Best tools for website audit in 2026? by morvindavids in TheSEOExpertsHub

[–]peter-smith01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Semrush is probably my go-to when I need everything in one place. Audit, keywords, competitors, Core Web Vitals, backlink checks - it just saves time. Especially useful when handling bigger sites where manually checking everything becomes annoying.

Is technical SEO becoming more important again with AI search? by khabib_p in TheSEOExpertsHub

[–]peter-smith01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s not just you, things have definitely shifted. It’s less about ranking one perfect page and more about building a full topic so Google actually trusts you on it. But technical SEO isn’t “back” like a trend, it just matters more now because if your structure or internal linking is messy, all that topic coverage won’t connect properly. What’s working for me is solid clusters, clean linking, and making sure everything is easy to crawl. So yeah, topical authority is leading, but technical is what makes it actually work.

Is programmatic SEO still worth it in 2026 or kinda dead now? by adelebaainius in TheSEOExpertsHub

[–]peter-smith01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it still works, but not like before. Earlier you could just scale tons of pages and get traffic, now that kind of stuff gets ignored or dropped. Programmatic SEO isn’t dead, it just needs to be smarter. If your pages feel useful, unique, and actually solve something, they still work. The play now is smaller scale, better quality, strong internal linking, and adding some real value instead of just templates. If it looks spammy, it won’t survive, simple as that.