What does Google say about SEO? /
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping search engine optimization and Google's algorithms. This category compiles Google's official statements regarding AI usage in search, including machine learning technologies, large language models (LLMs), and new generative search experiences like SGE and AI Overview. SEO practitioners will find Google's positions on how AI-generated content (ChatGPT, Gemini, Bard) impacts website rankings and organic visibility. Google has clarified its guidelines concerning artificial intelligence for content creation, distinguishing acceptable practices from manipulative techniques that violate search quality standards. Understanding these official declarations is crucial for adapting SEO strategies to algorithmic evolutions, particularly with the increasing integration of machine learning into ranking systems. This category also covers the impact of AI-generated answers in SERPs, E-E-A-T quality criteria applied to AI-assisted content, and recommendations for maintaining organic search presence in the era of generative search. Essential insights include how Google evaluates content quality regardless of production method, focusing on helpfulness and user value rather than creation process. A must-follow resource for staying ahead in modern search engine optimization.
★★★ Should you abandon AEO and GEO acronyms in favor of the classic SEO approach?
SEO remains the general term that encompasses all practices for optimizing search engines, including new AI formats. Acronyms like AEO, GEO, or others are simply sub-categories of SEO, not entirely se...
Danny Sullivan Dec 17, 2025
★★★ Is original and authentic content really your best weapon against AI?
Google recommends focusing on original content that represents your unique and authentic voice. This is your main strength in the AI era, because it's something only you can provide and that AI system...
Danny Sullivan Dec 17, 2025
★★★ Should you stop obsessing over organic clicks and start measuring what actually converts?
Google recommends measuring the complete value beyond simple click counts. Visitors coming from AI formats appear more engaged and convert better, because they arrive with a stronger contextual unders...
Danny Sullivan Dec 17, 2025
★★ Will first-hand experience content really become Google's dominant ranking factor?
Google is increasingly valuing authentic content based on first-hand experiences, particularly in the form of videos, podcasts and posts. People are searching for these personal perspectives as a comp...
Danny Sullivan Dec 17, 2025
★★★ Should You Really Wait for Google's Core Updates to See Your SEO Efforts Pay Off?
A few days before rolling out its December Core Update, Google modified its documentation dedicated to developers to confirm that it regularly deploys "smaller core updates" (minor updates to the algo...
Google Dec 16, 2025
★★ Should you completely rethink your SEO strategy for Google Discover?
During the Google Search Central Live event in Zurich, Andy Almeida (from Google's Trust & Safety team) presented a slide indicating "minimal alignment" between Discover rankings and classic Search ra...
Google Dec 16, 2025
Should You Create an LLMs.txt File for Your Website in 2024?
According to multiple communications on the subject, Google considers the LLMs.txt file perfectly useless. This file, which is supposed to give instructions to LLMs (following the same model as the ro...
John Mueller Dec 09, 2025
★★★ Why aren't your strategic pages showing up in Search Console?
If important pages on your site aren't appearing in your Search Console pages list, there may be a problem with these pages. In that case, you should use the Inspect URL tool to discover why....
Daniel Waisberg Dec 04, 2025
★★ Are you leaving 40% of your potential traffic on the table by only tracking performance on the classic Web tab?
It is recommended to check your performance not only on Google Search's main Web tab, but also on other tabs such as Images, Videos, and News to get a complete view of your traffic....
Daniel Waisberg Dec 04, 2025
★★ Why is Google Search Console hiding your most recent data from you by default?
By default, Search Console displays only complete days of data. If you want to see today's or yesterday's data, you must use the custom date range selector....
Daniel Waisberg Dec 04, 2025
★★ Why do your Search Console data never match your time zone?
In Search Console, all dates are displayed in Pacific Time (PT), with the exception of the 24-hour view where data is displayed in your local time zone based on your browser settings....
Daniel Waisberg Dec 04, 2025
★★★ Does low CTR really justify adding images and structured data to your pages?
If the number of impressions is significantly higher than clicks, or if CTR is very low for a query or page, you should consider adding images or structured data to your pages to make them more attrac...
Daniel Waisberg Dec 04, 2025
★★ How can custom annotations in Search Console completely transform your SEO analysis?
Adding custom annotations to your Search Console chart is an excellent way to add context about what's happening with your site and what could affect your organic search traffic, such as launching a n...
Daniel Waisberg Dec 04, 2025
★★ Are your Search Console annotations really private, or can all your contractors see them?
Annotations added in Search Console will appear for all people who have access to that property, which may include other people in your company or service providers who received access from the proper...
Daniel Waisberg Dec 04, 2025
★★★ Why should you absolutely separate branded and non-branded queries in Search Console?
Search Console allows you to filter and analyze separately brand queries (mentioning your brand name, domain or specific products) and non-branded queries. This helps identify areas where users are se...
Daniel Waisberg Dec 04, 2025
★★★ Why are your target queries not showing up in Google Search Console?
If search queries you were expecting don't appear in your reports, this can indicate that your site doesn't have enough useful and relevant content for those queries....
Daniel Waisberg Dec 04, 2025
★★ Can a 100 MB background video kill your SEO?
John Mueller explains that a large background video file, even 100 MB, generally has no significant SEO impact as long as the main content and images load quickly first. The key idea is that Google pr...
John Mueller Dec 02, 2025
★★ Should You Abandon a Site Polluted by Low-Quality AI Content Rather Than Fix It?
For a site in "poor condition" following massive use of low-quality AI content, John Mueller advises completely rethinking the site's purpose rather than simply rewriting pages in a human way. Indeed,...
John Mueller Dec 02, 2025
★★★ Should We Fear a Boomerang Effect from GEO (Google Experience Optimization) Optimizations?
John Mueller from Google mocked the fact that, after offering billable GEO (Google Experience Optimization) services, SEO agencies could next year offer "GEO-Detox" services to correct the negative ef...
John Mueller Dec 02, 2025
★★ How is Google's Search Console now automatically grouping your search queries into semantic clusters?
Search Console automatically groups search queries into themes or clusters by finding common patterns, allowing you to get a clearer overview....
Daniel Waisberg Dec 02, 2025
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