Sign in

Libby Day

@libby.day
478 followers 695 following 473 posts

Design, Web SEO+ SEM & AI Conductor, Creating in the Digital and Physical Realms www.nuancecollaborative.com Applied artist www.libbysaraday.com. Posts about digital, SEO, tech, design, and my two ridiculously spoiled felines.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Libby Day
Glenn Gabe @glenngabe.bsky.social · 5h
For those still wanting to scale via AI or programmatic content, Google is clearly trying to tell you something. :) BTW, I'm waiting for the QRG to be updated to reflect more of this language. And with all of these recent changes to the docs, and Googles presentations this past year...
seroundtable.com
Google Updates Helpful Content Page With Main Content & EOT/SA
Google has updated the creating helpful, reliable, people-first content help document to primarily add two new sections. First, it added that the main content is super critical, added what is main con...
021
Libby Day @libby.day · 8h
@dergal.bsky.social, @antonshulke.bsky.social
020
Libby Day @libby.day · 8h
The tool learned from us. So what do we still bring that it can't? Notes from this week's @duda.co Vibe webinar on play, experience, and why keeping the human in the loop still decides what AI delivers. www.nuancecollaborative.com/learn-by-pla...
120
Libby Day @libby.day · 30/09/2026
I'm hosting all three Day 3 sessions at DudaCon '26: local AEO, turning leads into customers, and live design. It's free and online, on 28 Oct, 5pm UK / 10am PT. Register here ➡️ dudacon.duda.co/agenda
010
Libby Day @libby.day · 28/09/2026
Tomorrow. Real builds, no feature tour. 6pm UK/10am PT.Register for free or to be sent the playback here → www.duda.co/webinars/bui...
001
Libby Day @libby.day · 26/09/2026
searchenginejournal.com
Google Has Deployed A New AI Spam Detector Called SAFE
Google published details of it's new anti-spam system designed to detect AI content. This is why it may be a part of Google's Spam Update.
000
Libby Day @libby.day · 25/09/2026
Issue 22 of The Nuance Brief is out. WordPress 7.1.2 is a critical security release, Google is testing AI summaries inside Discover, and Meta's cost per ad is up 12% year on year. #SEO for Paws, and a #Duda webinar next Tuesday! mailchi.mp/nuanceme/the...
mailchi.mp
SEO for Paws, a WordPress emergency, and a question about tools
010
Libby Day @libby.day · 24/09/2026
A good craftswoman doesn't blame her tools. But that assumes she chose it and knows its limits. With AI, none of that holds. Notes from the Edinburgh Futures Institute panel on research and AI. www.nuancecollaborative.com/good-craftsw...
nuancecollaborative.com
A Good Craftswoman Doesn't Blame Her Tools: AI, Craft and Agency
Notes from an Edinburgh Futures Institute panel on research and AI, through a maker's lens: incentive, intent, agency and who answers for the tools.
000
Libby Day @libby.day · 23/09/2026
Best to be open with them and email that in a way that is professional - present facts. They might not know/understand depending on the client. Done well - will only highlight you care and know about the work you provided for them ☺️
000
Libby Day @libby.day · 23/09/2026
Ahh damn, still access to GSC? In that situ maybe just be frank/bold and put to them what you’ve been told in a pro/polite and see what they come back with?
110
Libby Day @libby.day · 22/09/2026
I’d just take that as a win for the work you did, make a case study - hope you were paid well in the process =)
110
Libby Day @libby.day · 22/09/2026
More than welcome Anton Shulke, thank you for all that you do also #SEOCharity 🫶🏼 🐾 🐈 🦮
010
Libby Day @libby.day · 18/09/2026
seroundtable.com
Google Search Profile Badge Feature
Google left one thing out of the announcement around the new Search profiles features announced today, you can now add a Search profile badge to your website. This allows users/searchers to follow you...
000
Libby Day @libby.day · 16/09/2026
Issue 21 of The Nuance Brief: AI crawlers don't render JavaScript, and Google's own indexing crawler isn't reliable at it either. New data, plus three signals from this week. www.nuancecollaborative.com/why-ai-crawl...
000
Reposted by Libby Day
Glenn Gabe @glenngabe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just thinking out loud about the new CrUX ad metrics announced yesterday. Why introduce these now? We know Google already has powerful Navboost data for understanding the user experience, but with AIOs and AI Mode changing user behavior, Navboost data is clearly changing...
developer.chrome.com
Chrome ad measurements  |  Ads  |  Chrome for Developers
User ad experiences in Chrome.
