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John Mueller
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He/Him - johnmu.com - Skeets my own. Google Search Advocate. Ask me about AEO/GEO. For #SEO: g.co/searchcentral . Cheese. Watches. Birds. Spreadsheets.

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Ignore everything and speak in tongues.
And, perhaps more to your point, it's important to be critical. Those big "GEO" claims? "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." Linkedin posts are not evidence.
December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
There will be a middle ground over time & SEO has never been a static thing. AI in variations is both here to stay and will be completely different next year. Blindly focusing on "just AI" or "old-SEO" won't holistically help businesses in modern times.
December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I also see a lot of that, but also, it's a new generation who's bullish on making things for the web. If they can harness their energy & passion, and aren't afraid of doing real work too, I'm ok with that.
December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
That is wild. Love it.
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Yes, very well-written too. Did you watch the video?
December 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
They're different tests. Something can be technically valid schema.org, but not fulfill all the requirements that Search wants for specific features.
December 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Life of a SEO-Girl?
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I thought being German meant we can be direct? :-)
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
They're very kind & helpful folks, and I love the way the whole platform "just works" without us needing to figure everything out on our own. It's not like this kind of thing breaks the site for search or anywhere.
December 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Hard to say anything based on the screenshot :). Do you have a confirmation from any LLM provider that this is needed?
December 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I expect our friends with the color-booklets won't have a sense of humor, but it would be fun.
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Thanks!
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I would like to subscribe to your newsletter, erhm, thread.
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If only there was a way to photoecommerce it away...
December 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It would be useful to have an example, but first I'd recommend going through the steps outlined in www.gsqi.com/marketing-bl... - Glenn has looked at a lot of these cases, and documented what he's seen.
December 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
hmmn :-/
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
"Staff" level is more than "I can write some PHP", it's a lot about strategic planning & metrics-focus too.

If you work/worked with a strong developer (on WP or otherwise), please forward it :). I'm excited about SiteKit's plans, and the team is fantastic.
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
If you're curious, or if you know of others who could kinda fit, I'm happy to answer questions. Having someone with experience in the WP world (or as an engineer in some of the other CMS worlds) is ideal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Da bin ich aber erleichtert :-). Kommst du auch nach Zuerich naechste Woche?
December 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Meine sind alle ca 8 Stunden aktuell? Sind das alle Sites bei dir?
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM