For Laughs

The lighter side of SEO, AI, and life in the algorithm.

What Are the Five Stages of Grief After a Core Update?

A tongue‑in‑cheek guide to the five emotional phases marketers endure when Google drops a core update.

Sep 8, 2026 · 7 min

What’s really in our “we updated our ranking systems” changelog?

Our changelog confession reveals the exact knobs we turned when we said “we updated our ranking systems.”

Sep 2, 2026 · 4 min

Why No One Is Bragging About SEO Results in 2026 (Even Though Everyone Has an Opinion)

In 2026 SEO is a hot debate, but the brag‑fest has vanished—here's why the numbers speak louder than egos.

Aug 28, 2026 · 5 min

What Marketers Say vs. What the Algorithm Actually Hears

Marketers brag about buzzwords, while the algorithm just wants fast, relevant, and well‑structured content.

Aug 27, 2026 · 3 min

What Are the Five Stages of Grief After a Core Update?

SEO teams mourn, rage, and eventually adapt after a core update—here are the five stages of grief, CRO9 style.

Aug 21, 2026 · 5 min

Keyword Stuffing Eulogy

Keyword stuffing is officially dead, and it's time to move on to more effective SEO strategies.

Aug 12, 2026 · 8 min

Core Update Grief

The five stages of grief after a core update can be overwhelming, but understanding them is key to recovery

Aug 6, 2026 · 10 min

Honest Changelog

Get the inside scoop on what 'we updated our ranking systems' really means for your website's search engine ranking

Jul 31, 2026 · 8 min

Updated Ranking Systems

Get the inside scoop on what really happens when search engines update their ranking systems

Jul 24, 2026 · 8 min

Core Update Grief

The five stages of grief after a core update can be overwhelming, but understanding them is key to adapting your SEO strategy.

Jul 18, 2026 · 10 min

Googlebot's Day

A Googlebot's daily life is filled with crawling, indexing, and ranking websites, with ~88% of AI Overview appearances being informational-intent queries

May 20, 2026 · 8 min

What AI Hears

Marketers often say one thing, but AI algorithms hear another, affecting SEO and marketing effectiveness

Mar 9, 2026 · 8 min

Core Update Grief

The five stages of grief after a core update can be overwhelming, but understanding them is key to recovery and improvement

Jan 20, 2026 · 10 min