SEO 101 Ep 523: Expert SEO Tips - AI Content Citations and Core Update Recovery Explained

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Ross Dunn and Scott Van Achte discuss AI content citations, strategies for recovering from Google's core update, and tips for optimizing Google Business Profiles.

In this episode of SEO 101, Ross Dunn and Scott Van Achte discuss findings that 44% of ChatGPT citations come from the first third of content, review the strategies four sites used to recover from Google’s December 2025 core update, and share tips for Google Business Profile setup. They also discuss entity richness, content quality, and optimizing for AI citations. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Hosts: Ross Dunn, Scott Van Achte

Topics covered

• AI content citations
• Google core update recovery
• Google Business Profile setup
• entity richness
• content quality
• optimizing for AI citations

Keywords

• SEO tips
• AI citations
• Google update
• content quality
• entity richness
• business profile setup

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Organizations: ChatGPT, Google

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