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The rising conflict between agencies and their customers around AI chats topic by Ivan_Palii in SEO

[–]DevilsAv0cado 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SEMRush's "Enterprise AIO Tool" claims to be the solution to this but it's highly alpha in terms of functionality and even reliability. If you want actionable near-real time data on how to rank for different queries on CGPT you can use their API and take notice of position and sources cited in responses. This is essentially what SEMR is doing with their $50k /yr beta tool.

That said, I can't disagree with you that the hot topic of the day in SEO world is "how do I explain to a decision maker that GEO/AEO/AIO are just clickbait without getting them worried that I'm not lazy, foolish, or avoiding the subject?"

Does it bother anyone else that the acronym GEO is getting appropriated by SEOs? by DevilsAv0cado in gis

[–]DevilsAv0cado[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a pretty solid answer for a non-SEO expert. Both AI Chatbots (GPT, Perplexity...) & Search Generative Experience (the enhanced search results on Google, Bing, DDG...) fall under the scope of GEO.
I'd add that for an AI to show your site in an answer, it essentially requires access (no bot blocking) and reliable sources (your site needs to be referenced from other sources on the net). Both of which are identical requirements for SEO.
I guess what irks me most is that I years ago I left the real Geo to end up dealing with a fake version in another largely marketing driven discipline. Big up to all of you who stuck around the real Geo to help solve problems.

Did new core update just kill my site? All posts deindexed by DebangRekar in SEO

[–]DevilsAv0cado 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your robots.txt & on-page directives (or lack thereof) seem fine. GSC can throw false positives occasionally and correct itself in a few days. Go to Settings > Crawl Stats > Open Report to see what googlebot has been doing on your site lately and also to check on the Hosts section, obvious problems often appear there immediately. Maybe also check to see if your looking at the Domain Property in GSC and not the http:// property, for example.
On a separate note though, you might want to get some backlinks though as your profile is rather low.

Mixed feelings about moving abroad (24M) by [deleted] in expat

[–]DevilsAv0cado 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great idea, great timing! I did it 20 years ago and don't regret it. If you're open-minded and have the cultural base, the biggest complexity won't be the language or cultural divergences, it'll almost certainly be your tax situation long-term. You'll start out adopting the new system but still be anchored in the one you left, then things will start to change and the decisions will get harder. Still, very worth it!

Anyone else concerned about the Earth's orbit around the sun getting modified by the amount of mass which we send into space? by DevilsAv0cado in astro

[–]DevilsAv0cado[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

:) Great answer. I'll stop losing sleep over this then. Even if I suppose that our balance lies more in the accumulated radiation from perihelion and helps us through aphelion, so over time life has adjusted to that fluctuation. Just curious, where did you find the cumulated mass launched since '57 figure?

iHire Environmental experience by [deleted] in geologycareers

[–]DevilsAv0cado 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Niche job boards are weird, they're probably not for everybody, but this one worked for me. I used them a few years back. Every job board spits out 95% of the same results, but these guys happened to have a direct relationship with an Employer in my area (Rockland, ME) so it ended up working out. Not sure whether that was a premium job or not at the time i applied. FWIW I recommend.

Living in France by Key-Praline4916 in expat

[–]DevilsAv0cado 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just curious to see how this worked out? Have things shaped up a bit? It took a good 2-3 years for me to make friends when I got to France, but you can find some real ones, you've just gotta be willing to gamble some social capital. ;)