings started shuffling on August 1st and haven't stopped. Third-party tracking tools are spiking and the SEO community is buzzing, but Google hasn't confirmed a thing. Here's what's happening and what it means for your site.

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OpenAI Tests Agent Campaign Type That Replaces Landing Pages With AI Chat
August 3, 2026
Matt Weitzman

OpenAI Tests Agent Campaign Type That Replaces Landing Pages With AI Chat

OpenAI is testing a new ad campaign type called Agent that routes ChatGPT ad clicks into a live business agent conversation rather than a landing page. Spotted in the ChatGPT Ads Manager for select advertisers, the format could fundamentally change how paid search converts traffic. Here's what we know and what to do about it.

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The Complete Technical SEO Handbook: August 2025 Edition
August 1, 2026
Matt Weitzman

The Complete Technical SEO Handbook: August 2025 Edition

This is the technical SEO reference you bookmark and come back to. Updated for August 2025, this guide covers every foundational and advanced technical discipline — from crawl budget to JavaScript rendering to log file analysis — with the depth that actually moves rankings.

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