I often see businesses being categorized as “small businesses,” but what’s the actual criteria behind that? Is it based on annual revenue, number of employees, industry type, or something else? For example, if a company has 20–50 employees but decent revenue, does it still count as a small business?
Google just clarified that traditional SEO best practices still play a major role in AI-powered search experiences like AI Overviews and generative search.
Interesting part:
What changes do you think SEO agencies and content creators should make for AI search visibility?
One of my clients is asking to add 50 reviews on his gmb profile. Should I buy it? Looking for real answers.
They’re calling it the “Social Media Updates” carousel, and it can show your latest posts from connected social channels right on your Profile.
Google is making it clear that social media is becoming a very important part of every business’s local SEO strategy. And I think this matters for AI visibility too.
Here’s what you need to do if you want your social posts to show on your Google Business Profile:
If your socials are active, Google can give that content extra visibility. And the more clearly you describe what your business does, the easier it is for AI systems to understand your business and recommend you.
Google wrote:
A logging error is causing a decrease in clicks and impressions for the Discover report from May 7 until May 8, 2026. You may notice a decrease in clicks and impressions in the Discover performance report. This issue affects data logging only.
Lately there’s a lot of discussion around `llms.txt`, with some calling it the new robots.txt for AI crawlers.
Some say adding it helps LLMs better understand website content and improves visibility in tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini. Others think it’s mostly hype and not something that makes a measurable difference right now.
Has anyone actually tested this and seen real impact? Curious whether adding `llms.txt` is becoming important for AI visibility or if it’s still too early to matter.
Lately there’s a lot of discussion around llms.txt, with some calling it the new robots.txt for AI crawlers.
Some say adding it helps LLMs better understand website content and improves visibility in tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini. Others think it’s mostly hype and not something that makes a measurable difference right now.
Has anyone actually tested this and seen real impact? Curious whether adding llms.txt is becoming important for AI visibility or if it’s still too early to matter.
Need some outside perspective from local SEO folks.
We manage a business profile with:
But Google Business Profile interactions aren’t growing the way rankings suggest they should.
Last 6 months show mostly flat performance with some dips.
Things already considered:
What would you audit next?
AI can generate words. Humans build trust, experience, originality, and strategy.
Now we’re moving back to an AI + human workflow:
Curious if anyone else has seen traffic decline after going too heavy on AI content?
