SEO
SEO Has Been Tactical For 20 Years. GenAI Forces The Strategy Question
For as long as I’ve been in this industry, there’s been debate about whether SEO is strategic or tactical. Most SEOs would like to believe their work is strategic. Many executives see it as tactical. The truth is somewhere in between, and the arrival of generative AI is forcing a new level of clarity. This…
5 Ways To Prove The Real Value Of SEO In The AI Era
As SEO evolves with AI optimization, generative engine optimization, and answer engine optimization, brands and marketers must rethink their SEO strategies to stay competitive. Instead of focusing solely on traditional SEO strategies and tactics, you need to be visible in AI-powered search and answer engines. Showing the value of SEO in this new world means…
Topic-First SEO: The Smarter Way To Scale Authority
Over the past few months, I’ve deeply analyzed how Google’s AI Overviews handle long-tail queries, dug into what makes brands visible in large language models (LLMs), and worked with brands trying to future-proof their SEO strategies. Today’s Memo is the first in a two-part series where I’m covering a tactical deep dive into one of…
See What AI Sees: AI Mode Killed the Old SEO Playbook — Here’s the New One
This post was sponsored by MarketBrew. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Is Google using AI to censor thousands of independent websites? Wondering why your traffic has suddenly dropped, even though you’re doing SEO properly? Between letters to the FTC describing a systematic dismantling of the open web by Google to…
The Intersection Of Video SEO And Social Media: Tactics To Win
Video content is now a driving force behind consumers’ attention in today’s digital era. Gone are the days of simple blog posts and stock images. Social media has transformed what entices clicks, follows, and likes, displaying a consistent stream of highly engaging visual content for users to sift through. Visual content, particularly in the form…
Google On Diluting SEO Impact Through Anchor Text Overuse
Google’s John Mueller answered a question about internal site navigation where an SEO was concerned about diluting the ability to rank for a keyword phrase by using the same anchor text in four sitewide sections across an entire website. Link In Four Navigational Areas The person asking the question had a client that had four…
Best Agency SEO Software to Boost Website Performance in 2025 — SitePoint
Today’s SEO agencies face difficult times. Algorithm updates and emerging competitors pose new challenges. On the other hand, scaling up may not be as easy as it seems. Deadlines to meet, complicated and time-consuming reporting, and ever-increasing prices for tools that are slowly becoming too expensive. It turns out that the solutions that helped win…
Google Search Central Live NYC: Insights On SEO For AI Overviews
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, shared insights about AI Overviews, explaining how predictive summaries, grounding links, and the query fan-out technique work together to shape AI-generated search results. Optimizing For AIO Danny Sullivan shared insights into how AI Overviews are generated, helping explain why Google may link to websites that don’t match the typical search…
How To Justify And Make A Business Case For SEO Budgets
Effective budgeting is crucial not just for planning SEO, providing value to clients, and justifying the spend to achieve it. It’s also critical for a business to understand SEO budget alongside other marketing budgets to ascertain which platforms are providing the best return on investment (ROI) or the best value in relation to the broader…
The State Of AI Chatbots And SEO
Last week, I published a meta-analysis of AI Overviews and their impact on SEO. Today, I publish an analysis of the research on AI chatbots and their potential impact on customer acquisition and purchase decisions. Image Credit: Lyna ™ I’ve analyzed 14 studies and research papers to answer five key questions: How valuable is AI chatbot…
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