E-commerce and Affiliate SEO

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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 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 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 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…

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…

Vintage sneakers are a significant trend in the app.

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.

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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 now has a range of monetization pathways to consider.

Affiliate ad hijacking steals your traffic and trust. Learn how to spot it, stop it, and protect your budget with smarter monitoring.

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…

TikTok’s looking to being its shopping options to more regions.

Some new updates for TikTok’s in-stream sales tools.

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You can expect some of your current and old reports to change when this update happens.

Microsoft Bing’s shopping carousel results have a “buy now” button that now links directly to the checkout page of the merchant. So when you click on buy now, it adds that item…

Ted Kubaitis once feared competing against the ecommerce giant for organic rankings. Then an epiphany hit.

In December, Google Merchant Center introduced a new field for “first order” discount. Now, we are seeing “First order” labels in the Google Shopping Ads within the Google Search results.

Compared to non-AI traffic sources, users engage more, view more pages, and bounce at lower rates – but they are also less likely to convert.

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Google Merchant Center has apparently added the ability to dispute and/or request a review in bulk. This does not work for all notices but it works for some and it can save…

Google is displaying the Price at Checkout in Shopping listings, enhancing transparency and helping shoppers avoid unexpected price changes.

Google’s AI shopping initiatives reinforce sensible, long-standing ecommerce practices.

Some new options for managing your sales through the app. 

Google can now show the “price at checkout” within the Google Shopping listings, both paid and organic. I am not sure if this is new, being that Google has had policies about…

Google is testing a new shopping ad format. This format expands product listings available within a store, shows the products with larger images and product details and then lets you swipe through…

Meta’s digital werables push is gaining momentum. 

The Chinese version of the app already hosts an active services marketplace.

Google announced a number of updates to Google Shopping and Search with AI enhancements and expansions. Specifically rolling out vision match, a new try out new looks feature and expanding the try…

Google has made a number of updates to the product analytics section within Google Merchant Center Next. Organic conversions have been renamed to Purchases. Plus, Google lets you specify it’s traffic to…

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See the top ecommerce startups of 2025. We analyzed 150K+ websites to reveal the top 5, including Thatch, Elmut, Wrogn, Virgio, and Bezel.

This report reveals how AI-driven search is transforming ecommerce and turning more searches into sales.

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Google is testing a new filter for its shopping results in the mobile search results. Instead of showing a single filter menu, Google is showing a product image carousel line first and…

Optimize your content for Google AI Overviews and become a go-to source for chatbots and large language models.

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Meta now offers generative video tools and better brand voice and tone for advertisers, along with more integrated influencer campaigns.

Google now supports Certification markup support for merchant listings in the product structured data documentation. Google wrote, “starting in April 2025, we’re replacing the EnergyConsumptionDetails type with the more robust Certification type,…

Fabrice Canel from Microsoft posted on X this week that BingBot turned 14 years old. Yea, 14 years of crawling the web. Fabrice wrote, “Happy 14th Birthday, BingBot! You’ve been crawling 🕷️…

Microsoft Advertising will also start piloting two new generative AI features – diagnostics and performance snapshot – this month.

Here’s how to create a detailed spreadsheet identifying the best-performing pages, missed opportunities, and areas of improvement.

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Google now highlights content creators as trusted sources in search results. Here’s why this matters for E-E-A-T and how SEOs can benefit.