In early August, an SEO named Anastasia Kourou spotted something strange in her Search Console report: queries that weren’t searches at all. “Yes.” “Yes go on.” “Yes, pricing.” She posted a screenshot and asked Google’s John Mueller directly whether Search Console was somehow logging what people say to an AI chatbot. Mueller confirmed it was. […]
Why Search Volume Is Screening Out Your Best Content Opportunities
Most content teams have already rewritten how they format articles for AI systems — clear headings, direct answers, tidy structure. Far fewer have rewritten how they decide which articles to write in the first place. That second step is still handled the old way: pull a keyword tool, sort by search volume, build the calendar […]