How Much Do Local Businesses Spend on Local SEO & For How Long?

I’ve saw several blogs about the llms.txt file (similar to robots.txt, but for controlling how LLMs interact with your site), and I noticed that even high-profile websites like Search Engine Land have started using it. is this something worth implementing? Have any of you added it to your site, and if so, have you seen any benefits or drawbacks? submitted by /u/Affectionate-Bag9144 [link] [comments]

My wife and I run an epoxy resin related business preserving flowers and sentimental items. Our main website caters specifically to weddings, but we’ve been working on a new website specifically for memorial/funeral preservations. Originally we had just one page on our wedding oriented website for memorials, and it makes sense to us to instead make a separate website for memorials since it’s such a different market. However, is there any issue with having this other memorial site have some similar products and product photos as our wedding website? The product names aren’t exactly the same, for example “floral shadow box” for weddings vs “memorial shadow box” for memorials. Some of the photos are the same, but not all. Could this confuse google and negatively impact rankings for both sites? To avoid issues, should I just try to use unique images for the memorial site? Any insight is much appreciated! Thank you! submitted by /u/That_There_Is_a_Bear [link] [comments]

When I search for something on Google and include my website's name at the end, Google sometimes shows an AI Overview that quotes content from my site. But instead of linking to my site, it links to a competitor. Has anyone else noticed this happening? Most of our traffic comes from the U.S. through Google Search, but for some reason, Google’s AI Overviews aren’t sending any traffic to us (because there are no links to our site in the AI Overviews). Could this be because our site is based in the EU, while our competitor is in the U.S.? Are there legal or regional differences that might affect this? submitted by /u/Alexandar117 [link] [comments]

Here's the text: For "top software companies," Google wants a rich, sortable list. Not a vague landing page. It rewards pages with: Logos & ratings Company size & price "Last updated" date Although Gary Iles made it clear that html structure doesn't really affect SEO as much, so how relevant and factual this advice is?? submitted by /u/Lucifer_x7 [link] [comments]

Hi there, I'm looking to understand how longitude and latitude-based CTR manipulation tools can be effectively used to boost local map pack rankings, particularly for mobile-based searches. More specifically: How can I integrate lat/long targeting to simulate local user behavior (clicks, driving directions, calls) from different areas within my service radius? Do these tools actually move the needle on Google Business Profile rankings in hyper-competitive areas? And most importantly — which specific tools or platforms would you emphatically recommend for mobile CTR geo-manipulation that actually work and avoid penalties? I'm focused on mobile repair and electronics services and want to dominate in GMB results across multiple cities with verified lat/long targeting. Looking forward to any high-level recommendations or case studies! submitted by /u/Former-Blackberry531 [link] [comments]

Hey guys, I am not an expert and I have limited experience with SEO. I am trying to understand the ongoing change in the field of SEO but so in my opinion is SEO is not evolving, SEO is dying. I know this is really annoying to hear, but AI is not something we have experienced before. I am not saying SEO will be completely obsolete but I believe the need for number of people will be drastically lower which means it will be kind of dead. I see new terms and titles such as GEO, LLMO or AEO. But I am not sure how these titles would work if Google keeps not using citation in a way that people would click. Yes, brand new SEO is important but will it create vacancies in companies? I don’t think so. I think ROAS for organic traffic will be much lower. Let me know what do you think and why SEO won’t be dead? submitted by /u/vitainpixels [link] [comments]

I ran an experiment on a small site (~100 daily impressions) where I published 10 blogs/month focused on 0-volume long-tails, but each tied to one high-volume parent keyword. After 4 months: Impressions: 100 → 600+/day Clicks: 0–1 → 5–7/day Ranking keywords: ~15 → 200+ Ahrefs showed no search volume for many of the long-tails, yet they drove actual impressions and clicks. So... is "0 volume" just bad data from tools? Or are we underestimating the real-world value of long-tail content? Curious if others have tried this and what results you saw. submitted by /u/shakti-basan [link] [comments]

