Roger Montti

Amherst Center

Owner, MartiniBuster.com and Contributor at Search Engine Journal

Read more at https://t.co/49Pa0QoDOG - SEO Consultant - Internet Marketing since 1999, 2022 U.S. Search Awards Judge, See me speak at Pubcon Austin September 2023!

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Articles

U.S. Copyright Office Cites Legal Risk At Every Stage Of Generative AI

3 days ago | searchenginejournal.com | Roger Montti |Loren Baker |Jenise Uehara Henrikson |Brent Csutoras

The United States Copyright Office released a pre-publication version of a report on the use of copyrighted materials for training generative AI, outlining a legal and factual case that identifies copyright risks at every stage of generative AI development. The report was created in response to public and congressional concern about the use of copyrighted content, including pirated versions, by AI systems without first obtaining permission.
Is The SEO Job Market Undergoing A Major Shift?

3 days ago | searchenginejournal.com | Roger Montti |Loren Baker |Jenise Uehara Henrikson |Brent Csutoras

Anecdotal reports and an SEO jobs study describe a search marketing industry undergoing profound changes, not only in the skills in demand but also in hiring practices that may be making it difficult for experienced SEOs to get the jobs they are well qualified for. Twenty five years ago getting into SEO and earning a living was relatively easy. Many top corporations across all industries were hiring freelancers and agencies for specialized SEO assistance.
10Web Releases API For Scaled White Label AI Website Building

1 week ago | searchenginejournal.com | Roger Montti |Loren Baker |Jenise Uehara Henrikson |Brent Csutoras

10Web has launched an AI Website Builder API that turns text prompts into fully functional WordPress websites hosted on 10Web’s infrastructure, enabling platforms to embed AI website creation into their product workflows. Designed for SaaS tools, resellers, developers, and agencies, the API delivers business-ready sites with ecommerce features, AI-driven customization, and full white-label support to help entrepreneurs launch quickly and at scale.
Google Disputes News That Search Engine Use Is Falling

1 week ago | searchenginejournal.com | Roger Montti |Loren Baker |Jenise Uehara Henrikson |Brent Csutoras

Google took the unusual step of issuing a response to news reports that AI search engines and chatbots were causing a decline in traditional search engine use, directly contradicting testimony given by an Apple executive in the ongoing U.S. government antitrust lawsuit against Google. Google’s stock price took a steep dive on the news that people were turning away from traditional search engines, dropping by 7.51% on Wednesday.
WordPress WooCommerce Bug Causing Sites To Crash

1 week ago | searchenginejournal.com | Roger Montti |Loren Baker |Jenise Uehara Henrikson |Brent Csutoras

A WordPress bug is causing WooCommerce sites to display a fatal error, crashing ecommerce sites. The problem originates from a single line of code. A workaround has been created. The WooCommerce team is aware of the issue and is working on issuing a permanent fix in the form of a patch. Someone posted about the error at the WordPress.org support forums and others with the same problem replied that they were experiencing the same thing.
Google's Updated Raters Guidelines Target Fake EEAT Content

1 week ago | searchenginejournal.com | Roger Montti |Loren Baker |Jenise Uehara Henrikson |Brent Csutoras

A major update to Google’s Search Quality Raters Guidelines (QRG) clarifies and expands on multiple forms of deception that Google wants its quality raters to identify. This change continues the trend of refining the guidelines so that quality raters become better at spotting increasingly granular forms of quality issues. Authenticity should be the core principle for any SEO and content strategy.
Google Shares Insight About Time-Based Search Operators

1 week ago | searchenginejournal.com | Roger Montti |Loren Baker |Jenise Uehara Henrikson |Brent Csutoras

Google’s Search Liaison explained limitations in Google’s ability to return web pages from a prior date, also noting that date-based advanced search operators are still in beta. He provided one method for doing this but omitted discussing an older, simpler method that almost accomplishes the same thing. How To Find Articles By Older Published DateThe person asking the question understood how to find articles published from the previous year, month, and twenty four hours.
Reddit Q1 Report: What It Means For Digital Marketing And SEO

1 week ago | searchenginejournal.com | Roger Montti |Loren Baker |Jenise Uehara Henrikson |Brent Csutoras

Reddit’s first-quarter 2025 earnings report shows strong growth in traffic and user engagement, particularly among logged-out users. Although the announcement and shareholder letter did not mention search engines or the temporary decrease in traffic in February, the increase in logged-out traffic suggests year-over-year growth from external referrals from search engines and social media.
Google Expands AIO Coverage In Select Industries

2 weeks ago | searchenginejournal.com | Roger Montti |Loren Baker |Jenise Uehara Henrikson |Brent Csutoras

BrightEdge Generative Parser™ detected an expansion of AI Overviews beginning April 25th, covering a larger quantity of entertainment and travel search queries, with noteworthy growth in insurance, B2B technology and education queries. Expansion of AIO coverage for actor filmographies represented the largest growth area for the entertainment sector, with 76.34% of new query coverage focused on these kinds of queries.
Google Is Launching Search Central Deep Dive Events

2 weeks ago | searchenginejournal.com | Roger Montti |Loren Baker |Jenise Uehara Henrikson |Brent Csutoras

Google announced via their Search Off the Record podcast that they are launching a multi-day conference series to enable in-depth workshops on SEO topics that matter. The series is launching as a test pilot in the Asia-Pacific region, then expanding from there. Google’s Gary Illyes said that he’s been thinking of doing a multi-day event for the past year because he believes that the one-day format only allows for a relatively shallow coverage of important topics.