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<item><title>How to transfer a domain away from Wix</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-transfer-a-domain-from-wix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-transfer-a-domain-from-wix/</guid><description>How to transfer a domain away from Wix to another provider: the 60-day lock, the authorisation code, the IPS tag for .co.uk names, and what happens to email.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to transfer a domain away from Squarespace</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-transfer-a-domain-from-squarespace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-transfer-a-domain-from-squarespace/</guid><description>How to transfer a domain away from Squarespace: the domain lock, the transfer code, the 60-day locks, DNSSEC, and what happens to the site and the email.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Who owns your website and its domain, and how to check</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/who-owns-my-website-domain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/who-owns-my-website-domain/</guid><description>How to find out who owns your website's domain and who hosts the site, what a business should hold in its own name, and what to do if a designer holds it.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to remove a page from Google search results</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-remove-a-page-from-google/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-remove-a-page-from-google/</guid><description>How to remove a page of your own site from Google search results: the Removals tool for a fast temporary block, and the three ways to make it permanent.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to change how your website appears on Google</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-change-how-your-website-appears-on-google/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-change-how-your-website-appears-on-google/</guid><description>How to change your website's title, description, site name, icon and sitelinks in Google's results: what Google builds each from, and what you control.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to get sitelinks in Google search results</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-get-sitelinks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-get-sitelinks/</guid><description>How to get sitelinks under your result in Google: why they cannot be switched on, the five practices Google lists that help, and how to remove one.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>My website has been hacked: what to do</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/my-website-has-been-hacked/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/my-website-has-been-hacked/</guid><description>What to do when your website has been hacked: the signs, the first hour, Google's seven recovery steps, and how to get a warning removed from search results.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your contact form is not sending email</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/contact-form-not-sending-email/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/contact-form-not-sending-email/</guid><description>Why a website's contact form is not sending email and how to fix it: messages in spam, unauthenticated email, a wrong address or a form that fails to submit.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your website is down, and how to find the cause</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-website-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-website-down/</guid><description>Why a website is down and how to find the cause: an expired domain, lapsed hosting, a DNS change, an expired certificate, a server fault or your own network.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to see how much traffic your website gets</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-much-traffic-does-my-website-get/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-much-traffic-does-my-website-get/</guid><description>How to see how much traffic your website gets, free: Search Console for visits from Google, Analytics for every source, and why the two figures differ.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your website says Not secure, and how to fix it</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-does-my-website-say-not-secure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-does-my-website-say-not-secure/</guid><description>Why a browser marks a website Not secure and how to fix it: no certificate, an expired one, pages still loading over http, or insecure page content.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:49:04 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to make your website show up on Google</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-make-your-website-show-up-on-google/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-make-your-website-show-up-on-google/</guid><description>How to make a website show up on Google, step by step: allow indexing, verify the site, submit a sitemap, request indexing and earn a ranking.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:49:04 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to add Google Analytics to your website</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-add-google-analytics-to-your-website/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-add-google-analytics-to-your-website/</guid><description>How to add Google Analytics 4 to a website: create the property, find the Measurement ID, paste it into your platform, and confirm that data is arriving.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:49:04 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why Google Analytics is not showing data</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-analytics-not-showing-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-analytics-not-showing-data/</guid><description>Why Google Analytics shows no data or too little: a missing or doubled tag, the wrong property, a consent banner, processing delays and how to test each.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:49:04 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your website's bounce rate is so high</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-bounce-rate-so-high/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-bounce-rate-so-high/</guid><description>What bounce rate means in Google Analytics 4, why a website's bounce rate is high, when that is a problem, and the five causes worth fixing.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:49:04 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>What size should a logo be for a website?</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/what-size-should-a-logo-be-for-a-website/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/what-size-should-a-logo-be-for-a-website/</guid><description>What size and format a logo should be for a website: a vector file for the header, a square icon for the browser and for Google, and an image for sharing.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:49:04 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your Google reviews are not showing up</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-reviews-not-showing-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-reviews-not-showing-up/</guid><description>Why Google reviews do not show up or disappear from a Business Profile: checks that delay them, removals for policy, spam filters, and what an owner can do.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:39:03 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to get more Google reviews for your business</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-get-more-google-reviews/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-get-more-google-reviews/</guid><description>How to get more Google reviews for a business without breaking Google's rules: the review link, the QR code, when to ask, and what Google prohibits.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:39:03 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Server error (5xx): what it means and how to fix it</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/server-error-5xx-search-console/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/server-error-5xx-search-console/</guid><description>What 'Server error (5xx)' means in Google Search Console, why a server fails when Google visits, how to find the cause, and when the status clears itself.