How do we tackle AI Mode becoming the default Search experience? Search is shifting from lists of links to answers, conversations, and multimodal guidance. Google’s AI Mode and AI Overviews are moving toward default behaviours in more markets and surfaces, blending text, voice, and vision while sending billions of clicks to the open web (according […]
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Large language models and AI-driven platforms are transforming how information is discovered. For organisations, the challenge is clear: how to ensure visibility within these systems. While traditional SEO principles remain relevant, the context has shifted. To maintain presence, three areas require attention – Accessibility, Consensus, and Entity. Together, these form the ACE Framework. A – […]
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The way people discover and buy products online is shifting. Until now, SEO has been about connecting human searchers with websites through keyword targeting, structured data and user experience. With the rise of AI agents, discovery and transactions are no longer limited to search engines or traditional eCommerce funnels. Agents such as ChatGPT can now […]
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For years, technical SEO has focused on making websites understandable to search engine crawlers. The landscape has shifted. Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity now play a growing role in how users discover and consume information. This means technical SEO is no longer only about ranking in Google. It is […]
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AI has transformed how people discover brands and make purchasing decisions. How your business adapts (or not) to this massive shift will largely depend on whether the C-suite views it as a temporary fad to be ignored, a disruption to be weathered, or an opportunity to be seized. Executive teams might like to talk about […]
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There has been a lot of discussion in the SEO community about whether Schema markup influences visibility in Google’s AI Mode. Some suggest that having certain Schema types in place could increase the chances of being cited. To test this theory, we analysed 107,352 websites that appeared as citations in AI Mode to see whether […]
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Crawl frequency refers to how often a website is visited by a web crawler like Googlebot. Its purpose is to visit websites, crawl them for new and updated information, and add it to Google’s database, known as the index. Nobody knows how much information is out there since search engine bots crawl and index only […]
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Search engines have become increasingly capable of handling JavaScript-rendered websites, but there is still a gap between how users experience Single Page Applications (SPAs) and how those experiences are measured. That is where Google Chrome’s new Soft Navigations API comes in. Announced as part of an origin trial in Chrome 139, this API marks a […]
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Working out how to optimize your content for LLMs? LLMs group related concepts together into a single chunk. This process is called chunking and it breaks content into small, distinct units of information (or ‘chunks’), as opposed to presenting information as an undifferentiated mess. Then LLMs can quickly identify the benefit to the target reader. […]
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It’s been nearly a month since Google began rolling out AI Mode in the US., In typical Google fashion, a mix of curious screenshots has surfaced ranging from misinformation to completely random responses. I’ve been focused on compiling and analysing as much data as possible from r early observations, aiming to understand the output and […]
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The travel industry is undergoing a dramatic shift with the rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI. These technologies are transforming how travellers research, book, and experience trips, making it essential for businesses to adapt. From personalised recommendations to AI-powered travel search, understanding how to optimise for these systems can give your travel […]
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The way travellers connect with travel brands is changing fast. The travel sector has faced disruption from Google for a number of years. Special SERP features such as the Flights and Hotels modals, and more recently AI Overviews, have created upheaval for travel SEOs. When coupled with increased adoption of other LLMs and AI platforms, […]
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