Last updated: 2-3-2026 For SEOs working at scale, understanding which search engines actually crawl and index the web, and which…
Common Crawl
What is the Common Crawl Database, and Why should a Site Owner Care?
updated 1/1/2026 What Is Common Crawl? It is one of the most influential data sources on the web and the…
Beyond Marketing: The Cross-Functional Blueprint That Turns Search into Strategy
The Purpose of this Article Installment I have seen SEO grow into a powerhouse, having first become intrigued by making…
Bots vs. Your Website: Which Ones to Allow and Which to Block?
Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, forcing website owners to face a big question: which AI crawlers should you exclude from…
The Big Eight: A New Era of LLM Giants
The Big Eight, a diverse and powerful group of large language models (LLMs), now stand as the new pillars of…
We Have A new Chapter in the Saga of OpenAI Using Google SERPs?
The Information is reporting that ChatGPT is sourcing some Google Serps from the well known SerpAPI service. Lets catch you…
No – OpenAI is Not Using Google for General Search Index
Lots of speculation (wishful thinking), alleging that OpenAI and ChatGPT is using Google for their search index. We’ve been fighting…
SearchGPT using Google, or just Common Crawl?
(post edit) I knew it was too good to be true. OpenAI is using Common Crawl db – we knew…
Europe Prepares The Open Web Index
Europe’s Open Web Index: What SEOs Need to Know Europe is preparing to test something that could impact the foundation…
I Went Six Months Without Google Search : A #Nofilter Analysis of Open AI’s SearchGPT for ChatGPT
When SearchGPT launched on ChatGPT, I dove into the deep end from the starting bell. It has been my default search for six months.