Open Knowledge Format (OKF): The SEO & GEO Reality Check
Key Takeaways: The Open Knowledge Format (OKF) is an open Markdown format, published in the Google Cloud ecosystem on June 12, 2026, that packages organizational knowledge so AI agents can read it directly. It sounds like…
SEO Audits with AI Agents: Chrome DevTools MCP and the New Lighthouse Audit, Tested
Key Takeaways: Google’s official Chrome DevTools MCP lets AI agents like Claude, Cursor or Gemini drive a real Chrome – including a lighthouse_audit tool that turns technical SEO audits into an agent’s job. In parallel, the…
Google Preferred Sources: How to Become a Preferred Source in AI Search
Key Takeaways: Since 27 May 2026, Google shows preferred sources not only in Top Stories, but also in AI Overviews and AI Mode – each clearly marked with a label. It is a user-driven feature that…
Suddenly Dozens of Spam Backlinks: My Live Case Study
Key Takeaways: My domain picked up over 60 new spam backlinks in six days, all nofollow, all following the same pattern – 35 in a single day at the peak. The interesting question is not “how…
How to Optimize for Google AI Overviews: An Honest Guide
Key Takeaways: “Optimizing for AI Overviews” in the classic sense does not exist, according to Google – no markup, no switch, no special file. What counts is solid SEO fundamentals plus a few targeted levers that…
Google GenAI Performance Reports: What the New GSC Data Offers
Key Takeaways: On June 3, 2026, Google announced new, dedicated reports for generative AI visibility in Search Console. The new reports are designed to give a separate view of how visible your pages are in Google’s…
Grounding and AI SEO: How AI Answers Get Anchored to Facts
Key Takeaways: Grounding can influence whether content gets cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI Overviews. AI systems anchor many – though not all – answers to live web sources via Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) rather than…
Google May 2026 Core Update Complete – What You Need to Know
Key Takeaways: Google officially marked the May 2026 Core Update as complete on June 2, 2026 – after roughly twelve days of rollout (start May 21). It was the second confirmed broad core update of 2026.…
Google I/O 2026 for SEO: The 5 Most Important Search Updates
Key Takeaways: Google I/O 2026 brings five SEO-relevant updates – no strategic turning point, but a significantly higher bar for citability, machine-readability and content freshness. Gemini 3.5 Flash is the new default model in AI Mode…
JavaScript SEO & Rendering: How Googlebot and AI Crawlers Handle JS Pages
Key Takeaways: Google renders JavaScript – but with delays, crawl budget costs, and a blind spot that keeps growing in 2026. While Google’s Web Rendering Service has been processing JS for years, virtually all major AI…
Why good content alone doesn’t rank – and what Domain Authority has to do with it
Key Takeaways: Domain Authority is not an official Google ranking factor – but often a helpful indicator of why your content doesn’t rank in competitive markets, no matter how good it is. Moz calls it “Domain…
Google Shares AI Visibility Tips – The Answer Might Surprise You
Key Takeaways: Google officially confirmed on May 15, 2026: GEO and AEO are not separate disciplines – they’re still SEO. llms.txt, content chunking, and AI-specific rewrites are not needed for Google systems. Google’s AI Optimization Guide…
