Google I/O Updates: AI Search & Local SEO

Google I/O Updates: AI Search & Local SEO

June 15, 2026 · 11 min · Episode 198

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This episode discusses the key updates from Google's developer conference relevant to local business owners.

Google's recent developer conference announced several updates worth paying attention to as a local business owner. This episode breaks down what those announcements mean for your website, including a new AI detection tool, changes to Google Business Profiles, a long-overdue update to Google Search Console, and key findings from an AHREFS study on how AI search engines actually send traffic, and how you can get cited more often. Timestamps [0:00] Introduction [0:30] Overview of Google devel...

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Organizations: Google, Google Business Profiles, Google Search Console, AHREFS

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