Category: SEO

  • So What? How to Analyze If you Have a GEO Problem

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through how to analyze whether your brand has a GEO problem by examining search data and content performance. Here's what this means for you. You gain a practical framework for measuring whether your content efforts actually translate into AI search visibility using tools you likely already have. You'll also…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Does AI Content Rank On Google?

    Summary In today's episode, I explain how Google evaluates AI-generated content and why fulfilling user intent remains the most important factor for search rankings. Here's what this means for you. You can leverage AI to create high-quality material that satisfies customers instead of just adding more noise to the internet. You'll also learn these concepts:…

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  • Mind Readings: The Truth About GEO Tools

    Summary In today's episode, I debunk the myths surrounding Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) tools and provide practical advice for real-world AI optimization. Here's what this means for you. You can avoid wasting money on "snake oil" tools and focus your budget on strategies that actually influence AI models. You'll also learn these concepts: why most…

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  • Mind Readings: How AI Models Rank Content

    Summary In today's episode, I explain how AI models use internal rankings to evaluate the relevance of search results. Here's what this means for you. You can optimize your content to ensure AI models select and cite your website instead of ignoring it. You'll also learn these concepts: the importance of the first 400 words,…

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  • Mind Readings: Understanding AI Search Behavior

    Summary In today's episode, I explain how AI search tools interact with traditional search engines to find information. Here's what this means for you. You must maintain strong SEO practices to ensure AI tools find and recommend your brand during their deeper search phases. You'll also learn these concepts: how AI models supplement their knowledge…

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  • Mind Readings: Introduction To Generative Engine Optimization

    Summary In today's episode, I examine the fundamentals of Generative Engine Optimization and how AI models can discover your brand. Here's what this means for you. You can proactively shape the way AI perceives and recommends your business. You'll also learn these concepts: how the shift toward curated training data changes visibility strategies, why new…

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  • AI Just Broke the ‘Done For You’ Business Model—Here’s What to Do About It

    In the world of product market fit, there are three levels: Done for you: least work, most cost Done with you: 50/50 split on work, medium cost Done by you: most work, least cost The analogy I often use: Done for you: dining out. None of the work, all of the cost Done with you:…

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  • Google’s AI-Generated Search Results Are Now Live – What This Means for Your SEO Strategy

    Google is creating AI-generated search results now. This is different than AI mode. This is different than AI overviews. This is a completely synthesized set of search listings, an experiment called Web Guide. This evening I went to search for “phaser games audio library” to find something for a coding project, and I got these…

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  • The Dark Side of AI: How Automation Could Leave Knowledge Workers as Poor as Farmers

    If farming automation allowed farmers to compress 4,200 hours of labor into 2 hours, increase yields 10x through loss reduction, and dramatically expand their farms’ production, why aren’t farmers rich? Well… there are a variety of reasons. They don’t own the means of production. The John Deere X9 1100 I mentioned in my last post…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Why You Need an Owned Audience?

    Summary In today's episode, I share advice for SEO professionals and digital marketers on how to remain relevant as AI evolves. Here's what this means for you. You can protect your career by cultivating a direct relationship with an audience that bypasses major tech intermediaries. You'll also learn these concepts: the dangers of intermediated platforms,…

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