Agency News Weekly

Web Agency Summit is Next Week

• Atarim and Omnisend are presenting a free online Web Agency Summit next week, April 7-11.
• The event will share strategies for web agencies to adapt, scale, and thrive amidst AI and digital innovation.
• More than 12,000 attendees are expected for the more than 50 sessions led by expert presenters.
• Sign up to attend here. Tickets are free, but limited.

Post Status Launches Virtual Stage Webinar Series

• Post Status Executive Director Michelle Frechette has created a new series of webinars called “The WP Speakers Virtual Stage Series.”
• The Virtual Stage creates opportunities for speakers whose WordCamp submissions weren’t accepted to share their expertise with the community.
• The program will run weekly YouTube Live webinars at 11 AM Eastern Time.
• Speakers can submit talks on any WordPress-related topic, with organizers encouraging creative and unique presentation ideas.
• Michelle will personally review applications and coordinate with selected speakers to schedule their presentation weeks.
• Each talk will become part of Post Status’s permanent content library, extending the speaker’s reach beyond the live event.

Google’s March Core Update Impacts Rankings & SEO Tools

• Google’s latest Core Update for March 2025 is now complete with significant impact on the rankings of some sites.
• Semrush noted that the SERP volatility in the last 30 days was in the very high range: 9.3/10.
• In addition to ranking changes, this core update also impacted the ability of some tools like Ahrefs and SE Ranking to get accurate data.
• Google offers a list of questions for site owners to consider if they lose rankings after a core update like this one.
• Their stance remains that creating helpful, reliable, people-first content is the key to good rankings.

The Admin Bar’s 2025 Web Professionals Survey is Open

• For the last few years, The Admin Bar’s Kyle Van Deusen has surveyed web professionals to capture the latest trends for solopreneurs and agencies.
• This year’s survey is now open.
• The 20 quick questions are multiple choice and should take less than 10 minutes to complete.
• The results of last year’s survey included responses from over 1,100 web professional globally and had some interesting takeaways.

Worth a Look

• Elon Musk has sold X to xAI and plans to blend “xAi’s advanced AI capability and expertise with X’s massive reach.”
• Amazon has announced a new AI agent called Nova Act that search, make purchases, and perform tasks on a schedule.
• Interesting Read: How the FBI Tracked, and Froze, Millions Sent to Criminals in Massive Caesars Casino Hack