Sachin Patel
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Sachin Patel

An SEO professional and SERP analyst with over five years of experience tracking search engine developments across Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Focused on uncovering new search features, AI search updates, ranking changes, and SERP experiments, with a passion for helping the SEO community stay informed about the latest developments in search.

2026

SEO

Google tests AI price-check buttons in Local Results Pack

Google is testing 'Have AI get prices' and 'Have AI check prices' buttons within its Local Results Pack, spotted separately…

30 Sep 2026

SEO

Google rolls out monitoring capabilities in AI Mode to everyone

Google is rolling out AI Mode's info monitoring feature to all users globally, previously limited to Pro and Ultra subscribers,…

29 Sep 2026

SEO

Google tests new product carousel design with larger boxes

Google is testing a product carousel design that shows three larger product cards per row instead of the usual four…

29 Sep 2026

PPC

Google Ads adds beta Promotion Mode to campaign settings

Google Ads is testing a beta 'Promotion Mode' setting that lets advertisers set promotion dates, adjust Target ROAS tolerance, and…

29 Sep 2026

SEO

Google now shows Google Translate directly in AI Overviews

Google is now showing its Translate tool directly within AI Overviews, a change that could reduce clicks to third-party translation…

29 Sep 2026

PPC

Google tests sponsored product grid replacing organic product grid in SERP

Google is testing a sponsored product grid that appears to replace the organic product grid entirely, with Brodie Clark warning…

29 Sep 2026

SEO

Google tests new image design in product grid

Google is testing a new, shorter image design within its product grid, though it's unclear whether this is an intentional…

28 Sep 2026

PPC

Bing Copilot shows ads before users complete the verification

Bing Copilot is showing ads before users complete the CAPTCHA verification, an unusual behavior spotted in the AI Mode-branded search…

28 Sep 2026

PPC

Bing now showing sitelinks for ads in Copilot results

Bing is now showing sitelinks on ads within Copilot results, adding more detail and visibility to sponsored ads there.

28 Sep 2026

PPC

Google tests new sitelink design for ads on mobile

Google is testing yet another new sitelink design for ads on mobile, spotted independently by both Brodie Clark and our…

28 Sep 2026

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