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SEO Tools That Actually Use Your GSC Data
Most SEO tools estimate. A smaller group connects to your Search Console and analyzes what Google recorded. Which tools do which, and how deep it goes.
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Your Traffic Is Decaying and GSC Already Knows
How to detect declining pages in Search Console and diagnose the cause from the shape of the decline: which metric fell first tells you what broke.
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Why PDFs Are Disappearing From Google Search Results
PDF impressions collapsed as much as 96% starting August 6-7, 2026, before the spam update. How to check your own site and what to do about it.
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Google Changed How It Reads Your Schema Markup
Google now applies a single pass of HTML unescaping to JSON-LD. Double-escaped schema that used to work may now fail. How to check and fix yours.
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What 99 Languages Means for Your Content Reach
Most small businesses never check whether they have organic search demand in a language they don't serve. Here's how to find that signal and act on it.
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Why Most Small Sites Never Try Multilingual SEO
Multilingual SEO looks like it needs a translation budget and a content team. The real blocker is smaller: nobody checks whether the demand exists first.
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One Customer. Two Posts. How Brass-SEO Found the Gap.
A paying customer in Tanzania sparked a Brass-SEO analysis that revealed zero content for Swahili and Malay speakers — despite real organic signal in GSC.
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AI Mode Is Default Now. Read Your GSC Differently.
Google made AI Mode the default in May 2026. Here's why your clicks dropped while impressions held, and how to read your GSC data now.
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Search Console Insights: The Report Owners Skip
Search Console Insights is Google's plain-English overview of how your content performs and how people find you. Here's where to find it and what it shows.
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Brass-SEO vs Search Console's Native AI
Google Search Console added a built-in AI in December 2025. Here is what it does, where it stops, and when Brass-SEO is the better fit.
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Title Tags and CTR: What the Public Data Shows
Public research on how title tag changes affect click-through rate from Google Search Console. What lifts CTR, what doesn't, and how to test on your own.
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How to Read GSC's Search Appearance Report
Search Appearance is the most under-used tab in Google Search Console. Here is what each appearance type means, why it matters, and how to read the data.
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What Are People Also Ask Boxes? (PAA Explained)
People Also Ask boxes are Google search features showing related questions. Here's exactly what they are, how they work, and what they mean for your SEO.
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The 30-Minute Content Refresh Using GSC Data
Step-by-step workflow for finding underperforming pages in Google Search Console and refreshing them in 30 minutes. What to fix and in what order.
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Use Google Search Console to Find Blog Post Ideas
Your next blog post idea is already in your Google Search Console data. Five ways to find topics your audience is searching for and what to do next.
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Robots.txt: The File That Can Hide Your Site from Google
One line in a file you've never heard of can make your entire site invisible to Google. What robots.txt does, how to check yours, and what to fix.
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Google Says My Site Has Errors. Should I Panic?
Google Search Console shows errors on your site. Before you panic, here's what each one means, which ones matter, and which you can safely ignore.
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Local SEO: What Your Google Business Profile Can't Show
Your Google Business Profile handles the map pack. But your website drives the rest of local search visibility. What GSC and GA4 reveal that it can't.
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What Is an XML Sitemap and Do You Need One?
An XML sitemap tells Google which pages exist on your site. Here is what it does, whether you need one, and how to check if yours is working.
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Why Your New Blog Posts Take Weeks to Appear on Google
You published a blog post and it's nowhere on Google. This is normal. Why it takes time, what the indexing pipeline looks like, and how to speed it up.
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Why GSC Data Is 2-3 Days Behind
Google Search Console data always lags by 2 to 3 days. This is a Google limitation, not a tool problem. Why it happens and how to work around it.
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GSC vs GA4: What Each One Tells You
GSC tells you how people find your site on Google. GA4 tells you what they do when they arrive. Here is what each one measures and why you need both.
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Why SEO Numbers Don't Match Google
Your clicks in Brass-SEO differ from Google Search Console. Your GA4 sessions don't match GSC. The four reasons this happens and which number to trust.
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Google Updated Its Algorithm. Now What?
Google updates its algorithm thousands of times per year. Most are invisible. Here's how to detect, understand, and respond to any algorithm update.
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Striking-Distance Keywords: Your Easiest SEO Wins
Keywords ranking in positions 11 to 20 are just one push away from page 1 of Google. Here is how to find them and what to do once you have.
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Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: What Google Is Telling You
Google crawled your page but chose not to index it. Here is what that means, why it happens, and what you can realistically do about it.
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My Traffic Dropped Overnight. Here's the Checklist I Run.
When your website traffic drops suddenly, do not panic. Here is the systematic checklist to diagnose what happened and what to fix first.
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How Brass-SEO Works
The complete guide to Brass-SEO: how it connects to your Google data, what reports and AI chat can do, and how to get started in about two minutes.
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Pages Not Showing on Google? Here's Why
Why your pages aren't appearing in Google search results and how to fix common indexing problems. Covers noindex tags, robots.txt, and crawl errors.
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Set Up Brass-SEO in 2 Minutes
Three steps to connect your Google accounts and start getting AI-powered SEO analysis. No technical setup required. Up and running in under 2 minutes.
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AI SEO Tools: Small Business Guide 2026
What AI SEO tools actually do, how they differ from traditional platforms, and how to choose the right one for your small business. A complete guide.
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Google Search Console: A Small Business Guide
Learn what Google Search Console data actually means and how to use it to improve your search rankings. A plain-English guide for business owners.
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SEO Quick Wins: 5 Fixes Any Business Can Make
Five actionable SEO fixes you can make today without hiring an expert. Improve title tags, target striking-distance keywords, and fix indexing issues.
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New Feature: Check If Your Pages Are Indexed by Google
Ask 'Is this page indexed?' in chat and get instant answers from Google's URL Inspection API. See crawl status, canonical issues, and blocking reasons.
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Getting Started with AI-Powered SEO Analysis
Learn how to leverage AI tools and Google Search Console data to identify SEO opportunities and improve your website's search performance.
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