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Focuses on strategies tailored for online retailers and affiliate marketing in the digital space.

Google Moving Notifications To Merchant Center Next

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on May 28, 2025

Google Merchant Center Email Archive Removal Google announced that the email archive and notifications section will be removed from Google Merchant Center on June 25, 2025. After this date, email notifications will…

Meta Launches Ray Ban AI Glasses in More Regions

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on May 21, 2025

The expansion will give Meta a stronger foundation for its expanded wearables push.

TikTok Adds a Dedicated AI Assistant for In-App Sellers

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on May 21, 2025

TikTok’s new “Seller Assistant” will provide guidance to help optimize your TikTok Shop listings.

Google Merchant Center Says Add Product’s Brand Name To Title

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on May 19, 2025

Google has updated its title structured data help document for Google Merchant Center to now recommend you add the product’s brand name to the title of the product when it’s a differentiating…

Google Top Quality Store Optimization: Tips & Tricks for Ecommerce SEO

Source: SEO Blog by Brodie Clark

By: Brodie Clark

Posted on May 16, 2025

Table of Contents sort-tool Promotions Rejection RateReturn PoliciesImage ResolutionImages Per OfferGlobal Store Ratings (Google Customer Reviews)eWalletFinal ThoughtsGoogle Top Quality Store optimization is one of eCommerce SEO’s hidden gems. The rating provided by…

Top 50 Fastest-Growing EdTech Companies

Source: Data & Studies - SEO Blog by Ahrefs

By: Despina Gavoyannis

Posted on May 14, 2025

Here are the top 50 fastest-growing EdTech companies found using Ahrefs’ website growth data. Over 1,800 companies were analyzed, check out those that made it to the top in this post.

Google Merchant Center Event Promotion

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on May 7, 2025

Google has a “new feature,” as it labeled it, within Google Merchant Center, for event promotions. This allows you to promote an event, such as a sale, promotion or occasion, that may…

The State of Ecommerce SEO in 2025: How to Win in Today’s Product SERPs

Source: SEO Blog by Aleyda

By: Aleyda Solis

Posted on May 3, 2025

Here’s a comprehensive look at how ecommerce SEO has changed, why it’s more difficult than ever, and what you can do to adapt and continue growing.

Google Merchant Center Search For Products

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on May 2, 2025

Google added a new way to search for your products in the Google Merchant Center console. There is a new search button named “Search for Products” that you can click on and…

ChatGPT Shopping vs. Google Shopping Free Listings

Source: SEO Blog by Brodie Clark

By: Brodie Clark

Posted on May 2, 2025

ChatGPT has been updated to support product recommendations within their version of free listings. Here’s how it compares to Google Shipping.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search Gains Shopping Search Features

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on April 29, 2025

OpenAI has begun rolling out shopping search features directly into ChatGPT Search across fashion, beauty, home goods, and electronics categories. These are not ads or affiliate-driven, but they are powered by structured…

Google Tests New Shipping, Returns & Payment Section In Merchant Knowledge Panel

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on April 28, 2025

Last December, we reported how Google was showing a payments option section in the retailer/merchant knowledge panel. Google is now testing a clearer version of it, while adding shipping and return information…

Snapchat Launches Affiliate Program to Drive Ad Sales

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on April 24, 2025

The program will pay you to refer advertisers to the app.

Shopify’s checkout overhaul means it’s time to migrate your Google Tags

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

Posted on April 23, 2025

Shopify is phasing out legacy Google tag setups. Merchants need to migrate to the Google & YouTube app to maintain accurate tracking.

Microsoft Copilot Merchant Program

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on April 21, 2025

Microsoft launched the Copilot Merchant Program, a way to feed Copilot more details about your products. Microsoft said this is a way to “integrate your shopping experience with Copilot to help your…

The best affiliate networks by need and use case

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Adam Riemer

Posted on April 18, 2025

Explore the best affiliate networks for ecommerce, SaaS, lead gen, and enterprise brands, with detailed pros, cons, and real-world insights.

Google Merchant Center New Popular Products Report

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on April 18, 2025

Google Merchant Center has added a new report named popular products report. This report will show you your popular products, popular brands, top-selling products, etc, all on Google.

Google Adds Video Player To Shopping / E-Commerce Card

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on April 17, 2025

Google launched its shopping / e-commerce card in the search results as a test several months ago. Since then, the card has undergone various tweaks. Now, Google is testing showing an animated/playable…

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Source: Lenny's Newsletter

By: Lenny Rachitsky

Posted on April 15, 2025

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Google More From Retailer Expandable Product Carousel

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on April 10, 2025

Google Search is testing a new expandable carousel that says “more from” a specific retailer. When it loads, it loads more products in a carousel beneath the search result snippet from that…

Google Letting Merchants Manage Brand Profile Content

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on April 10, 2025

Google sent out emails yesterday through Google Merchant Center inviting some brands to manage and edit their brand content on Google Search. I suspect this is the visual brand profile ads/pages but…

Google Updates Some Merchant Center Product Specifications

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on April 9, 2025

Google has made a number of updates to its Merchant Center product data specifications, including some that went into effect on April 8th and some that will go into effect on July…

Google Merchant Opportunities Report (Formerly Shopping Tab Listings Report)

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Posted on April 8, 2025

Google announced it has refreshed its Shopping tab listings report which it initially launched in November 2022 and renamed it to the Merchant opportunities report. The refreshed report now includes details about…

New Research: Google Free Listing Types (Popular Products, In Stores Nearby, Deals On & More)

Source: SEO Blog by Brodie Clark

By: Brodie Clark

Posted on April 3, 2025

Table of Contents sort-tool Analysis based on 3,049 eCommerce product queries ‘Deals On’ Free Listings Grid – 13.99% ‘In Stores Nearby’ Free Listings Grid – 14.73% ‘Fast Pickup or Delivery’ Free Listings…

TikTok Merchants Can Now Sell Pre-Owned Sneakers in the App

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on April 2, 2025

Vintage sneakers are a significant trend in the app.

Amazon makes surprise bid for TikTok ahead of U.S. ban deadline

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

Posted on April 2, 2025

Amazon’s last-minute TikTok bid comes days before the video app faces a potential U.S. shutdown, though the offer isn’t being taken seriously.

Amazon Makes Last Minute Bid for TikTok US

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on April 2, 2025

Could Amazon expand its empire via the video app?

Europe’s fastest growing startup?

Source: Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged

By: Kyle Poyar

Posted on April 2, 2025

Lovable’s path to $30M ARR in 4 months

Technical SEO Specialist ~ eBay ~ $97,200 – $154,000 ~ Hybrid (San Jose, CA)

Source: In-house SEO jobs – SEOjobs.com

By: jilllynndesign

Posted on April 1, 2025

At eBay, we’re more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets…

YouTube Outlines Monetization Options for Creators

Source: Social Media Today - Latest News

By: Andrew Hutchinson

Posted on March 31, 2025

YouTube now has a range of monetization pathways to consider.

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