Bill Hartzer
@billhartzer.com
SEO Consultant & Domain Name Expert. Practicing SEO since 1996. Speaker, Blogger, CEO of Hartzer Consulting.
Reddit Sued After Google’s AI Overviews Allegedly Gutted Traffic
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Is this the first lawsuit related to Google's AI Overviews?
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Is this the first lawsuit related to Google's AI Overviews?
June 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Reddit Sued After Google’s AI Overviews Allegedly Gutted Traffic
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Is this the first lawsuit related to Google's AI Overviews?
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Is this the first lawsuit related to Google's AI Overviews?
Did you know that AI leaves a footprint?
If you copy/paste ANY text from an AI like ChatGPT it will typically leave a footprint in the html code of your page. For example, it might leave something like <p data-start= in your html code.
Search engines like Google and Bing can easily see that code.
If you copy/paste ANY text from an AI like ChatGPT it will typically leave a footprint in the html code of your page. For example, it might leave something like <p data-start= in your html code.
Search engines like Google and Bing can easily see that code.
June 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Did you know that AI leaves a footprint?
If you copy/paste ANY text from an AI like ChatGPT it will typically leave a footprint in the html code of your page. For example, it might leave something like <p data-start= in your html code.
Search engines like Google and Bing can easily see that code.
If you copy/paste ANY text from an AI like ChatGPT it will typically leave a footprint in the html code of your page. For example, it might leave something like <p data-start= in your html code.
Search engines like Google and Bing can easily see that code.
Facebook Ad Buyers: You Might Be Owed Money
If you ran Facebook or Instagram ads between August 15, 2015, and October 27, 2021, you could be part of a major class action settlement.
More on my latest post:
Facebook Potential Reach Settlement
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If you ran Facebook or Instagram ads between August 15, 2015, and October 27, 2021, you could be part of a major class action settlement.
More on my latest post:
Facebook Potential Reach Settlement
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Facebook Potential Reach Settlement: Facebook Faces Class Action Over Alleged Ad Reach Inflation
A class action lawsuit claims Facebook inflated ad reach estimates. Advertisers from 2015 to 2021 may be eligible to join the case.
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May 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Facebook Ad Buyers: You Might Be Owed Money
If you ran Facebook or Instagram ads between August 15, 2015, and October 27, 2021, you could be part of a major class action settlement.
More on my latest post:
Facebook Potential Reach Settlement
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If you ran Facebook or Instagram ads between August 15, 2015, and October 27, 2021, you could be part of a major class action settlement.
More on my latest post:
Facebook Potential Reach Settlement
www.billhartzer.com/advertising/...
Google’s $100M AdWords Lawsuit Nears Payout—Here’s What You Need to Know
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Google’s $100M AdWords Lawsuit Nears Payout—Here’s What You Need to Know
Google settles AdWords click lawsuit for $100M. Advertisers may be eligible for payment. Deadline to file is July 20, 2025.
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May 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Google’s $100M AdWords Lawsuit Nears Payout—Here’s What You Need to Know
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Reposted by Bill Hartzer
Google tests showing AI Overviews with site commands (and get it terribly wrong) www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov... via @billhartzer.com
#googleaioverviews #google #googleseo
#googleaioverviews #google #googleseo
May 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Google tests showing AI Overviews with site commands (and get it terribly wrong) www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov... via @billhartzer.com
#googleaioverviews #google #googleseo
#googleaioverviews #google #googleseo
How to turn your website's backlink profile into modern art. You could literally hang this on the wall in your office.
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Data and inspiration is from the Majestic.com link graph.
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Data and inspiration is from the Majestic.com link graph.
April 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
How to turn your website's backlink profile into modern art. You could literally hang this on the wall in your office.
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Data and inspiration is from the Majestic.com link graph.
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Data and inspiration is from the Majestic.com link graph.
Did you get your Facebook Internet Tracking Settlement payout today?
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April 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Did you get your Facebook Internet Tracking Settlement payout today?
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$Million Dollar idea or nah?
Build an AI bot that runs 24/7 and communicates with other AI systems.
Its sole purpose is to constantly promote you by telling these AIs that your brand is the best.
The goal is to persuade them to include you in their recommendations.
