Alan Bleiweiss
@alanbleiweiss.bsky.social
Internet Marketing since 1995
SEO since 2000
Sustainable SEO Audits since 2006
UX always
Все знову буде Україна
https://alanbleiweiss.com
SEO since 2000
Sustainable SEO Audits since 2006
UX always
Все знову буде Україна
https://alanbleiweiss.com
And unless you are an award-winning design agency, never use more than 3 or at most 4 fonts. EVER.
And get those in within the 1st 10 assets retrieved during the page load.
And get those in within the 1st 10 assets retrieved during the page load.
Most websites are loading fonts wrong.
❌ Google Fonts isn’t “free” (privacy + speed cost)
❌ Icon fonts were a mistake
❌ WOFF2 only - stop shipping TTF/WOFF
❌ Subset or bleed megabytes
❌ Fallbacks matter (and can be tuned!)
www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/y...
❌ Google Fonts isn’t “free” (privacy + speed cost)
❌ Icon fonts were a mistake
❌ WOFF2 only - stop shipping TTF/WOFF
❌ Subset or bleed megabytes
❌ Fallbacks matter (and can be tuned!)
www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/y...
You’re loading fonts wrong (and it’s crippling your performance)
Fonts are one of the most visible, most powerful parts of the web. And yet: almost everyone gets them wrong.
www.jonoalderson.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
And unless you are an award-winning design agency, never use more than 3 or at most 4 fonts. EVER.
And get those in within the 1st 10 assets retrieved during the page load.
And get those in within the 1st 10 assets retrieved during the page load.
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August 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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And people think LLMs are going to make use of, never mind respect, an LLMs.txt file?
hahaha
hahaha
Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade website no-crawl directives - via @cloudflare.social #seo
Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade website no-crawl directives
Perplexity is repeatedly modifying their user agent and changing IPs and ASNs to hide their crawling activity, in direct conflict with explicit no-crawl preferences expressed by websites.
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
And people think LLMs are going to make use of, never mind respect, an LLMs.txt file?
hahaha
hahaha
Having lived in California most of his career, I saw him for the manipulative, charismatic vulture that he really is long ago.
His views on the homeless, or protecting PG&E, or podcasting with Nazis, for example, are radical on the wrong side.
He is a performative liar. A fascist in Dem clothing.
His views on the homeless, or protecting PG&E, or podcasting with Nazis, for example, are radical on the wrong side.
He is a performative liar. A fascist in Dem clothing.
I knew when I met him, with my young boys looking on, that Gov Gavin Newsom was the real deal.
You don’t become the leader of the 4th biggest worldwide economy by accident.
I’ve seen him up close: super smart, empathic, and authentic.
Our country needs his leadership desperately.
You don’t become the leader of the 4th biggest worldwide economy by accident.
I’ve seen him up close: super smart, empathic, and authentic.
Our country needs his leadership desperately.
August 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Having lived in California most of his career, I saw him for the manipulative, charismatic vulture that he really is long ago.
His views on the homeless, or protecting PG&E, or podcasting with Nazis, for example, are radical on the wrong side.
He is a performative liar. A fascist in Dem clothing.
His views on the homeless, or protecting PG&E, or podcasting with Nazis, for example, are radical on the wrong side.
He is a performative liar. A fascist in Dem clothing.
Reposted by Alan Bleiweiss
New post is live. A reader asked if having similar steps in a process will create a duplicate content problem for SEO, AIO, GEO, etc... The answer is no.
I share why and a few ways you can have similar steps without competition.
www.adamriemer.me/seo/similar-...
#SEO #AIO #GEO
I share why and a few ways you can have similar steps without competition.
www.adamriemer.me/seo/similar-...
#SEO #AIO #GEO
Do Similar Processes Cause Duplicate Content Penalties?
No, sharing similar steps to solve different problems is not a duplicate content issue when you have proper content and code.
www.adamriemer.me
August 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New post is live. A reader asked if having similar steps in a process will create a duplicate content problem for SEO, AIO, GEO, etc... The answer is no.
I share why and a few ways you can have similar steps without competition.
www.adamriemer.me/seo/similar-...
#SEO #AIO #GEO
I share why and a few ways you can have similar steps without competition.
www.adamriemer.me/seo/similar-...
#SEO #AIO #GEO
Working with GPT takes patience. The clearer my prompts and the more I forgive mistakes, the better the process goes. When a “clear” prompt gets weird results, I try to spot why so I can improve my wording.
August 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Working with GPT takes patience. The clearer my prompts and the more I forgive mistakes, the better the process goes. When a “clear” prompt gets weird results, I try to spot why so I can improve my wording.
Reposted by Alan Bleiweiss
We scraped Open AI and Google and trained this model on their content. LinkBERT is a link building expert and can identify optimal place for links in web content.
Demo: linkbert.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNKZ...
Demo: linkbert.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNKZ...
LinkBERT V2
YouTube video by DEJAN
www.youtube.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We scraped Open AI and Google and trained this model on their content. LinkBERT is a link building expert and can identify optimal place for links in web content.
