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13 Interestana reports mention John Mueller, newest first. Each is summarised from the original reporting and links back to its publisher.
Google's John Mueller has clarified that artificial intelligence training crawlers do access sitemaps and RSS feeds, a detail he observed within his own logs. This information is crucial for website owners and SEO professionals aiming to ensure their content is…
Google is actively experimenting with a new payment system designed to compensate content creators whose work directly contributes to AI-generated answers within its search engine. This initiative, revealed by Google Search liaison John Mueller, aims to establish a financial framework…
Google announced the global rollout of its AI-powered Search Console reports on May 21, 2024, expanding access to these advanced analytical tools for website owners and SEO professionals worldwide. Previously in a limited release, these reports leverage artificial intelligence…
John Mueller, a prominent figure at Google, has detailed his recent experiments to ascertain if artificial intelligence (AI) crawlers are actively requesting markdown from websites for search engine optimization (SEO) purposes.
Google has officially confirmed a bug impacting the Generative AI in Search performance report within Google Search Console. This issue, identified as a data logging error, has led to a noticeable decrease in the impressions reported for this specific section…
Google's John Mueller explained on March 14, 2024, a specific scenario where Googlebot might disregard robots.txt directives, potentially leading to unintended indexing of content and negative SEO consequences. This occurs when a page is disallowed in robots.txt, but also linked…
Google's John Mueller addressed the emerging trend of utilizing Markdown files to replicate HTML content specifically for AI-driven Search Engine Optimization (SEO) purposes. In a response shared this week, Mueller clarified that while Google can process Markdown, the primary focus…
Google's John Mueller addressed a specific SEO strategy involving the use of an LLMs-Author.txt file on March 12, 2024, in response to a query from an SEO professional. The query pertained to differentiating content authorship when multiple individuals share…
Google's John Mueller addressed SEO considerations for AI agents on March 14, 2024, clarifying how Google's evolving AI capabilities might impact search engine optimization strategies. Mueller, a Search Advocate at Google, stated that the introduction of AI agents, such…
Google Search Advocate John Mueller clarified on March 11, 2024, how impressions are counted within Google's AI-powered search results, specifically addressing the Search Console AI report. Mueller explained that an impression is registered when a link to a user's page…
Google Search Console has expanded access to its AI performance reports to a wider user base this week. John Mueller of Google confirmed on Bluesky that the rollout is incremental, with the company reviewing feedback as it progresses.
Google's John Mueller and Martin Splitt have advised website owners against creating separate markdown versions of their content specifically for AI search engine optimization (SEO). In a discussion this week, the Google representatives cautioned that such parallel content strategies are…
Google's John Mueller stated on March 13, 2024, that Large Language Models (LLMs) cannot effectively use a file named `llms.txt` to differentiate between websites for the purpose of discovery. Mueller, speaking in his capacity as a Search Advocate at Google…