Daily Search Forum Recap: May 25, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Making Over $10,000/Month with Just One Rental Property

Fear your market is too competitive for you to stand out? Today’s guest bought her first rental property right before developers started buying up the land around her. Thankfully, she […]

She Started Investing in Her 50s, Now She’s Retired with 4 Rentals

Want to retire with rentals so you can buy back your time and travel the world? Despite a successful 35-year engineering career, today’s guest was still financially dependent on her […]

Google Home Page Promoting AI Features Out Of I/O

Google has added a lot of content boxes below the search box on the Google home page. These boxes promote a lot of the news out of Google I/O around AI Mode, AI image generation, tips on using AI Mode and more search news that came out of I/O.

Google Removes Lag For AI Overviews & AI Mode Showing Penalized Content

Since Google launched AI Overviews (and AI Mode), there was an apparent lag or delay from when a web page would be removed from the Google Search index, including after getting a manual action penalty, to when it would also be removed from the AI Overview (or AI Mode). That delay is reportedly gone.

Bing Officially Releases AI Guided Image Search Experience

Back in March, we were the first to talk about Microsoft Bing testing a new AI version of Bing image search. Microsoft was not talking about it, but it was clear that this was an AI-curated, categorized, and grouped image search experience. Now, Microsoft has released and announced this version to the public.

Google Officially Appeals Search Monopoly Ruling

We knew Google would appeal the search monopoly ruling; in fact, Google asked the courts to pause the remedies until the appeal is handled. Google was ruled an illegal monopoly in August 2024 but then the courts refused to break up Google as part of the remedies in September 2025.

Google May 2026 Core Update Landed Over The Weekend

As you know, Google announced the May 2026 core update on Thursday afternoon and it didn’t take long for the update to be felt by the SEO community. Many, not all, but many, started to feel the impact of this core update over the weekend.

Bitcoin price prediction: BTC faces critical resistance at $78,000 as ETF outflows mount

Bitcoin ETFs posted $1.25 billion in weekly net outflows. BTC must clear $78,152 to sustain bullish momentum. Strategy paused Bitcoin purchases despite holding 843,738 BTC. Bitcoin (BTC) continued to trade near the $77,000 level on Monday amid growing institutional outflows against improving macro sentiment and rising demand from spot buyers. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was […]

Foul play: Fake FIFA websites target soccer fans looking for World Cup tickets, merchandise

Watch out for bogus World Cup websites that mimic official ticket and merchandise flows to steal money and personal data

Deal Diaries: How Cameron Philgreen Built a Sprawling Portfolio Over Eight Years

Name Cameron Philgreen Location Waco, Texas Occupation Full-time real estate investor & coffee shop owner Assets 25 properties, 35 units Investment strategy BRRRR, long-term rentals, flips, commercial Financing Private Money […]

A New Bill Proposes Tax-Free Savings for Homeownership—Here’s How It Could Help Prospective Investors

In the quest to boost homeownership, a new bill has been floated that could gain enough bipartisan support to take flight: a tax-free homeownership savings account. For potential investors, should […]

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 22, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google launched the May 2026 core update on Thursday afternoon. Google Search Console links report drops tons of links…

Bing Tests Showing Sale Prices In Shopping Ads

Microsoft Bing is testing showing the sale price in the shopping ads within the Bing search results. Bing highlights the sale price in green and crosses out the original price, while also showing a price in a blue highlight. I am not sure what the blue highlight is.

Are Google Search Console Email Alerts Enough?

Are you the type of SEO that digs into all the Google Search Console reporting every single day, to find technical issues or other problematic issues? Or do you sit back and just wait for an email from Search Console warning you about an issue you need to address?

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