Demo: linkbert.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNKZ...
Demo: linkbert.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNKZ...
44 page audit delivered.
Always so grateful when another audit is done and sent out.
And now I have availability for another audit or consulting gig.
Could really use the continued cash flow
Always so grateful when another audit is done and sent out.
And now I have availability for another audit or consulting gig.
Could really use the continued cash flow
August 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
44 page audit delivered.
Always so grateful when another audit is done and sent out.
And now I have availability for another audit or consulting gig.
Could really use the continued cash flow
Always so grateful when another audit is done and sent out.
And now I have availability for another audit or consulting gig.
Could really use the continued cash flow
Reposted by Alan Bleiweiss
🛠💡 14 Tools, 48 Points 💡🛠
I just put 14 AI brand visibility tools through my review process 📊🔍
Here’s the truth 👉 A “low” score isn’t a fail 🚫 it means the tool is a specialist 🎯
It goes deep, not wide 🌊… and that’s a good thing
Pick the tool(s) that’s perfect for your job 🛠
➡️ bit.ly/4lidP9x
I just put 14 AI brand visibility tools through my review process 📊🔍
Here’s the truth 👉 A “low” score isn’t a fail 🚫 it means the tool is a specialist 🎯
It goes deep, not wide 🌊… and that’s a good thing
Pick the tool(s) that’s perfect for your job 🛠
➡️ bit.ly/4lidP9x
2025 AEO Tool Comparison | Women in Tech SEO
A comparison of 14 leading AEO tools for AI search visibility in 2025, with transparent, research-backed ratings. Find the best platforms for prompt tracking, crawler insights, and generative SERPs—so...
www.womenintechseo.com
August 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
🛠💡 14 Tools, 48 Points 💡🛠
I just put 14 AI brand visibility tools through my review process 📊🔍
Here’s the truth 👉 A “low” score isn’t a fail 🚫 it means the tool is a specialist 🎯
It goes deep, not wide 🌊… and that’s a good thing
Pick the tool(s) that’s perfect for your job 🛠
➡️ bit.ly/4lidP9x
I just put 14 AI brand visibility tools through my review process 📊🔍
Here’s the truth 👉 A “low” score isn’t a fail 🚫 it means the tool is a specialist 🎯
It goes deep, not wide 🌊… and that’s a good thing
Pick the tool(s) that’s perfect for your job 🛠
➡️ bit.ly/4lidP9x
FACT:
I have no idea if I will get this position. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity in such a challenging market.
And this audit was fun & challenging for wild reasons.
Whatever unfolds, I am truly grateful.
I have no idea if I will get this position. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity in such a challenging market.
And this audit was fun & challenging for wild reasons.
Whatever unfolds, I am truly grateful.
Wrapping up an audit on "Domain 1." If it clicks, I step in as Director of SEO—overseeing these sites plus 2,300 more.
I would get to architect the revamping of the entire system for maximum SEO / AI value.
Loved my years as a consultant, but ready for my 4th run as a director at a great agency.
I would get to architect the revamping of the entire system for maximum SEO / AI value.
Loved my years as a consultant, but ready for my 4th run as a director at a great agency.
August 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
FACT:
I have no idea if I will get this position. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity in such a challenging market.
And this audit was fun & challenging for wild reasons.
Whatever unfolds, I am truly grateful.
I have no idea if I will get this position. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity in such a challenging market.
And this audit was fun & challenging for wild reasons.
Whatever unfolds, I am truly grateful.
Wrapping up an audit on "Domain 1." If it clicks, I step in as Director of SEO—overseeing these sites plus 2,300 more.
I would get to architect the revamping of the entire system for maximum SEO / AI value.
Loved my years as a consultant, but ready for my 4th run as a director at a great agency.
I would get to architect the revamping of the entire system for maximum SEO / AI value.
Loved my years as a consultant, but ready for my 4th run as a director at a great agency.
August 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Wrapping up an audit on "Domain 1." If it clicks, I step in as Director of SEO—overseeing these sites plus 2,300 more.
I would get to architect the revamping of the entire system for maximum SEO / AI value.
Loved my years as a consultant, but ready for my 4th run as a director at a great agency.
I would get to architect the revamping of the entire system for maximum SEO / AI value.
Loved my years as a consultant, but ready for my 4th run as a director at a great agency.
Great quotes from industry people in this article calling out that lying sack of Google corporate vomit, Liz Reid.
Google told to ‘stop the BS’ as it claims AI has not harmed website clickthroughs
pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/go...
pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/go...
Google told to 'stop the BS' as it claims AI has not harmed website clickthroughs
Google's head of search has claimed that the platform is seeing "slightly more quality clicks to websites than a year ago" following the launch of AI Overviews.
pressgazette.co.uk
August 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Great quotes from industry people in this article calling out that lying sack of Google corporate vomit, Liz Reid.
Reposted by Alan Bleiweiss
Does anyone need any help during this August?
