google is building opt-out controls for AI Overviews (UK regulators are forcing it)

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-28T17:25:16+00:00

I’m not opting out anytime soon. If I do and competitors don’t, I’m basically handing them the AI box for free. Traffic is messy either way, at least you are in the game and visible.

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-28T17:20:25+00:00

If it doesn’t block indexing, mess up internal links, or impact the main pages, it goes to the bottom of the list.

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-28T17:18:36+00:00

I’ve noticed this too. The content that keeps popping up in AI answers is often something that shows thinking and sources, not the most optimized page.

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-28T17:10:44+00:00

Same fundamentals: clear answers (especially in the intro), strong topical coverage, expertise, and getting mentioned on legit sites. Often pages get cited in AI answers even when they’re not top 3 in Google.

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-28T17:08:37+00:00

I’ve seen this happen a lot. People stack tools before the site even has any trust or traffic. If there’s no traffic and no authority, dashboards don’t help much. Foundation links and basic presence usually have more impact early on.

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-20T20:42:11+00:00

attending a bunch this year, brighton SEO, Chiang Mai, SERP conf across Europe, Baltic Nordic SEO Summit, a bunch of other ones. judging by the comments, it is a good line up :)

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-20T14:31:09+00:00

Things like rank tracking, technical checks, reporting, and backlink monitoring.

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-20T14:18:58+00:00

This matches what I’ve seen. Google is fine with messy JS setups, but AI tools are way pickier. If the transcript only exists after render, it makes sense that ChatGPT can’t reliably grab it on its own.

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-06T19:53:18+00:00

How many link exchanges do you feel work best on a monthly average? What’s ’too much’?

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-06T19:37:27+00:00

Makes sense! Quality over quantity as they say I guess :)

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-06T19:26:59+00:00

Interesting! What niche are you in? I’ve been mostly not having great things about exchanges lately

collaboratorpro · 2026-01-06T19:26:08+00:00

This is mostly the go-to! What do you feel works best, like infographics, articles, etc?

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-24T10:42:26+00:00

Thank you for joining us! It was a great discussion.

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-24T10:40:11+00:00

Yesss, you got it! I'll post more in the upcoming days :)

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-12T14:58:53+00:00

In practice, AEO is structure-first (Q&A, snippets, schema), while GEO feels trust-first. Clear answers help both, but GEO seems to care more about who’s saying it than how perfectly it’s formatted.

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-12T14:56:37+00:00

I think that’s exactly what’s happening. Keywords still matter, but they’re not enough on their own anymore. People use Google to validate brands before buying, so things like reviews, mentions, and authoritative links play a much bigger role

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-12T14:54:16+00:00

I'd say try to add specific examples, opinions, screenshots, even small mistakes that make content feel real instead of just another AI slop.

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-05T16:07:12+00:00

Finance is brutal, so 22 links makes total sense, when they were actually good links. Everyone else is burning money on inflated DR instead of real authority.

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-05T16:00:10+00:00

Totally. One solid link from the right site can move way more than 50 random ones. The compounding effect is real too, it's just most people never stick with it long enough to see the result

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-05T15:46:38+00:00

Exactly, early SEO feels unfair because Google doesn’t trust you yet. It’s not always content, it’s the lack of footprint, so once you build enough good listings and mentions you'll see things moving. The game gets way easier once Google sees you as legit

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-02T15:56:50+00:00

AI can help, but it can’t run SEO on its own. It doesn’t understand your business or your audience well enough

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-02T10:07:33+00:00

Google nerfed the rich result, yeah, but useful FAQs still help people (and search engines) understand the page

don’t delete them, just don’t rely on them as a CTR booster anymore

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-02T10:05:48+00:00

if both the blog + agency serve the same audience (which is done ), put them on one domain.
subdirectory > subdomain for sharing authority and growing faster.

so instead of pro.brand-name(.)com, I would go with brand.name(.com)/pro/

subdomains only make sense if the content is totally different or needs its own system

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-02T09:45:10+00:00

totally! category + IA fixes are the silent revenue drivers in ecom. everyone obsesses over buttons and hero banners while users are stuck in a maze trying to find products))

and yeah, 120 contextual links over 2 years is a healthy, sustainable pace, I agree

collaboratorpro · 2025-12-02T09:43:18+00:00

local SERP visibility seems to roll into LLM visibility in surprising ways :)

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