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:39:03 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Redirect error in Search Console: what it means and how to fix it</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/redirect-error-search-console/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/redirect-error-search-console/</guid><description>What 'Redirect error' means in Google Search Console: chains that are too long, loops and broken destinations, how to trace each, and how to fix them.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:39:03 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt: what it means and what to do</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/indexed-though-blocked-by-robots-txt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/indexed-though-blocked-by-robots-txt/</guid><description>What 'Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt' means in Search Console, how a blocked page ends up in Google, and whether to unblock it or hide it.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:39:03 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Blocked due to access forbidden (403): what it means and how to fix it</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/blocked-due-to-access-forbidden-403/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/blocked-due-to-access-forbidden-403/</guid><description>What 'Blocked due to access forbidden (403)' and the 401 status mean in Google Search Console, why a server refuses Google, and how to let the crawler in.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:39:03 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to speed up a Shopify store</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-speed-up-a-shopify-store/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-speed-up-a-shopify-store/</guid><description>How to speed up a Shopify store: read Shopify's performance reports, then deal with apps, the theme, the top of the page, added code and fonts, in order.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:39:03 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Google Ads impressions but no clicks: what is wrong</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-ads-impressions-but-no-clicks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-ads-impressions-but-no-clicks/</guid><description>Why Google Ads gets impressions and no clicks: ads shown for the wrong searches, in low positions, or with copy that gives no reason to choose them.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:39:03 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your Google Ads campaign is not spending its budget</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-ads-campaign-not-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-ads-campaign-not-spending/</guid><description>Why a Google Ads campaign is not spending its budget: too few matching searches, bids too low, targeting too narrow, a limited bid strategy, or a new account.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:39:03 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Alternate page with proper canonical tag: what it means</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/alternate-page-with-proper-canonical-tag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/alternate-page-with-proper-canonical-tag/</guid><description>What 'Alternate page with proper canonical tag' means in Google Search Console, why it is usually correct, and the two cases where it points to a mistake.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Duplicate without user-selected canonical: what it means and how to fix it</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/duplicate-without-user-selected-canonical/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/duplicate-without-user-selected-canonical/</guid><description>What 'Duplicate without user-selected canonical' means in Search Console, why Google chose a different page, and how to tell Google which version to keep.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user: what to do</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/duplicate-google-chose-different-canonical/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/duplicate-google-chose-different-canonical/</guid><description>What 'Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user' means in Search Console, why Google overruled your canonical tag, and how to bring it round.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Excluded by noindex tag: what it means and how to fix it</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/excluded-by-noindex-tag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/excluded-by-noindex-tag/</guid><description>What 'Excluded by noindex tag' means in Google Search Console, when it is intended, where the tag hides on WordPress, Shopify and Wix, and how to remove it.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Blocked by robots.txt: what it means and how to fix it</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/blocked-by-robots-txt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/blocked-by-robots-txt/</guid><description>What 'Blocked by robots.txt' means in Google Search Console, when the block is intended, how to find the rule, and why it is the wrong way to hide a page.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Soft 404 and Not found (404): what they mean and how to fix them</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/soft-404/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/soft-404/</guid><description>What a soft 404 is, how it differs from a real 404, why Google treats a page as empty, and how to fix both statuses in Google Search Console's report.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your Google Ads are not showing</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-are-my-google-ads-not-showing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-are-my-google-ads-not-showing/</guid><description>Why Google Ads do not show or get no impressions: paused or disapproved ads, a budget too small, low Ad Rank, narrow targeting and bid strategy problems.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Google Ads clicks but no conversions: where to look</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-ads-clicks-but-no-conversions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/google-ads-clicks-but-no-conversions/</guid><description>Why Google Ads gets clicks and no conversions, calls or sales: tracking that does not record, the wrong searches, and a landing page that loses the visitor.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to rank higher on Google Maps</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-rank-higher-on-google-maps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-rank-higher-on-google-maps/</guid><description>How to rank higher on Google Maps: the three factors Google names, what a business can change about each, and why no ranking can be bought or requested.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your favicon is not showing in Google search</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/favicon-not-showing-in-google/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/favicon-not-showing-in-google/</guid><description>Why a favicon does not show in Google search results and how to fix it: Google's requirements for size, format, the link tag, crawling and patience.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to move from Wix to WordPress</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-move-from-wix-to-wordpress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-move-from-wix-to-wordpress/</guid><description>How to move a site from Wix to WordPress without losing rankings: what Wix lets you take, what is rebuilt, the redirects to set, and the order to work in.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:09:19 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to move a store from Wix to Shopify</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-move-from-wix-to-shopify/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-move-from-wix-to-shopify/</guid><description>How to move a store from Wix to Shopify: export the products, import them with Shopify's template, rebuild the pages, and redirect every old address.