First edition of the weekly SEO and AI Search newsletter.
Reddit is getting farmed for AI citation sources and Google is pushing new ways to monitor AI visibility within their own tools. I've also released a new SEO / AI Search Checklist you can get your hands on for free.
Reddit is easily gamed for Google AI mentions
Research from Cornell suggests Google AI and ChatGPT regularly cite Reddit and it's very easy to game by leaving comments that mention brands, even if that information is false.
Google begins AI visibility rollout in Search Console
When AI answers a question on Google, it's been difficult to track how your website domain performs outside of GA4 traffic. Google have started rolling out similar performance metrics as traditional search for their AI results, so you can see how many people are finding your business from Google AI.
Download my free SEO/AI Search Checklist
Available in PDF and Google Sheets, my checklist is an easy to follow task list that can help you identify SEO issues and begin improving your rankings and AI citations.