Impact is an automatic estimate of how much a story is likely to
affect one website, weighing who published it, whether Google has
confirmed a ranking change, how many outlets ran it, and whether
the wording implies work on your site. It reads headlines, not
your analytics — treat it as triage, not a verdict.
Earlier this month, we announced platform properties for Search Console, allowing you to track how your social and video posts on Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube perform on Google Search, Discover,…
This blog was originally published on March 3, 2025 and updated on July 22, 2026. Is That "Web Visitor" an Agent or a Human? Back in January 2025, OpenAI’s Operator became the first true "AI agent"…
Meta descriptions don't directly influence rankings, but they're one of the most direct levers you have over click-through rate — and click-through rate, in turn, meaningfully affects how much…
TL;DR: Bryan Gunawan, an intern in Seer's AI Optimization Academy, made 5 targeted changes to an existing Seer blog post and took it from under 100 impressions to a peak of 1,195 in a matter of…
Tracking your performance in Google’s AI Overviews & AI Mode Google is giving us brand new information within our Google Search Consoles to tell us how our content is being used in AI Overviews, AI…
Today, we're excited to announce the launch of new Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console, including dedicated reports for Search and Discover, to help you understand your site's…
Clicks are down. Revenue is up. If you work in SEO for an ecommerce site, that probably sounds familiar. It might also sound annoying, because the old reporting model trained us to expect a much…