- Strategic digital marketing/ SEO advice
- Keyword research
- Training
- Website migrations
- Website audits
- Strategic digital marketing/ SEO advice
- Keyword research
- Training
- Website migrations
- Website audits
an advertisement for the only murders in the building
ALT: an advertisement for the only murders in the building
media.tenor.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Does anyone need any help during this August?
- Strategic digital marketing/ SEO advice
- Keyword research
- Training
- Website migrations
- Website audits
- Strategic digital marketing/ SEO advice
- Keyword research
- Training
- Website migrations
- Website audits
Reposted by Alan Bleiweiss
Many have never truly understood what SEO is nor how it fits within digital strategy, therefore, what type of skillset is needed. However, in my experience as a teacher/ trainer, someone who doesn't want to be educated will never learn. That is a real problem in life generally.
You wrote a great piece, quoted some great minds in the SEO industry and then slapped GEO on it and ruined everything 🤡
dejan.ai/blog/journal...
dejan.ai/blog/journal...
Journalism Is Dead. Say Hello to Gournalism.
John Botman For nearly two centuries, journalism operated under the assumption that truth mattered, stories should be original, and humans should write things for other humans to read. Quaint, right? ...
dejan.ai
August 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Many have never truly understood what SEO is nor how it fits within digital strategy, therefore, what type of skillset is needed. However, in my experience as a teacher/ trainer, someone who doesn't want to be educated will never learn. That is a real problem in life generally.
ENTIRE SITE de-indexed. Client can't figure it out. Hired a technical SEO weeks ago. Can't figure it out.
Me: check Cloudflare. You're the 4the site I've seen with this same issue this week, the previous three were ALL from Cloudflare being overly aggressive.
Client: Oh hey, it was Cloudflare
Me: check Cloudflare. You're the 4the site I've seen with this same issue this week, the previous three were ALL from Cloudflare being overly aggressive.
Client: Oh hey, it was Cloudflare
August 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
ENTIRE SITE de-indexed. Client can't figure it out. Hired a technical SEO weeks ago. Can't figure it out.
Me: check Cloudflare. You're the 4the site I've seen with this same issue this week, the previous three were ALL from Cloudflare being overly aggressive.
Client: Oh hey, it was Cloudflare
Me: check Cloudflare. You're the 4the site I've seen with this same issue this week, the previous three were ALL from Cloudflare being overly aggressive.
Client: Oh hey, it was Cloudflare
And @developers.google.com Liz Reid, VP Search at Google, is smoking crack cocaine again.
It's required daily at Google HQ these days in order to keep vomiting the pathetic lies that are so blatantly invalid.
It's required daily at Google HQ these days in order to keep vomiting the pathetic lies that are so blatantly invalid.
According to Google, "aggregate traffic" and "click quality" are better than ever, even with AI Overviews, and the data circulating in our industry is "often based on flawed methodologies, isolated examples,..."
(1/2)
blog.google/products/sea...
(1/2)
blog.google/products/sea...
AI in Search is driving more queries and higher quality clicks
We continue to send billions of clicks to the web every day and are committed to prioritizing the web in our AI experiences in Search.
blog.google
August 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
And @developers.google.com Liz Reid, VP Search at Google, is smoking crack cocaine again.
It's required daily at Google HQ these days in order to keep vomiting the pathetic lies that are so blatantly invalid.
It's required daily at Google HQ these days in order to keep vomiting the pathetic lies that are so blatantly invalid.
LOL Bluesky incorrectly suspended my account for "suspicious" activity. Appeal took 2 days to get the suspension reversed.
I'm assuming everyone missed me?
I'm assuming everyone missed me?
August 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
LOL Bluesky incorrectly suspended my account for "suspicious" activity. Appeal took 2 days to get the suspension reversed.
I'm assuming everyone missed me?
I'm assuming everyone missed me?
Reposted by Alan Bleiweiss
PSA on links: On Bluesky, there’s no limit to the number of links you can share, and they will receive the same visibility as your other posts 💙
July 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
PSA on links: On Bluesky, there’s no limit to the number of links you can share, and they will receive the same visibility as your other posts 💙
July 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I may or may not have been approved to speak at an upcoming industry conference.
They have 24 hours to retract their confirmation, in case they get speaker-selection remorse.
They have 24 hours to retract their confirmation, in case they get speaker-selection remorse.
July 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I may or may not have been approved to speak at an upcoming industry conference.
They have 24 hours to retract their confirmation, in case they get speaker-selection remorse.
They have 24 hours to retract their confirmation, in case they get speaker-selection remorse.
Another best practice turns out to be more important in the age of AI.
AI Overviews and AI Mode frequently show the wrong international version of a page, if the content is written in the same language (eg US/UK/AU/IN English)
This is true even when hreflang is set up correctly.
IMO, using a pop-up country selector is more important than ever.
This is true even when hreflang is set up correctly.
IMO, using a pop-up country selector is more important than ever.
July 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Another best practice turns out to be more important in the age of AI.
