SEO 101 Ep 525: Google AI Mode Threatens Web Traffic and Publishers

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline of publisher search traffic and the impacts of Google's AI mode.

In this episode of SEO 101, Ross Dunn and Scott Van Achte dive into the decline of publisher search traffic, impacts of Google’s AI mode, ChatGPT ads management, Google cracking down on self-promotional listicles, and the ease of ranking misinformation. They also cover Google’s personal intelligence expansion and the removal of the "What People Suggest" health search feature. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Hosts: Ross Dunn, Scott Van Achte

Topics covered

• Google AI mode
• publisher search traffic
• ChatGPT ads management
• self-promotional listicles
• ranking misinformation
• personal intelligence expansion
• health search feature

Keywords

• Google AI
• search traffic
• ChatGPT
• advertising
• misinformation
• health search
• listicles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google

Products: ChatGPT

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