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Ever heard the story about Google's Spider crawling your website from your home page and trying to understand your site? Its a fairy tale!

Here's the real story. Jonathan Denwood (WP-Tonic) talks to David Quaid about Googlebot and how crawling works.

David discusses how crawl pooling and prioritization works, how Google splits the web into tiers and assembles insights from Google Search Team members John Mueller, Gary Illes and Martin Splitt.

Also covered; How AI crawling works, cannibalization - what it is and why it happens

Thanks to u/rustybrick for this breaking news update on SEO for AI data:

While the Google Search Console generative AI performance reports do not share query data, you can still try to figure out which queries are from AI Mode versus normal searches. The SEO community has been doing this for years now by looking for more conversational-style queries in your Search Console performance reports. I mean, Google has told us it lumps the data into the main report.

Recently John Mueller from Google replied to a post about spotting these types of queries in the Search Performance reports within Google Search Console. This was on LinkedIn where Anastasia Kourou showed queries such as:

• yes
• yes go on
• yes, pricing

In the search performance report queries data, not the generative AI reports because that report does not have query data. Here is that screenshot of picture of the screen:

Building Your First SEO Agency Portfolio (The Right Way)

Benefit-Focused: Learn how to build an SEO agency portfolio that wins clients. Step-by-step guide with real examples, templates, and pro tips.

Learn how to build an effective saving strategy with our team discussion. See practical steps for planning and execution.

This session features Jonathan Denwood (the WP King), Kurt Von Ahnen (the Design King), and David G Quaid (the SEO King) conducting a collaborative business meeting discussion. We review a specific document outlining a comprehensive saving strategy, breaking down each lesson section to provide clarity on how to manage resources effectively. This is ideal for professionals looking to streamline their planning processes.

During this presentation training, we walk through the document step-by-step, ensuring every participant understands the core objectives. By analyzing this meeting screen share, you gain a clear view of how high-level goals translate into actionable tasks. Whether you are leading a team or refining your own professional strategy session, these insights offer a direct look at how to structure your next planning initiative.