Category: SEO

  • **Will AI Replace Your Job? The Surprising Truth About Work in the Age of AI**

    When AI can do everything, what’s left for humans? This is the existential question everyone’s talking about after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s piece highlighting that generative AI could spike unemployment to 20% in the short term (2-5 year window). That’s realistic. It might be higher, depending on how quickly the C-suite wants to chase profits

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  • Maximize AI Power Without Maxing Out Your Budget: The “Plan Big, Act Small” Strategy

    Plan big, act small. If you want to use AI to its maximum power and capabilities without a maximum bill from the big tech provider of your choice, then adopt this simple tenet: plan big, act small. There are fundamentally two classes of AI model: reasoner and actor. Reasoning models are models like o3, Gemini

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  • 5 Game-Changing Google I/O Announcements Marketers Need to Know Now

    Out of all the announcements at Google I/O yesterday, which do we care about as marketers? AI mode is basically LLM-based “search”. You have a full, regular chat – which means regular search results are gone. For now, it’s a tab in Google search results. The Google team said they’ll migrate features to the core

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  • Small Business Websites Are a Nightmare: 42 Pages of Settings You Must Master

    42 pages. That’s how many pages of settings you need to go through to set up a simple small business website according to best practices – WITHOUT a CRM or marketing automation system. I was setting up a website for a friend of mine tonight, and these are the number of settings you have to

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  • How Small Businesses Can Outperform Big Competitors with AI

    Punch above your weight. We talk a lot about how AI will consume jobs and work, and that will be true. That’s going to be a consequence, especially at larger firms and organizations where inefficiency is the norm. But what we don’t talk about enough with AI is how much smaller firms will be able

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  • Google’s New AI Research Tool: How to Get the Best Results (And Why Expertise Still Matters)

    Expertise still required. Google’s new Deep Research function in the consumer version of Gemini (not available in workspace) is really neat. You give it a research objective, and then it goes out onto the web, scrapes from its search catalog, and assembles a research brief. Cool, right? Except that it’s no different from any other

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  • You Ask, I Answer: SEO Prompts for ChatGPT?

    In today’s episode, Shara asks for good ChatGPT prompts beyond “optimize for SEO.” I explain treating it like an intern – give step-by-step instructions, not vague directives. Share key concepts, outline requirements, provide research sources. Tune in for actionable tips on crafting effective prompts for generative AI. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here.

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  • You Ask, I Answer: ChatGPT Negatively Affecting SEO?

    In today’s episode, Kim asks if using ChatGPT for content hurts SEO. I explain it’s just a tool – good prompts make it effective, bad prompts make it useless. Invest time learning to prompt properly and AI can improve quality and speed. Tune in to get actionable advice on leveraging AI as a content creation

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  • You Ask, I Answer: SEO Professionals Staying Ahead in AI?

    In today’s episode, Mary asks how SEO pros can stay ahead in an AI world. I explain using AI to improve your skills, then combining your strengths with AI to boost results. Critiquing content with AI reveals blind spots and creates superior outputs. Tune in to learn how partnering with AI can dramatically increase the

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Google Checking for AI Content?

    In today’s episode, Thomas asks if Google will check for AI-generated content. I explain Google wants happy users, so they’ll likely focus on content quality, not authorship. Satisfying users is key, so don’t worry if content is AI or human—make it good. Tune in to learn why Google cares about content quality, not creation method.

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