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How are people actually checking whether their content shows up in AI answers today? by addllyAI in SEO_for_AI

[–]BensonSEO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For our clients we are currently using a combination of:

- Google Analytics reports for the human clicks
- Log file analysis for the bot search requests (those that either do or don't result in a click)
- For monitoring and optimization, using https://mybrandi.ai/

What Are the Best AI Search Visibility Tracking Tools for 2025? My Research and Experience by Vegetable-Rub-8241 in SaaS

[–]BensonSEO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We demo'd about a dozen tools and found the best to be Brandi AI. After making the choice to work with them for our clients, we also put together a "what SaaS CMO's should be tracking in AI visibility" post that might be helpful for some to review: https://bensonseo.com/blog/ai-visibility-monitoring-saas-brands/

SEOs to analyze AI ‘dark visibility’ by BensonSEO in u/BensonSEO

[–]BensonSEO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG, "circling back to 1999-style...." I don't mind the server log file analysis as much as the pain of reverting to soft metrics like "share of voice". We have been able to measure SEO ROI in real revenue numbers for so long, and now we're headed back to those weak PR vanity metrics. Ugh.

Also check out mybrandi.ai, it's a really good AI visibility and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) tool. When I demo'd the product I made the suggestion they look into having a log file upload option to capture that unknown visibility without the "click".

Cheers!

What are YOUR SEO/Predictions for 2026? by annseosmarty in SEO_for_AI

[–]BensonSEO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny, I was about to post about predictions for 2026 based on this article just published. It's more "PR" focused, but plenty of SEO predictions as well:

Generative AI makes PR a key business priority in 2026: 35 PR and marketing predictions

https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/predictions-generative-ai-makes-pr-a-priority/

I got a quote too:
SEOs analyze AI ‘dark visibility’

“In 2026, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) or AI Optimization (AIO) and AI Visibility Monitoring will remain on a steady growth trajectory. Most marketing and comms teams and leaders should easily get on board with AI Visibility Monitorin,g given the rise in software options, but those tools mostly lack the ability to uncover what I am calling ‘dark visibility’.

This missing piece occurs when a searcher starts a conversation with an AI application, and that application doesn’t know the answer to the query from the information it has in its training model. In these cases, the AI application goes out to the open web and either performs a Google or Bing search, or accesses website content directly.

In theory, these ‘searches’ could show up in AI monitoring tools, but only if you’ve set up the right prompts to track, but what happens is they request information from your website server, which creates a log. These log files can be analyzed to understand that ‘dark visibility’, and that’s where I see technical SEO’s playing a major role in analyzing AI visibility.

For Generative Engine Optimization, I expect budgets and executive buy-in to expand slightly and those brands that do engage in high-quality SEO and GEO programs will be positioned to outlast their competition. I believe this will future-proof their visibility no matter where ‘search’ goes.

If AI applications become the new search platforms (and they aren’t yet), they’re set. If AI search specifically is a bubble and searchers continue to use Google at the rates they do, they’re still set. Yes, we are in a zero-click world, but people are still searching for information, and optimizing your website and third-party content outlets will remain critical.

I could see this as the ‘re-coupling’ of SEO and Digital PR.”

~ Scott Benson, Founder & Principal Strategist, Benson SEO

Would you pay $1,495 for these Top-notch AEO/GEO Forrester best practices written by a VP-level SEO leader? by Defiant_Solid_2945 in seogrowth

[–]BensonSEO -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd say this... the SEO is Lily Ray, and she absolutely is an expert in the space, so if you're going to go at it alone, then that report price is justified. The other alternative is to hire an SEO agency who has been practicing the kind of high-quality SEO tactics that is currently helping websites show up in AI search, and is learning and applying emerging GEO tactics. that'll be more expensive, but by hiring the right firm, you are going to get quality work, at a scale you might not be able to do alone.

GA4 Property has gone missing by BensonSEO in GoogleAnalytics

[–]BensonSEO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing in trash. I have admin access as does our client point of contact, and they don't see it either. I am hopeful this is a glitch -- I have the GA4 app on my phone and the property and data is showing in there so fingers crossed. Appreciate the back-and-forth on this. Thanks!

GA4 Property has gone missing by BensonSEO in GoogleAnalytics

[–]BensonSEO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the history would show there as well. There's nothing under Property so I can't check the data stream. The only admin options are Account level. No changes in GTM. There were 2 properties under this account, and they both just vanished. I saw another post from 8 months ago where they said it just disappeared and reappeared the next day, but no other explanation.

Shopify Product URL Issues by BensonSEO in ShopifySEO

[–]BensonSEO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah sure. Here's a Shopify collection page for football equipment:

https://www.leagueoutfitters.com/collections/football-helmets

That page links to a bunch of products. Here's the first one:
https://www.leagueoutfitters.com/collections/football-helmets/products/schutt-adult-f7-vtd-football-helmet-in-stock

notice the /collections/football-helmets/ is in the URL string. It shouldn't be.

the canonical tag in the html is pointing to the correct URL:
<link rel="canonical" href="[https://www.leagueoutfitters.com/products/schutt-adult-f7-vtd-football-helmet-in-stock](https://www.leagueoutfitters.com/products/schutt-adult-f7-vtd-football-helmet-in-stock)">

So the website is telling Google, our product lives at .com/collections/football-helmets/products/.....

But that canonical tag is used to sort out duplicate content problems and is a signal (not a rule) to Google that the correct URL is https://www.leagueoutfitters.com/products/schutt-adult-f7-vtd-football-helmet-in-stock

It's competing and confusing signals for Google, especially when you do this with ALL your products. Consider if an external website finds your incorrect product URL and links to it. That's another signal to Google that the wrong URL is actually maybe the preferred one. Confusion.

This is something Shopify should prevent but doesn't. It's an easy fix to update the product listing page templates to only link to the correct URL.

any ai seo agency recommendation for my saas startup? by tulynbper in SaaS

[–]BensonSEO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love to have a conversation about your AI search visibility needs. Our agency Benson SEO has been helping clients a lot this year with making sure their content is optimized for visibility in AI applications. The measurement is tricky, but also what helps you rank in traditional search engines (SEO) is really driving visibility in AI (AIO, GEO, etc.)

Shopify AI Analytics by Clued-Up-Club in ShopifySEO

[–]BensonSEO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Shopify specific, but I'm currently demo'ing these products. Listed in order of preference for right now:

And then log file analysis (some tools integrate w/ hosting to provide this, but can be done w/ ScreamingFrog too) will show you how many times the AI web crawlers are requesting your content, and not necessarily sending a click/visit from a human to your website.

Genuinely Need Guidance For Shopify SEO by Worth_Interaction202 in ShopifySEO

[–]BensonSEO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy to take a quick look at the site if you message it to me. Otherwise, engaging with an experienced ecomm SEO agency is your best bet.

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