Hey everyone, I’m experiencing a bizarre SEO crisis and could really use some insight. Over the past month, my site’s organic traffic suddenly dropped by ~90% (confirmed via Google Analytics and GSC). The weird part? Google is indexing MORE pages — indexed URLs increased by 20% during the same period. GSC Screenshot: https://ibb.co/jPWLy0zN Here’s what I’ve checked: No manual penalties in Google Search Console. No major tech errors (site speed, mobile usability, crawl errors are stable). No algorithm update timing (drop started mid-May, unrelated to core updates). and Backlinks/on-page content unchanged for key pages. My question: Has anyone dealt with a traffic nosedive while indexing increased? Could HTTPS migration cause delayed fallout? Any diagnostic tips beyond the basics? Thanks in advance — feeling totally stuck! submitted by /u/ahsanshahid00 [link] [comments]

Hi all, I have a genuine question. I work for an SEO agency and I am an account manager for 65 clients, and they said 80 is my max. Is this normal? I dont have the time to look at older campaigns and I feel so fking bad for some of my clients. I can handle it sure, but the quality? Not good. Is this normal to have this many? Ive looked at other job descriptions and it mentions 5-15 usually but would love to hear you guys thoughts on this.. Thanks submitted by /u/mewieeee [link] [comments]

So I looking to sell my website which is 9 months old and currently earning 20 dollars from past two months and the niche is in finance and it's ezoic approved website. What would be the justified price how much should I expect from it. Also affiliate marketing can be easily done on this as keywords difficultly low. submitted by /u/TechSolutionHindi [link] [comments]

I have a kind of new website and my target market is US. I have 1 major keyword and running ads for that keyword as well. Mysterious part is I hadn’t any single organic click for that keyword from US yet and impression is extremely low. Keyword is probably searched 10,000 times a day and my impressions is only 100 a day with 0 clicks. Also google shows that my rank is around 70 but whenever I search it myself I don’t see my website, I don’t see it even if I use VPN in US. But whenever I switch to another country on VPN and search for keyword I can see my website. How can I fix this issue and my website is going to be shown in US organically more often and I will gain some organic leads? submitted by /u/m_yildirim [link] [comments]

Can you share me your strategy or techniques to AI and plagiarism free content faster. Without wasting time. submitted by /u/rakesh_verma_007 [link] [comments]

On the website, there were 2 pages for one high competitive transactional Keyword - home page and landing. Both of them compete each other in Google. After the removing of the landing, Home page got a top-12 result in Bing. In the same time, in Google the ranking gone out of top-100. 1 month after Bing is continue to grow, Google - out of top 100. Did anyone goes through it? The Homepage is totaly about the keyword, even in breadcrubms the anchor of the home page was changed to a keyword. submitted by /u/Edjiek1 [link] [comments]

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I think looking for keywords related to your niche is old school and not working anymore. any recommendations how to rank effectively? submitted by /u/Suspicious-West-5427 [link] [comments]

Is Google able to detect hidden text? As in white font against a white back ground? I have my fake agg rating in my schema, also posted something similar in my footer to match. This is a new site, and I don’t want to take any chances. submitted by /u/Appropriate-Read-463 [link] [comments]

With AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity becoming people’s go-to for search, traditional SEO seems to be losing ground. Instead of ranking on google, it's now about being part of the AI’s response. GEO is about optimizing content so AI models pick it up in answers. No more page 1 now it’s be the answer. Anyone here shifting strategy toward this? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Let’s talk. submitted by /u/Radiant-Ad8475 [link] [comments]

I have a website based in Taiwan, and all the keywords are in Traditional Chinese. However, in Google Search Console, I see that a large portion of the search impressions are coming from the United States. At least 60% of the search volume and various long-tail keyword queries are shown as coming from the U.S. Could you please explain why this is happening? submitted by /u/WeekOrnery8235 [link] [comments]