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Search Policy & Publisher Traffic

Google Search Traffic to Publishers Fell 33 Percent in One Year. In the United States, It Fell 38 Percent. The Industry Is Calling It a Managed Decline.

By Waleed QamarJune 1, 20260

By Waleed Qamar | SEO By Highsoftware99 Three clients, different industries, different content strategies, different link profiles. Same Search Console…

Search Policy & Publisher Traffic

The Google Search Team That Built AI Overviews Knew Traffic to Publishers Would Fall. The Internal Documents Now Say So.

By Waleed QamarJune 1, 20260

*By Waleed Qamar | SEO By Highsoftware99* — There is a specific thing that Search Console looks like when AI…

Search Policy & Publisher Traffic

The DOJ Wanted to Break Up Google. A Judge Said No. Here Is Exactly What Did Change and Why It Still Matters for SEO.

By Waleed QamarMay 31, 20260

Something shifted in one of my client's analytics in late winter. Not dramatically. Not the kind of movement that makes…

Search Policy & Publisher Traffic

Google Pays Apple $20 Billion a Year to Be the Default Search Engine on Your iPhone. A Federal Court Just Decided That Can Continue.

By Waleed QamarMay 31, 20260

A client message came in the morning the ruling dropped. Not about the ruling itself. About whether they should "diversify…

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The Seven SEO Strategies That Still Work in a World Where 93 Percent of How-To Queries Are Answered by Google Before You Click

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Google Search Traffic to Publishers Fell 33 Percent in One Year. In the United States, It Fell 38 Percent. The Industry Is Calling It a Managed Decline.

The Google Search Team That Built AI Overviews Knew Traffic to Publishers Would Fall. The Internal Documents Now Say So.

The DOJ Wanted to Break Up Google. A Judge Said No. Here Is Exactly What Did Change and Why It Still Matters for SEO.

Google Pays Apple $20 Billion a Year to Be the Default Search Engine on Your iPhone. A Federal Court Just Decided That Can Continue.

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The Seven SEO Strategies That Still Work in a World Where 93 Percent of How-To Queries Are Answered by Google Before You Click

Google Is Ranking Reddit Over Dedicated Expert Sites. The Algorithm Change Behind This Decision Has Finally Been Explained.

Conde Nast Cited Search Traffic Decline as a Factor in Its 2026 Layoffs. The Google Connection Has Been Quietly Buried.

Browsing: Search Policy & Publisher Traffic

Google Search Traffic to Publishers Fell 33 Percent in One Year. In the United States, It Fell 38 Percent. The Industry Is Calling It a Managed Decline.

The Google Search Team That Built AI Overviews Knew Traffic to Publishers Would Fall. The Internal Documents Now Say So.

The DOJ Wanted to Break Up Google. A Judge Said No. Here Is Exactly What Did Change and Why It Still Matters for SEO.

Google Pays Apple $20 Billion a Year to Be the Default Search Engine on Your iPhone. A Federal Court Just Decided That Can Continue.