As the recent 2025 wrap-up of top stories on theprp.com has shown, we live in a very algorithm-dominated world. As you’re also no doubt aware, with the advent of AI overviews gobbling up potential page views from search engines, and algorithmic changes continuing to threaten the financial viability of organizations and websites that produce content, many sites are plunging into uncertainty and taking steps to adapt.
Amid this scary future, Google recently gave content publishers and users a tool to help level the playing field to an extent. If you have a Google account, you can now choose preferred sources for your top stories/search results via the Google platform. Essentially, that means you can specify which sites you would prefer to see more stories from show up in your search results.
This all leads to the point of this post. Should you enjoy theprp.com, it definitely helps the site if you would consider making theprp.com a preferred source on Google. The one-time process is simple, just head over to this Google link and follow the prompt. Pro tip: you can also repeat this process for other sites you would prefer to get your news from.
In case you noticed the recent addition to the site, you can also find the prompt to add theprp.com as a preferred source on Google at the top of each news post, as displayed below (and above).
Should you be curious of what exactly making a site a ‘preferred source’ entails, you can find more details over at Google.com.