Google is attempting to find reliable sources for AI Overviews with brand and product mentions from a variety of sources. It showed favouritism to a limited few known for affiliate schemes and has diversified to spammy sources. It's a good effort, but frankly, satisfactory. #SEO

Clients have better plans than listening to jazz IVR systems on the phone. If a robot is diminishing your client experience, stop!

In a world where interactions mean business, you need to emphasize solutions, benefits, and the language of your target audience. Being found isn't enough.

In our September article "Top Local SEO Ranking Factors in 2025," we placed Google Business Review frequency as a top ranking factor. This continues to be as important, if not more so, than overall review numbers. Stagnating reviews will cost your business search presence. #localSEO

If not now, then when?

🚀 Seeing our tips echoed across the web is a good sign; at least the industry is moving toward helpful content, not spammy. I dropped a deep-dive article + video on the Top Local SEO Ranking Factors for 2025 in December. Here’s the short list you can’t ignore:

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@ahrefs.bsky.social published about Google AI Overviews, generating 34.5% less traffic for #1 positioned search results. However, you don't go where it's an echo chamber; you head for where there are audiences and, with any luck, earned sales. Here's what we found to work and what didn't:

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