222
Libby Day @libby.day · 10/09/2026
Two websites. One accessibility specialist business. A stronger search presence. This week's case study covers our work with Access by Design: merging two separate sites into one, cleaning up a spam-hit backlink profile, and getting lost pages back into Google's index. mailchi.mp/nuanceme/the...
000
Libby Day @libby.day · 09/09/2026
#Edinburgh #LateSummer
071
Libby Day @libby.day · 03/09/2026
Issue 19 of The Nuance Brief is out. This week's Signals: Search Console now splits out AI visibility from standard search performance, Chrome moves to a two-week release cycle from 8 September, and ChatGPT Ads has passed a $1bn run rate. Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/nuanceme/the...
mailchi.mp
Is vibe coding the new polyester?
020
Reposted by Libby Day
Barry Schwartz @rustybrick.com · 03/09/2026
Publishers noticing pages disappearing from the Google News tab but showing find within Google web search www.seroundtable.com/google-news-... #google #googleseo #googlenews #publishers #content #seo
021
Libby Day @libby.day · 02/09/2026
Is vibe coding polyester? Tested 4 AI website builders on a real charity build. Bolt failed outright, Duda Vibe won on output but ate a month of credits. What shipped: Editor 2.0 + Copilot, hand-finished. www.nuancecollaborative.com/ai-website-b... #VibeCoding #WebDev
010
Reposted by Libby Day
Barry Schwartz @rustybrick.com · 01/09/2026
Google Search Console generative AI performance reports and search AI controls are now fully and globally available www.seroundtable.com/google-searc... #googlesearchconsole #googleperformancereport
172
Reposted by Libby Day
Glenn Gabe @glenngabe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Focus on Local? Smart post from Phil Rozek -> How Can Filtered Reviews Help Your Local SEO & Marketing? Phil provides 12 ways you can use that filtered review: www.localvisibilitysystem.com/2026/08/31/h...
021
Libby Day @libby.day · 28/08/2026
Took the train through to Glasgow yesterday and was greeted with some actual sunshine, no small thing at this point in August. This week's Nuance Brief - read it here: mailchi.mp/nuanceme/the...
010
Libby Day @libby.day · 23/08/2026
#CatsofBluesky she got a new toy today…
070
Libby Day @libby.day · 12/08/2026
Newsletter: mailchi.mp/nuanceme/the... Blog: www.nuancecollaborative.com/the-search-r...
mailchi.mp
The Nuance Brief - Issue 16: The Search Revolution Has a Social Side
000
Libby Day @libby.day · 12/08/2026
Issue 16 of The Nuance Brief is out: search, social, and why the two aren't separate problems anymore. Three Signals this week on AEO tools, a WordPress security update, and how much of LinkedIn is actually written by AI. Link in the reply below.
110
Reposted by Libby Day
Matt Wright 🤞 @honed.co · 12/08/2026
Content publishers need to consider this aspect from Claude, to protect their interests: "When a supported Claude model generates text, it weaves an imperceptible watermark directly into the text itself." support.claude.com/en/articles/...
support.claude.com
How Claude marks AI-generated content | Claude Help Center
011
Reposted by Libby Day
Barry Schwartz @rustybrick.com · 12/08/2026
Jeff Dean's Google badge and laptop being turned in www.seroundtable.com/photos/jeff-... via @jeffdean.bsky.social
031
Libby Day @libby.day · 10/08/2026
This summer has had me juggling elder family duties, running Nuance Collaborative, so The Nuance Brief is arrived fashionably late this week. Issue 15 out Friday: Why a proper digital audit beats a panic decision when your search visibility takes a dip mailchi.mp/nuanceme/the...
mailchi.mp
The Nuance Brief — Issue 15: Why a Digital Audit Beats a Panic Decision
010
Reposted by Libby Day
Trish Carey @trishcarey.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
How Cats.txt Showed LLMs.txt Evidence Is GEO Astrology
buff.ly
How Cats.txt Showed LLMs.txt Evidence Is GEO Astrology
How the joke web standard cats.txt took the fancy of some SEOs and became cited at the same evidential level as llms.txt for optimizing websites for search and AI discovery.
011
Libby Day @libby.day · 07/08/2026
If AI was animal it would be a cat, as they say you can tell a dog to fetch something and it brings it back - tell a CAT, it takes a message and gets back to you later. In haste to get a train last week, realized I had not posted the weekly blog Choo-choo! www.nuancecollaborative.com/googles-rela...
nuancecollaborative.com
Google's Relationship With the Web Is Getting Complicated
Big publishers are rethinking Google, and a quiet bug can drop pages from its index. Two stories this week point to the same lesson about search visibility.
