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Google vs. AI Content: The Case of Grokipedia
Google has long since abandoned its initial skepticism towards AI content. The motto is – It’s about the quality, not the creation of the content. From the Search Quality Evaluators Guidelines: “Generative AI tools may be used for high quality and low quality content creation.” This particular example will put […]
IndexWatch 2025: Visibility Losers in Google UK Search
When other websites lose large amounts of footprint it can have serious impacts to business but the one advantage is that we can try and learn from mistakes we find. Using SISTRIX’s Visibility Index, we uncover and analyse the websites with the most prominent decreases in visibility on Google’s UK […]
IndexWatch 2025: Visibility Winners in Google
Following an update-heavy 2024, SEOs and web owners alike welcomed a year of fewer confirmed algorithm updates. However, we were all quickly met with the reality of the usual, continual search volatility throughout 2025, including in March, June and throughout most of December, when Google gifted us with a Christmas […]
ChatGPT To Add Ads
OpenAI has announced plans to introduce advertising in ChatGPT. Initially, this will be tested in the US and only for users of either the free ChatGPT plan or the cheaper Go plan. The ads will appear at the end of the organic response. They will be clearly marked as advertising and will […]
The Top Domains and Content for Mortgages
With the UK Autumn Budget still on many people’s minds, SectorWatch is diving into the ever-shifting world of mortgages. With interest rates, lenders and comparison sites all competing to secure the prime spot in Google’s results, competition in the SERPs is as fierce as a bidding war on a semi-detached […]
The Best of – SISTRIX Blog
These articles from the last year are exceptional. They helped people, nurtured discussion and spurred thoughts. Here’s our hand-picked selection of the best of SISTRIX Blog.
New Data Studies
(5 articles)The Top ‘non-profit’ Domains in UK Search – EEAT and Visibility to Learn From
Core Web Vitals – Wix vs. WordPress, Shopify vs. Shopware – What’s fastest?
Why (almost) everything you knew about Google CTR is no longer valid
After Schema.org Change: Search Results with Ratings Drop by 13%
The Page Speed Ranking Factor. What, exactly, is fast?
Popular Case Studies
(3 articles)Search Visibility – A Walk Down The Digital High Street
How HomeToGo aligned with SEO to create visibility
You have to know the past to understand the present – Case Study Patient.co.uk
Best Expert Opinion
(4 articles)An appeal for more science in SEO
SEO 2020: Google becomes your competitor
Love your website: A case for more independence
Only fools will ignore link building
Important Google announcements
(4 articles)Google Confirms that Core Web Vitals will be a Ranking Factor from May 2021
Core Web Vitals – Google’s Benchmark for Page Experience
Google Switching Fully to Mobile-First Indexing
Google introduces new link attributes: Sponsored and UGC
Latest IndexWatch Analysis
(1 articles)The Top ‘non-profit’ Domains in UK Search – EEAT and Visibility to Learn From
New Toolbox features
(5 articles)From AI to API: the New Functions in SISTRIX from the First Quarter of 2025
Successfully Combining User Intention and SERP Features
Introducing the Free Keyword Research Tool
New – The Influencer Search Engine from SISTRIX, Available Now
The Next Generation of SERP Analysis