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Contextual Link-Building: Still King in an AI-Powered SERP?

By Corey Batt

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There’s a ton of talk online about how AI search forced brands to prioritize contextual relevance over DA/DR scores when building links.  Here’s what most people are missing, though.  Top-level marketers were already focusing on quality and contextual relevance years before AI Overviews and ChatGPT.  Google’s algorithm had long been able to identify irrelevant backlinks, … Continued

Backlink Management for 2025: Indexing, Disavows, and What Google Still Ignores 

By Corey Batt

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Proper backlink management is paramount in 2025.  Even if you’ve completely adjusted your link-building strategy to appeal to LLMs alongside search algorithms, you still need to know how to manage your backlinks.  Neglect the links you’ve built, and you’ll inevitably wind up with: Broken links  Links you should disavow  Too many anchors of the same … Continued

Using AI to Build Links: What Works, What Gets You Ghosted, and What’s a Waste of Time

By Corey Batt

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There are dozens of AI-powered link-building tools out there, but which are actually worth the investment? That’s the question we’re going to answer today. At this point, we’ve tried out countless AI link-building tools, and we’ve learned what works and what doesn’t.  Right off the bat, we should tell you that any tool promising to … Continued

How Brand Mentions Work in AI Search (And Where to Earn Them) 

By Corey Batt

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In the realm of AI search, brand mentions have become a valuable commodity for marketers eager to get their brands cited by tools like ChatGPT.  This is because, for LLM-powered search tools, brand mentions serve the same role as backlinks do to search algorithms. They’re trust-builders that influence which sources get summarized and cited on … Continued

AI Link-Building Tools We Actually Use (And Why Most Fall Short) 

By Corey Batt

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Since link-building can be incredibly time-consuming and challenging, it’s no wonder that so many marketers want to automate it with AI tools.  However, most AI-powered link-building tools either: Miss the mark entirely  Require too much human oversight to actually save time  That’s not to say that there aren’t high-quality AI tools out there that will … Continued

Our AI Search Playbook: What’s Actually Working in 2025

By Corey Batt

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AI platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity, while still on the newer side, have been around long enough for savvy marketers like us to figure out how they work behind-the-scenes.                  We’ve been running tests and experiments on LLM-powered search tools for a long time now, and we’ve learned lots of interesting things about AI search optimization. … Continued

Do Premium Links Influence AI Rankings? Here’s What We’ve Seen

By Corey Batt

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There’s no doubt that premium backlinks positively impact organic search rankings on Google.  However, can the same be said for Gemini, Google’s large language model (LLM) that powers its AI Overviews? In the same vein, do other LLM-powered search tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity appreciate premium backlinks? The answer is yes, although LLMs value backlinks … Continued

AI Overviews: How to Get Cited, Ranked, and Clicked in Google’s Generative Results 

By Corey Batt

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Google’s generative AI Overviews (AIOs) have completely shaken up its search results, and they’re becoming more prevalent at an extremely rapid pace. This has made learning how to rank in AI Overviews an absolute necessity for search marketing.  Here’s why.  In January 2025, research showed they appeared for just 6.59% of Google desktop searches. In … Continued

AI SEO Isn’t Optional: How We’re Rebuilding SEO Strategy for Generative Search 

By Corey Batt

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The introduction of Google’s AI Overviews has sent shockwaves through the SEO world. Click-through rates are down, zero-click searches are up, and both are redefining how brands market themselves through Google.  However, it’s not just Google that’s changing; AI is transforming the entire search experience.  LLM-powered tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity are increasing in popularity … Continued

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