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:09:19 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to move from Squarespace to WordPress</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-move-from-squarespace-to-wordpress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-move-from-squarespace-to-wordpress/</guid><description>How to move a site from Squarespace to WordPress: what the export file carries, how to import it, what is rebuilt, and the redirects that keep rankings.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:09:19 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to move a store from Squarespace to Shopify</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-move-from-squarespace-to-shopify/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-move-from-squarespace-to-shopify/</guid><description>How to move a store from Squarespace to Shopify: export the product file, fit it to Shopify's template, rebuild the pages and redirect every old address.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:09:19 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to speed up a WordPress website</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-speed-up-a-wordpress-website/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/how-to-speed-up-a-wordpress-website/</guid><description>How to speed up a slow WordPress website: measure it, then fix caching, images, plugins, the theme and the hosting, in the order that usually pays most.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:06:49 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your WordPress site is not showing up on Google</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/wordpress-site-not-showing-on-google/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/wordpress-site-not-showing-on-google/</guid><description>Why a WordPress site does not show up on Google: the search engine visibility setting, SEO plugin settings, maintenance pages, and how to submit the site.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:06:49 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Is WordPress bad for SEO?</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/is-wordpress-bad-for-seo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/is-wordpress-bad-for-seo/</guid><description>Whether WordPress is bad for SEO: what it gives a site owner control of, what that control costs in upkeep, where WordPress sites lose ground, and a test.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:06:49 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your Shopify store is so slow, and how to speed it up</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-shopify-store-so-slow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-shopify-store-so-slow/</guid><description>Why a Shopify store loads slowly and how to speed it up: the three causes Shopify itself names, how to read its web performance reports, and the fixes.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:06:49 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Is Shopify bad for SEO?</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/is-shopify-bad-for-seo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/is-shopify-bad-for-seo/</guid><description>Whether Shopify is bad for SEO: what the platform handles, what it fixes in place, where stores lose ground, and how to test your store against a competitor.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:06:49 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your website is not ranking on Google</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-website-not-ranking-on-google/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-website-not-ranking-on-google/</guid><description>Why a website that is indexed still does not rank: the seven usual reasons, in the order to check them, and how to tell which one applies to your site.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:03:55 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your website traffic is dropping</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-website-traffic-dropping/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-website-traffic-dropping/</guid><description>Why website traffic drops and how to find the cause: check the tracking, date the fall, then test for technical faults, lost rankings, seasons and updates.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:03:55 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your website is not getting enquiries</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/website-not-getting-enquiries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/website-not-getting-enquiries/</guid><description>Why a website gets visitors and no enquiries, and how to find the cause: the wrong visitors, an unclear offer, a hidden next step, a slow page or no proof.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:03:55 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your website is so slow, and how to find the cause</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-website-so-slow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-is-my-website-so-slow/</guid><description>Why a website loads slowly and how to find the cause: the server, the images, the scripts, the fonts or the platform, with a free test that points to each.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:03:55 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your website looks bad on mobile, and how to fix it</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-does-my-website-look-bad-on-mobile/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/why-does-my-website-look-bad-on-mobile/</guid><description>Why a website looks bad on a phone and how to fix it: the checks to run, the six usual causes, and why Google judges the mobile version of a site first.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:03:55 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Do I need a new website?</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/do-i-need-a-new-website/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/do-i-need-a-new-website/</guid><description>How to decide whether you need a new website or a repair: six signs a site has reached its limit, four problems that are cheaper to fix, and what to keep.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:03:55 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Can you move a Squarespace site to another platform?</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/can-you-move-a-squarespace-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/can-you-move-a-squarespace-site/</guid><description>What Squarespace lets you export, what stays behind, how the domain is transferred away, and the order that keeps your Google rankings when you move.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:00:37 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to connect a Wix site to Google Search Console</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/connect-wix-to-google-search-console/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/connect-wix-to-google-search-console/</guid><description>How to connect a Wix site to Google Search Console: what Wix requires, the checklist route, the manual route with a meta tag, and what to do once verified.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:00:37 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Why your Shopify store is not getting traffic or sales</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/shopify-store-not-getting-traffic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/shopify-store-not-getting-traffic/</guid><description>Why a Shopify store gets no traffic or no sales, and how to find which it is: indexing, the searches you appear for, product pages, speed and the offer.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:00:37 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>AI Overviews and falling clicks: how to check, and what to do</title><link>https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/ai-overviews-traffic-drop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hadalmedusa.com/guides/ai-overviews-traffic-drop/</guid><description>Why clicks fall when Google answers a search with an AI Overview, how to see it in Search Console, what Google says about being cited, and where effort pays.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:00:37 GMT</pubDate></item>
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