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AIO frequency rises sharply. Featured Snippets dropping in UK.
Since introducing the AI overview (AIO) answer format, Google has experimented with various details and display options. Now, Mountain View seems to be confident about the outcome and has been rolling out AI Overviews for significantly more keywords in recent days.
Google Core Update March 2025
The March 2025 Core Update, announced on the 13th March 2025, rolled out over two weeks. This was the first major update of 2025. Helpful statistics and analysis are provided below. Data has been updated during the roll-out with examples and lists of affected domains below.
The Top Domains and Content for Spring Cleaning
This month, SectorWatch is dusting off the data to explore the spring cleaning market in the UK. We’re scouring the SERPs for brands with a spotless SEO strategy and shining the light on content that truly sparkles. Who’s sweeping up some top rankings? And who’s lacking the elbow polish required […]
IndexWatch: SEO Losers in Google US Search 2024
Where there are SEO winners, there must also be losers. In 2024, many sites that had previously seen consistent success with driving SEO traffic and visibility saw staggering declines in Google’s U.S. search results.
Women’s Fashion Domain Winners of 2024
We’ve just published our IndexWatch 2024 reports. As part of that work I’ve been looking back at some of our sector data to find the new and rising domains. In this report you’ll find a list of domains from the fashion industry. The sortable list might help you identify blueprints […]
The Best of – SISTRIX Blog
These articles from the last year are exceptional. They helped people, nurtured discussion and spurred thoughts. Here’s our hand-picked selection of the best of SISTRIX Blog.
New Data Studies
(5 articles)The Top ‘non-profit’ Domains Grew in 2022 – Trust and Visibility to Learn From
Core Web Vitals – Wix vs. WordPress, Shopify vs. Shopware – What’s fastest?
Why (almost) everything you knew about Google CTR is no longer valid
After Schema.org Change: Search Results with Ratings Drop by 13%
The Page Speed Ranking Factor. What, exactly, is fast?
Popular Case Studies
(3 articles)Search Visibility – A Walk Down The Digital High Street
How HomeToGo aligned with SEO to create visibility
You have to know the past to understand the present – Case Study Patient.co.uk
Best Expert Opinion
(4 articles)An appeal for more science in SEO
SEO 2020: Google becomes your competitor
Love your website: A case for more independence
Only fools will ignore link building
Important Google announcements
(4 articles)Google Confirms that Core Web Vitals will be a Ranking Factor from May 2021
Core Web Vitals – Google’s Benchmark for Page Experience
Google Switching Fully to Mobile-First Indexing
Google introduces new link attributes: Sponsored and UGC
Latest IndexWatch Analysis
(1 articles)The Top ‘non-profit’ Domains Grew in 2022 – Trust and Visibility to Learn From
New Toolbox features
(4 articles)Successfully Combining User Intention and SERP Features
Introducing the Free Keyword Research Tool
New – The Influencer Search Engine from SISTRIX, Available Now
The Next Generation of SERP Analysis