Search engines once returned a list of links. Users clicked. Websites received traffic. Marketers focused on SEO (Search Engine Optimization), which refers to methods used to improve a website’s ranking in traditional search results.
Meet LLM-LD: The New Web Standard Aiming to Control What ChatGPT and AI Assistants Recommend
Capxel, an AI-native data company, announced the release of LLM-LD (Large Language Model Linked Data), an open specification intended to make website content directly interpretable by artificial intelligence systems. The company positions the standard as a missing layer between traditional web pages and modern AI assistants. [Read more…]
This Reverse-Proxy Negative SEO Attack That Can Wipe You Out Overnight
A post in Reddit’s TechSEO forum describes a situation that gives legitimate site owners a familiar sinking feeling: rankings drop, traffic falls off a cliff, and Google Search Console shows a canonical URL that does not belong to the real site.
Law Firm SEO Meets AI Search in Gerrid Smith’s New Book
Law Firm SEO Gets a Reality Check as Gerrid Smith Returns With a Playbook Attorneys Can Run In-House
Legal marketing has changed shape. Google still matters. AI-driven discovery now sits beside it. That shift is exactly where Gerrid Smith plants his flag with the release of Law Firm SEO: How to Win in Google, ChatGPT, and Every Platform That Matters.
Why Guest Podcasting May Be the Strongest SEO Signal for Service Businesses in 2026
Service businesses are running into a wall. Ads cost more. AI-written content floods search results. Audiences grow skeptical faster than ever. Against that backdrop, a new SEO framework is pointing to an unexpected winner: guest podcasting. [Read more…]
SEO Community Rallies as GoFundMe Is Launched for Andy Drinkwater’s Family
A GoFundMe account has been set up to support the family of Andy Drinkwater, a long-time and well-respected member of the SEO community who sadly passed away just before Christmas. [Read more…]