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Has anyone seen sites In Google using cloaking? Are they getting away with it in 2026?

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Why some AI tools show up in ChatGPT responses and others don't

I spent a lot of time digging into this because my own AI tool was invisible in ChatGPT while a smaller competitor was getting recommended constantly and it made no sense until I understood how LLMs actually pick what to mention. AI models like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini don't crawl the web in real time, instead they learn from a massive snapshot of internet content including blogs, forums, Reddit, news articles, documentation and reviews and whatever got written about you before that snapshot was taken is basically your AI reputation. So if 50 articles mention your competitor and only 2 mention you, so, LLM search result recommends them and this is not because they're better but because the internet talked about them more. So, three things actually determine if you show up. First is how many times your brand gets mentioned across credible sources like Reddit, industry blogs, review sites and news coverage. It means, volume matters more than most people realise. Second i...

SEO Litchdom & growth through acquisition in SEO

Although website migrations are relatively commonplace in the context of re-brands and organizational mergers, I work for a PE-backed company that pursues growth through acquisition as a regular endeavor. This necessitates constant migrations wherein legacy brand sites are absorbed into our marketing site’s web structure, and in doing so, the legacy site vanishes into nonexistence; leaving only a product page with its namesake and any relevant new or old pages enjoying the residual link equity passed on by redirection behind. After handling quite a few of these migrations in the last year (including many very-botched migrations that pre-dated me), I’ve come to see my W2’s marketing site as a sort of elder litch, consuming the proverbial souls (pages, content, link equity) of acquired websites to grow its power (web authority) and expand its lifespan (leadflow/revenue growth), well beyond what could/should normally be achieved. I would not waste a competent SEO’s time explaining how...

​3 Year Old Tech Blog Stagnant High CTR (11.8%) but Extremely Low Impressions. Need Advice on Growth.

I have been running a tech-focused blog (smartphone specs, reviews, comparisons) for about 3 years now. Despite consistent efforts, my traffic has hit a plateau and is now showing a slight decline. ​The Data (Google Search Console): ​Total Clicks: 616 ​Total Impressions: 5.23K (over the tracked period) ​Average CTR: 11.8% ​Average Position: 43 ​Platform: WordPress (using a lightweight affiliate-focused theme) ​The Problem: My CTR is quite healthy at nearly 12%, which suggests my titles and meta descriptions are engaging. However, the total impressions are extremely low for a 3-year-old site in the tech niche. Looking at the graph, there was a significant spike around mid-2025, but it has since flattened out significantly. ​What I've Done So Far: ​Focusing on original, human-friendly reviews based on hands-on experience. ​Optimizing for SEO (Yoast) and focusing on high-CPC tech keywords. ​Sharing links on platforms like Reddit to drive referral traffic. ​Keeping the site lightweigh...

Guess who is back?

I thought we should have a little SEO quiz. My English teacher always told me that the brain is a muscle and you should exercise it. I will start, then answer the questions below. Y'all are free to join in so that we have a lovely conversation, if you will. Mythbusters, are we? Maybe... Stay frosty. Just to get the ball rolling, here I go... Does click-distance weighting prioritize pages that are structurally closer to the homepage or have shorter URLs? submitted by /u/yekedero [link] [comments] from Search Engine Optimization: The Latest SEO News https://ift.tt/DTAaZxX

AHREFs Claims "Pages have high AI content levels" :D

I subscribe to AHREFS and monitor several websites with the tool. This evening, I received an email from them with their list of warnings for a site I manage, and see in the email, a "Pages have high AI content levels." I click on that and there is one page it claims it has detected high AI Content. The funny to me thing is I hand-crafted the content on that page, back in 2022 - long before I even knew about AI. I created it. AI had nothing to do with it. Anyone else experience things like this? submitted by /u/Scottopolous [link] [comments] from Search Engine Optimization: The Latest SEO News https://ift.tt/CiRKrg9

Worked in SEO for 10 yrs. Have AEO & GEO questions

I’m interviewing for roles that are emphasizing AEO and GEO in addition to SEO. I have a few specific questions for you all but if you have any other useful info please let me know! Which answer engines let you see your analytics in such a way that Google search console does? And are any of them free? What are the high level most important differences in optimizing for each? Thank you! submitted by /u/Peanut-817 [link] [comments] from Search Engine Optimization: The Latest SEO News https://ift.tt/GRAxoXs