Build an AI bot that runs 24/7 and communicates with other AI systems.
Its sole purpose is to constantly promote you by telling these AIs that your brand is the best.
The goal is to persuade them to include you in their recommendations.
March 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
$Million Dollar idea or nah?
Build an AI bot that runs 24/7 and communicates with other AI systems.
Its sole purpose is to constantly promote you by telling these AIs that your brand is the best.
The goal is to persuade them to include you in their recommendations.
Build an AI bot that runs 24/7 and communicates with other AI systems.
Its sole purpose is to constantly promote you by telling these AIs that your brand is the best.
The goal is to persuade them to include you in their recommendations.
Website owner: we're having trouble with our rankings, we're not ranking like we used to. Can you help?
Me: Fix your robots.txt file. Done.
Me: Fix your robots.txt file. Done.
March 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Website owner: we're having trouble with our rankings, we're not ranking like we used to. Can you help?
Me: Fix your robots.txt file. Done.
Me: Fix your robots.txt file. Done.
How often do you create new pages for your agency site? I mean, not just blog posts. But new pages or services pages?
Was looking at an other agency's site and saw that there's pages I'm missing.
Was looking at an other agency's site and saw that there's pages I'm missing.
March 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
How often do you create new pages for your agency site? I mean, not just blog posts. But new pages or services pages?
Was looking at an other agency's site and saw that there's pages I'm missing.
Was looking at an other agency's site and saw that there's pages I'm missing.
Brands on the Ballot: Should Companies Publicly Take Political Stances?
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Brands On the Ballot: Should Companies Publicly Take Political Stances?
Should brands take a political stance? Explore key insights for marketers and business owners on the risks, rewards, and strategies of political branding, from aligning with core values to crisis mana...
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March 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Brands on the Ballot: Should Companies Publicly Take Political Stances?
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I was on the Clarity Digital Podcast with Al Sefati recently, talking about SEO and the modern values of domain names. claritydigital.agency/seo-domain-n...
January 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I was on the Clarity Digital Podcast with Al Sefati recently, talking about SEO and the modern values of domain names. claritydigital.agency/seo-domain-n...
Watching the Namejet auction for the domain name Samba(.com).
Guess what it's up to now? It ends at Noon Pacific Time today.
Guess what it's up to now? It ends at Noon Pacific Time today.
January 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Watching the Namejet auction for the domain name Samba(.com).
Guess what it's up to now? It ends at Noon Pacific Time today.
Guess what it's up to now? It ends at Noon Pacific Time today.
Since when is Google's AI Overviews in two different languages?
For some reason, they're showing "Construcción modular" and then linking to the Spanish wikipedia page.
I've never searched in Spanish, as I don't speak Spanish.
For some reason, they're showing "Construcción modular" and then linking to the Spanish wikipedia page.
I've never searched in Spanish, as I don't speak Spanish.
January 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Since when is Google's AI Overviews in two different languages?
For some reason, they're showing "Construcción modular" and then linking to the Spanish wikipedia page.
I've never searched in Spanish, as I don't speak Spanish.
For some reason, they're showing "Construcción modular" and then linking to the Spanish wikipedia page.
I've never searched in Spanish, as I don't speak Spanish.
When the AIO is wrong...
January 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
When the AIO is wrong...
What colors should you use on your website?
December 31, 2024 at 7:38 PM
What colors should you use on your website?
Is ChatGPT adding UTM parameters to their URLs? Because I did NOT add that source to one of my URLs.
This appears to be someone who searched ChatGPT and they clicked thru to my site.
Kind of interesting that ChatGPT would appear to add a UTM paramater on URLs.
This appears to be someone who searched ChatGPT and they clicked thru to my site.
Kind of interesting that ChatGPT would appear to add a UTM paramater on URLs.
December 31, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Is ChatGPT adding UTM parameters to their URLs? Because I did NOT add that source to one of my URLs.
This appears to be someone who searched ChatGPT and they clicked thru to my site.
Kind of interesting that ChatGPT would appear to add a UTM paramater on URLs.
This appears to be someone who searched ChatGPT and they clicked thru to my site.
Kind of interesting that ChatGPT would appear to add a UTM paramater on URLs.
