The episode explores how AI is reshaping SEO and content strategy, emphasizing the need for marketers to adapt their websites and messaging to train AI effectively. Lee Judge and Andy Crestodina discuss how AI-powered search changes user behavior, the importance of co-occurrence and proximity of keywords, and how brands can optimize their content to influence AI-generated results.
Time Stamps
01:10 - Introduction to AI's impact on SEO
06:45 - How AI selects and ranks content
15:30 - Optimizing key pages for AI training
24:00 - Prompt reverse engineering and content strategy
35:20 - Importance of co-occurrence and keyword proximity
45:00 - Broader content strategy beyond websites
55:10 - Human-centric content and performance metrics
01:10:00 - Predictions for AI and search in the next year
Main Takeaways
You're not just writing for humans—you're writing training data for AI.
AI optimization requires adding job titles, credentials, and comparison content to key pages.
Co-occurrence of brand and industry terms across trusted sources boosts AI visibility.
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