KickstartSEO Blog

Are blog categories and tags helping your SEO, or just creating clutter? Here’s how to use them deliberately without turning your blog into taxonomy theatre.

Google has confirmed a Search Console reporting issue that may make impressions look lower. Before panic sets in, here’s what to check next.

SEO still matters in 2026, but the route to being found is changing. Here’s what small businesses should tighten, ignore, and take seriously after Q1.

Evergreen content is not dead, but lazy updates to old content are. Here is how to keep your blog useful, trusted, and worth ranking in 2026.

AI-generated content is not the problem. Bad content is. Here’s why Google cares more about quality, usefulness, and human judgement than whether AI helped write the first draft.

KickstartSEO’s nominated charities for 2026 are Food etc and Yellow Door. We’re supporting both with practical help that improves visibility and awareness.

Google is not really dead, but the old search model is creaking. People now search across Google, ChatGPT, social platforms, maps, and answer engines. Here’s what changed and what businesses should do next.

Google’s algorithm has not gone away. It has spread into Search, Maps, Discover, Bing, and AI answers. Here is what small businesses should focus on now.

Optimiser AI does not just flag SEO tasks. It adds strategy, context, drafted actions, and a clearer path forward for businesses tired of working it all out alone.

Not every weak backlink is dangerous, and not every clean-up is helpful. Here’s how to spot real backlink risk without disavowing links your site may still need.

In 2026, “getting found” on AI tools like ChatGPT is a result of trust and usefulness, not a setting to optimise. Focus on helping customers make decisions, and visibility follows.

SEO in 2026 still starts with solid foundations. Here’s what has changed, what has not, and how small businesses can adapt without chasing every shiny new thing.

The Schemarator helps search engines and AI answer engines understand who you are, what you do, and why your website deserves to be found.

Publish on your website first, then use LinkedIn to amplify. This order keeps authority with your site while strengthening visibility in AI and search.

90 days until Christmas. Don’t wait until November. SEO takes time, and the businesses that plan early are the ones most likely to be found when festive customers start searching.

Spotted strange ranking numbers in your KickstartSEO Portal? Don’t panic. Google changed how rank tracking data can be collected, and the numbers may look odd before they settle.

Local citations help search engines trust your business details. Here’s how to keep your listings consistent, accurate and useful for better local visibility.

KickstartSEO has won two SME Visionary Leadership Awards for 2025. Nice trophy, but the real point is what the awards recognise: leadership, service, and doing the work properly.

Backlinks are not dead, but the rules have changed. Quality builds trust. Shortcuts still make a mess.

Content had a good run, but AI search has changed the rules. Context now decides whether your content gets found, trusted, and cited.