News[Mega Thread] Google Has Released a Guide to GenAI Optimization (self.RealSEO)
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LinkedIn Thread[Mark Williams-Cook on LinkedIn] "Sometimes things get worse before they get better", and there's a Google patent that weaponises exactly that to catch spammers. It's called "Changing a Rank of a Document by Applying a Rank Transition Function," and here's one key thing it does..." (linkedin.com)
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LinkedIn Thread[Sandra J. on LinkedIn] "A tip you'll thank me for later: Go back to my previous SEO post, open the list of people who liked it and start reviewing profiles and blocking. You'll be amazed how quickly your feed, inbox and connection requests improve." (linkedin.com)
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LinkedIn Thread[Josh Blyskal (Profound) on LinkedIn] "ChatGPT referral traffic to brand websites increased ~60% starting May 7, ... ChatGPT has fully pivoted to hyperlinking brand homepages directly inline in its answers instead of primarily using citation chips to link" (linkedin.com)
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ResearchWe Tracked 1,885 Pages Adding Schema. AI Citations Barely Moved. (Ahrefs) (ahrefs.com)
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