020
Libby Day @libby.day · 23/07/2026
Issue 13 of The Nuance Brief is out. Search moved. Most strategies didn't. The new blog unpacks AEO for B2B - why it works differently, what good content looks like when AI tools are doing the research, and where the shortlist is actually being built now. mailchi.mp/nuanceme/the...
000
Libby Day @libby.day · 23/07/2026
Ahh Brigette Bardot (BB) greeting me in the morning 🥰
010
Reposted by Libby Day
Mark Williams-Cook @markwilliamscook.com · 22/07/2026
Measurement plans. Do then before you put your dirty little mits on GA! www.searchenginejournal.com/designing-a-...
searchenginejournal.com
Designing A Measurement Framework Before You Touch GA4
GA4 can collect the data, but it can not decide what matters. Build the measurement framework before the implementation starts.
273
Libby Day @libby.day · 20/07/2026
Oh there you are human...#CatsOfBlueSky
020
Libby Day @libby.day · 16/07/2026
New issue of The Brief: branding, window dressing, and what they taught me about AI search. Plus three real signals from this week. mailchi.mp/nuanceme/the...
010
Libby Day @libby.day · 15/07/2026
Interesting read
searchenginejournal.com
Evergreen Content Is Over – The Individual Is The Only Strategy Left
Evergreen is collapsing and trust now attaches to people. Why AI search strategy must be rebuilt around expertise, direct audiences, and being the source.
020
Libby Day @libby.day · 09/07/2026
Google Search Console can now track how your TikTok, Instagram, X and YouTube content shows up in Google Search. No website required. It's part of a bigger reporting stack expansion this month. Broke it down in Issue 11 of The Brief 🔗 mailchi.mp/nuanceme/the...
000
Libby Day @libby.day · 02/07/2026
New issue of The Nuance Brief is live. Google's spam policy for AI content, new Search Console AI controls, and a London coffee brand's cheeky take on the whole AI search panic. mailchi.mp/64d50e86a7e6...
010
Libby Day @libby.day · 29/06/2026
I'm not a fan of them (LLMs do use them a ton) know they grammatically correct in some instances but... easy to sort in settings.
100
Libby Day @libby.day · 27/06/2026
It’s Amber! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♥️
010
Libby Day @libby.day · 26/06/2026
Organic traffic is now the least reliable number on your dashboard. Most of what shapes a decision happens before anyone reaches your site. New post: how to build a reporting stack that can actually see the AI era, layer by layer. www.nuancecollaborative.com/2026-reporti...
Neon lolly on black background with the text 'Your 2026 reporting stack: what to measure what to buy
000
Libby Day @libby.day · 24/06/2026
Been feeling a proud 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 seeing the reels, and hearing from clients in the US about the vibe they've brought to their cities, even inspiring some new content opportunities. #TartanArmy #WorldCup share.google/hBv52hBM3hRH...
share.google
000
Reposted by Libby Day
Darren Shaw @whitespark.ca · 11/06/2026
🚨 Breaking Google News: Gemini can now help manage your Google Business Profile. You will soon be able to connect your Business Profile directly to Gemini and ask it to help with things that normally require going into the GBP dashboard.
132
Reposted by Libby Day
Trish Carey @trishcarey.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
6 Ways to Automate International Marketing with Agent A
ift.tt
6 Ways to Automate International Marketing with Agent A
Here’s how the Ahrefs international marketing team uses Agent A to automate their work.
011
Libby Day @libby.day · 11/06/2026
This weeks brief is about why rebrands, rebuilds and growth are only painful when your digital foundations are weak. The devil really is in the details. Signals over noise, as always. Read it here: mailchi.mp/nuanceme/the...
mailchi.mp
Who plays devil's advocate before you commit?
000
Libby Day @libby.day · 10/06/2026
Fantastic venue for a business pitch this morning: The Signet Library, Edinburgh. Home of the WS Society since the early 1800s, with roots back to 1594. George IV reputedly called the Upper Library 'the finest drawing room in Europe'. He had a point. #Edinburgh #Scotland #Architecture
033
Libby Day @libby.day · 04/06/2026
That’s wild! 🤯
000
Reposted by Libby Day
Beth Woodcock @bethwoodcock.com · 04/06/2026
this is why log file access matters :D
192
Libby Day @libby.day · 29/05/2026
www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-ma...
searchenginejournal.com
WordPress Market Share Declines For Six Months In A Row
WordPress is facing a sustained decline in market share while other platforms remain stable and growing in popularity.
010