I discovered a method that's driving AI/LLM traffic to websites - the CiteMET Method. (Monday tweet arrived!) 2x traffic in 4 weeks and increasing! It's so simple, it sounds dumb. But it's working. Here's how to get cited by ChatGPT, Claude & Perplexity THREAD 👇 🧵 (1/n)

ChatGPT 4o System Prompt Leak: SEO Impact 👀 Analysis by Hanns Kronenberg based on James Berry leak 👇 * The system prompt defines strict, narrow conditions under which ChatGPT 4o is allowed to use the web tool, like Real-time or current information, Location-specific information

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I ran a test to prove that dedicated AI-SEO / GEO / LLMO, AEO or whatever you want to call it services are bullshit. It's just SEO rebranded. Bought a $5 press release to say a 0 DA agency I created is now offering GEO services. Would you look at that, I influenced the AI

no such thing as certainty or permanence in SEO and now GEO/LLMO. x.com/rustybrick/sta…

We all know that AI Overviews can hallucinate. Google tries to solve this with grounding. But what if the cited sources are also AI-generated? We ran a study on 500,000 pages and found that AI Overviews are more likely to cite AI-generated content than human-written content.

completely agree with Charles Floate 📈 here. many SEOs who previously wouldn't lift a finger to question google but were first in line to badmouth other SEOs and techniques - effectively followings googles "do what i say, not what i do" practices - now are first in line to complain

There's a lot of talk about ranking in LLMs. But very little PRACTICAL info. Well... My man Leigh McKenzie at Backlinko just put together one of the first legit GEO how-to guides. Specifically, he outlines a strategy called "LLM Seeding". So if you're looking for a detailed

How ChatGPT Ranks Citations (I checked the code) 📊 ChatGPT uses RRF (Reciprocal Rank Fusion): A formula that combines multiple search results. (RRF isn't something new) Here's what I found in their Chrome DevTools and why it matters for your SEO strategy A THREAD 👇🧵 (1/n)

Oh boy -> Researchers from top AI labs including Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic warn they may be losing the ability to understand advanced AI models "The researchers said that allowing these AI systems to ‘think’ in human language offers a unique opportunity for AI safety,” as

New research from Pew Research Center shows searchers are way less likely to click on links to websites from Google Search results with AI Overviews on the page than without seroundtable.com/pew-google-ai-…

Google is negotiating the future of the open web in secret with 20 big publishers Indie publishers -- or info sources Google doesn't approve of -- are getting *locked out* of discussions We are witnessing an AI information CARTEL in formation⚖️

🚨 Confirmed - ChatGPT uses Google SERP Snippets for its Answers! Here's a test I've run with proof: I’ve run a simple but straight-forward to follow test that confirms the reliance of ChatGPT on Google SERPs snippets for its answers, showing that: 1. ChatGPT pretty much was

SEO FAIL: AI content + pSEO = Major issues for this startup

Graph of meaning around your brand. Probably the most creative and accurate description I’ve heard through all the noise.

I decoded Perplexity's ranking algorithm through browser requests. 59+ Ranking patterns exposed. Found a configuration scheme + the near-exact config that controls visibility (tested & succeeded) These findings might interest you A THREAD 🧵👇 (1/n)

For publishers, having "best __ product" pages is a goldmine for AI search citations. Most of the top-cited pages across many publisher sites are product review pages. For brands, being mentioned on these pages is key. Data via Similarweb

Google Ranks a Lorem Ipsum Page #23 in 5 Minutes To test the true nature of Google's Helpful Content System, Carolyn Holzman - Decoded Helpful Content System launched a new site built on a simple but potent premise. The page was structured using the "Rhinoplasty Plano" model by Kyle Roof : it contained all

Wait, you mean OpenAI can turn the dials and rankings and downstream traffic can change radically? But what about all the adjustments sites are implementing just for AI chatbots? :) -> From Josh at Profound: "ChatGPT referral traffic is down -52% since July 21st, I pulled from