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​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...
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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
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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
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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
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Do you keep AI chatbots on the SEO pages?

Hey all, I built an AI chatbot tool that gives 70% less cost. I was targeting growing companies, but then I was also wondering if companies keep AI chatbots on the SEO pages also (I know they keep them on landing pages, of course) If you are using it, can you give me a couple of use cases? The reason is that it will help me do more SEO based on the use cases and also reach out to relevant people, so that would be a great help for me. submitted by /u/Surya3000 [link] [comments] from Search Engine Optimization: The Latest SEO News https://ift.tt/YS5t13i
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