I removed my GBP listing again, as I did it initially back in 2019 then re-added it again. But I think this time it's going to be "for good":
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Why I Removed My Agency's Google Business Profile Again (And Why It Matters)
If your business doesn’t fit the local mold, it might be time to reconsider the role of a GBP in your strategy. In my experience, removing it has proven to be a step forward—both in 2019 and now at th...
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December 30, 2024 at 9:50 PM
I removed my GBP listing again, as I did it initially back in 2019 then re-added it again. But I think this time it's going to be "for good":
www.billhartzer.com/local-search...
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Disabled and removed my agency Google Business Profile.
Why?
Technically speaking, it's not eligible since no customers or potential customers visit my business address.
I actually don't want Google to associate my agency & website with one particular location.
Why?
Technically speaking, it's not eligible since no customers or potential customers visit my business address.
I actually don't want Google to associate my agency & website with one particular location.
December 30, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Disabled and removed my agency Google Business Profile.
Why?
Technically speaking, it's not eligible since no customers or potential customers visit my business address.
I actually don't want Google to associate my agency & website with one particular location.
Why?
Technically speaking, it's not eligible since no customers or potential customers visit my business address.
I actually don't want Google to associate my agency & website with one particular location.
Am I the only one working this week?
December 30, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Am I the only one working this week?
I hate it when WordPress plugins cause issues...
December 17, 2024 at 4:47 PM
I hate it when WordPress plugins cause issues...
I don't get why Google Search Console reports on keyword positions that are 100+.
If my keyword is ranking in position 250.5, am I really going to get clicks?
How is this helpful? Am I missing something? How do you use that data?
If my keyword is ranking in position 250.5, am I really going to get clicks?
How is this helpful? Am I missing something? How do you use that data?
December 12, 2024 at 8:45 PM
I don't get why Google Search Console reports on keyword positions that are 100+.
If my keyword is ranking in position 250.5, am I really going to get clicks?
How is this helpful? Am I missing something? How do you use that data?
If my keyword is ranking in position 250.5, am I really going to get clicks?
How is this helpful? Am I missing something? How do you use that data?
🚀 Namecheap’s 2024 Domain Insights & Trends Report is here! 📊
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#Namecheap #DomainTrends #DigitalMarketing #DomainNames #WebDevelopment #TechInsights #SmallBusiness #Ecommerce #TLDs
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#Namecheap #DomainTrends #DigitalMarketing #DomainNames #WebDevelopment #TechInsights #SmallBusiness #Ecommerce #TLDs
Namecheap Releases Their 2024 Domain Insights and Trends Report
Explore Namecheap’s 2024 Domain Insights & Trends Report. Discover top TLDs, renewal trends, and new entries shaking up the domain market!
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December 12, 2024 at 7:58 PM
🚀 Namecheap’s 2024 Domain Insights & Trends Report is here! 📊
👉 Read more: www.billhartzer.com/domain-names...
#Namecheap #DomainTrends #DigitalMarketing #DomainNames #WebDevelopment #TechInsights #SmallBusiness #Ecommerce #TLDs
👉 Read more: www.billhartzer.com/domain-names...
#Namecheap #DomainTrends #DigitalMarketing #DomainNames #WebDevelopment #TechInsights #SmallBusiness #Ecommerce #TLDs
Oops I did it again. I just removed my Google Business Profile, on purpose.
Why?
Well, I do biz with customers online only, & serve customers from all over. In other words, my agency doesn't technically qualify for a GBP listing .
So let's see what happens. www.billhartzer.com/local-search...
Why?
Well, I do biz with customers online only, & serve customers from all over. In other words, my agency doesn't technically qualify for a GBP listing .
So let's see what happens. www.billhartzer.com/local-search...
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December 12, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Oops I did it again. I just removed my Google Business Profile, on purpose.
Why?
Well, I do biz with customers online only, & serve customers from all over. In other words, my agency doesn't technically qualify for a GBP listing .
So let's see what happens. www.billhartzer.com/local-search...
Why?
Well, I do biz with customers online only, & serve customers from all over. In other words, my agency doesn't technically qualify for a GBP listing .
So let's see what happens. www.billhartzer.com/local-search...