The SEO Sherpa blog

Grow your search engine optimization knowledge with detailed tutorials and case studies.

Google Says Cloudflare’s Content Signals Directive Is Ignored by Crawlers and LLMs

Cloudflare has been working on ways for website owners to communicate how they do—and do not—want their content used by AI systems. Google’s John Mueller has now pointed out a ...

Local SEO Statistics 2026: Why Local Search Still Drives Real-World Traffic and Sales

Local SEO statistics show local search remains relevant, and local SEO continues to be a worthwhile strategy for customer acquisition. Read on to learn the state of local search and ...

Yelp Partners With ChatGPT to License Business Information

For years, the standard advice for local businesses was simple: get your Google Business Profile in order and collect reviews. That advice is still correct. It is just no longer ...

Gemini Statistics 2026: Users, Market Share & Marketing Data

Gemini is no longer just another AI-powered chatbot. It is now a core part of Google’s ecosystem, enabling everything from AI-supported search experiences to developer tools. In this guide, we’ve ...

Google Business Profiles Hit by “You Have No Reviews Yet” Bug

Summarize This Article With AI Try with ChatGPT Try with Claude Try with AI Mode Imagine spending years collecting hundreds of customer reviews, opening your Google Business Profile one morning, ...

Ecommerce SEO Statistics 2026: What the Numbers Reveal About Organic Growth, Conversions, and Buyer Behavior

Summarize This Article With AI Try with ChatGPT Try with Claude Try with AI Mode Ecommerce demand is still growing. But the way shoppers find products is becoming harder to ...

Google Brings Calendar to Personal Intelligence in AI Mode

Summarize This Article With AI Try with ChatGPT Try with Claude Try with AI Mode Google is connecting Calendar to Personal Intelligence in AI Mode, allowing Search to consider your ...

Fraudulent DMCA Takedowns Are Negatively Impacting SEO Performance

Summarize This Article With AI Try with ChatGPT Try with Claude Try with AI Mode Imagine losing your best-ranking page overnight. Not to a core update, not to a technical ...

Google Fixes the Google Search Console Page Indexing Report Delay

Summarize This Article With AI Try with ChatGPT Try with Claude Try with AI Mode For three weeks, the most-used diagnostic report in SEO was frozen in time. Anyone who ...

Join the newsletter

Get access to exclusive tips, strategies and case studies that we don't share anywhere else