Aleyda Solis
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- Google's AI answers lean on just ten sites. ChatGPT does not
A Semrush index says the two biggest AI answer engines pick their sources in very different ways.
- AI answers now show on most searches, even your brand name
Three separate data sets put AI Overviews above 80% of queries, and brand name searches are not exempt.
- Google calls hand-checking AI writing "critical"
Three well known SEOs have now pointed at the same line in Google's refreshed AI content guidance.
- Made-up authors now count as deception to Google
Google updated its helpful content document with new language on fabricated creator profiles.
- Google is testing payments for content used in AI answers
The pilot runs through Search Console, and Barry Schwartz says it was first spotted back in April.
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- Same rankings, less traffic, as Google adds more boxes
Google's first page now splits roughly in half between normal results and its own features, according to one SEO's comparison.
- Cloudflare change shifted which AI bots reach your site
A study of 1,046 sites found search crawlers got in far more often after the change, and training crawlers got blocked slightly more.
- 131 SEO experts name relevance and links as top factors
It is expert opinion rather than data from Google, and one SEO says parts of it are nonsense.
- News sites fell in France after AI answers arrived
Shopping and property sites mostly held up, so the pattern is not the same for every kind of business.
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