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Still not ready for Black Friday 2025? Here is your last minute rescue plan

15 October 2025 Ahad Qureshi

Heads up! Black Friday is almost here, and if you still haven’t prepared, it’s time to act fast. The clock is ticking, but you can still make meaningful updates that count. This article covers practical and straightforward last minute Black Friday tips to help you make quick, effective changes to your eCommerce store. Even with …

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Still not ready for Black Friday 2025? Here is your last minute rescue plan


Introducing a new AI-powered package: Track your brand in AI search 

1 October 2025 Beth Parker

We’re excited to announce the beta release of Yoast AI Brand Insights, available as part of the Yoast SEO AI+ package. This new tool helps you understand how your brand appears in AI-powered answers, and where you can improve your visibility. Ideal for bloggers, marketers, and brand managers, Yoast AI Brand Insights gives you an …

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Introducing a new AI-powered package: Track your brand in AI search 

New: From longform to key takeaways, in seconds. Meet Yoast AI Summarize

9 September 2025 Beth Parker

Today, we’re excited to welcome Yoast AI Summarize to our growing family of AI features. Just like our other AI tools, this new feature is designed to make your publishing process faster and easier by putting powerful, practical AI right where you work, in the WordPress Block Editor.  Yoast AI Summarize is perfect for bloggers, …

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New: From longform to key takeaways, in seconds. Meet Yoast AI Summarize

How much does it cost to build a website?

29 August 2025 Brendan Reid

Thinking about building a website? Whether you are a small business owner, a freelancer, or launching a side project, one of the first questions you will want answered is: how much does it cost to build a website? This is not just about curiosity, understanding your website costs early on can help you budget effectively …

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How much does it cost to build a website?

LLM SEO optimization techniques (including llms.txt)

12 August 2025 Brendan Reid

So, what exactly is LLM Optimization? Well, the answer to that question depends on who you ask. For example, if you ask a machine learning engineer, they’ll tell you it’s all about tweaking prompts and token limits to get better performance from a large language model. However, in slightly more layman’s terms, one could actually …

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LLM SEO optimization techniques (including llms.txt)

A smoother Redirect Manager and Yoast AI Optimize for Classic Editor 

12 August 2025 Carl Henry Addoumieh

We just introduced two new updates to Yoast SEO Premium that focus on clarity and speed. Yoast SEO Redirect Manager just got a cleaner, more user-friendly workspace. After heavy testing, Yoast AI Optimize is now available for the Classic Editor. It helps you optimize your copy for readability and SEO without disrupting your workflow or …

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A smoother Redirect Manager and Yoast AI Optimize for Classic Editor 

Try AI-powered SEO with 10 free Sparks.

Writing the right SEO title or meta description can be time-consuming, especially when unsure what works best. That’s where Yoast AI Generate comes in. Now, all Yoast SEO users can try it with 10 free Sparks.  What does Yoast AI Generate do?  Yoast AI Generate suggests SEO titles and meta descriptions based on your content …

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Try AI-powered SEO with 10 free Sparks.

Updated llms.txt: More control for future discovery 

AI tools are changing how people discover your website, and not always in the way you’d want.  They might surface old blog posts, low-priority pages, or content that no longer reflects your brand. That can confuse users, damage trust, and dilute your expertise.  That’s where llms.txt comes in. And now, you can personalize it.  Choose …

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Updated llms.txt: More control for future discovery 

Optimize your content directly in Google Docs with Yoast SEO

Optimize your content directly inside Google Docs. Yoast SEO’s new Google Docs add-on provides real-time SEO and readability analyses in your writing environment, eliminating the need for multiple apps or CMS logins. You’ll produce fully optimized content faster, collaborate smoothly, and deliver content your audience and search engines love. Here’s why you’ll love it: Yoast …

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Optimize your content directly in Google Docs with Yoast SEO