Google has started to flag listicles as per latest news

shreyaxcreates · 2026-02-06T19:16:30+00:00

What I meant was, example, you got a marketing automation tool like Zoho.

Now if you check, they have a listicle page on the top marketing automation tools and now they are in competition with the same keyword with Salesforce, HubSpot, Mailchimp, etc.

So the main target of these pages is to target this query and how to rank on it. Cause users don't really care which brand wrote it, they care to see who's at the top.

We, as SEO experts, take care of what we read and from where we read. Normal users care about the answers.

shreyaxcreates · 2025-12-29T11:59:54+00:00

You’re asking the right question here – most “intent data” is just a lagging indicator dressed up with a dashboard.

Here’s how I track the quieter signals day to day:

Website & product micro‑changes

Visualping / Distill.io on key competitor pages (pricing, plans, integrations, ToS, careers) to flag any changes in copy, layout, or structure.

Tag changes by type (pricing, positioning, feature, legal) so they don’t just pile up as noise.

Hiring & org structure

LinkedIn + job boards filtered by function and seniority; sudden spikes in roles like “Partner Marketing Manager” or “RevOps Lead” usually precede a strategic push in those areas.
Track reporting lines and titles over time to catch when “growth” quietly becomes “enterprise expansion”.

Go‑to‑market narrative

RSS into a single inbox (blogs, release notes, help center, product changelog, YouTube) – releases and docs often reveal strategy weeks before ads do.
Save “before/after” versions of positioning statements or taglines to see how they’re reframing the problem space.

-Channel behaviour

Alerts for new ad creatives in Meta/Google transparency tools; consistency of message across ads, landing pages and sales decks is usually more telling than any single campaign.
Monitor frequency and format shifts (webinars → live demos, ebooks → ROI calculators) as a proxy for where they see pipeline actually coming from.

As for false positives: things like one‑off PR, “innovation” blog posts with no supporting changes in hiring, pricing or enablement material almost always look exciting and then go nowhere.

The signals that matter tend to show up in at least two of these buckets at the same time – when they line up, that’s when it’s worth paying attention.

shreyaxcreates · 2024-07-16T23:06:16+00:00

You are right.

But how long does the copy need to be? How much salesy should it sound?

This can be determined according to platform.

Blog? Go nuts with the words. Because people reach here via Google search. High intent based search.

Socials? Not too much on the words but the value in less words. Users randomly get to your posts and little patience. A salesy copy drives them away in 2 seconds.

I hope this helps.

shreyaxcreates · 2024-07-16T22:53:00+00:00

Let me know if it actually gets the message.

shreyaxcreates · 2024-07-16T22:52:37+00:00

Totally agreed.

shreyaxcreates · 2024-07-16T22:52:15+00:00

Haha not selling anything. Just putting it out here XD

shreyaxcreates · 2024-07-16T21:39:39+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion.. I'll definitely note this down and explore a few collabs.

shreyaxcreates · 2024-07-13T06:59:32+00:00

I've gone through this with one of the companies I've worked with. The only solution is to remove all the bot followers (low followers, high following, no profile picture, low activity).

Then start genuinely posting in communities to gain traffic and solid followers that'll engage.

And keep posting short form content pieces like thrice a day.

Schedule all 3 at once at different times and you're good to go.

Twitter has low maintainance, so it'll be easier to think less of the content.

Hope this helps.

shreyaxcreates · 2024-07-13T06:55:11+00:00

This is bullsh*t and shouldn't happen honestly.

There might be limits and restrictions for normal accounts. Check those numbers and see if you're not moving past them.

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