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How To Optimize for Google’s AI Overviews
While Google’s AI overviews aren’t entirely new – they’ve been showing up on SERPs for a few years now – Google is still refining exactly how they work, which means that SEO strategies are still evolving alongside them. The goal is no longer just about ranking on page...
Why Human Writers Still Matter for SEO in a World of AI
In the past, if you weren’t a writer yourself, you had to hire one. Now, anyone with access to an Internet connection can log in to a generative AI platform and churn out a blog or a web page in seconds. Now, the internet is filled with AI-generated content competing...
Why SEO Content Should Be Built for Topics, Not Just Keywords
While organic search rankings still play a major role in visibility, they’re not the only viable path. Social media has long offered an alternative, and generative AI platforms like Gemini and ChatGPT are inspiring brand-new subsets of SEO called AIO and GEO. Search...
Is There Such a Thing as Guaranteed GEO/AEO Results? (Short Answer: No.)
As AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) gain traction in the SEO world, we’re starting to see a familiar problem: companies promising guaranteed results. We wrote about this issue in the SEO world back in 2023 in our article about...