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What is the percentage of blogs that fail? And why do they fail?
What is the percentage of blogs that fail? Out of the over 60 million new blogs that will be created this year, according to Forbes, more than 80% of blogs will fail in the within 18 months. Yes, this is true. Also, over 90% of the websites out there never received any click from Google. Recent reports…
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SEO Forecasting: How to get your budget signed off
SEO forecasting is a process that uses historical, present and estimated future data to build a return on investment scenario of SEO results. For optimal results we should not just use historical data, but also include potential traffic, keywords and leads data that a business could get if and when an SEO campaign is implemented…
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Why I don’t use Claude as an SEO agent (And what I use it for instead)
A diagram has been circulating widely on LinkedIn. Seven Claude agents. One operator node. Classic search and generative search, run in parallel. Built in 60 minutes. The headline claim: this replaces your entire search team. I want to engage with this seriously, because the architecture looks coherent, the framing is confident, and the post has…
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The New Rules of AI Content Ranking: How Pairwise Comparisons Are Changing SEO Forever
Quick Summary: Google’s shift to AI pairwise ranking means content is now evaluated in direct competition with other pages. Winning content must outperform others in clarity, completeness, usefulness, and authority. Here’s how I help clients create content that wins these AI evaluations. The world of search engine optimization is undergoing a seismic shift, and as…
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Top Link Building Agencies Known for Outstanding Performance in 2026
Add Lucatagliaferro.com on Google In the extremely competitive digital marketing environment, quality backlinks remain a crucial part of successful marketing strategies. The agency that builds links that you will choose may help you to gain better search results, more organic traffic, and grow your authority on the Internet. This article will also provide a list…
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How to Optimise for lastLongestClick: Content Types & Page Tactics That Win NavBoost
Add Lucatagliaferro.com on Google Key Takeaways Introduction In my previous article, I assembled the full evidence that Google uses clicks as a ranking signal: the 2004 patent, the goodClicks and badClicks systems, the DOJ antitrust testimony, and the May 2024 API leak. The conclusion was unavoidable: Google lied for 20 years, and the people who…
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Does Google Use Clicks as a Ranking Signal? Here Is the Definitive Answer.
Add Lucatagliaferro.com on Google For nearly two decades, Google told the SEO community one thing about user clicks. Under oath in a federal courtroom, its own executives confirmed something quite different. This article is a synthesis of four primary sources: assembled into a single coherent picture of how click behaviour actually works as a ranking…
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Influence-Led SEO:The Complete Guide
For twenty-five years, SEO has operated on a foundational assumption: that the consumer journey begins with a Google search. That a person has a problem, types it into a search box, and the brand that ranks highest wins. That assumption is now broken. Not because Google is dying, it isn’t. But because Google is no…
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7 AEO Freelance Consultants Leading the Way in the UK (2026)
Search has fundamentally changed. With Google’s AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot now answering questions directly, ranking on the first page of Google is no longer enough. Brands need to become the answer — not just a result. That’s where Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) comes in. AEO is the discipline of structuring content so…
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How Long Does SEO Take? Month 1/3/6 Timeline & What You Should See
NEW UPDATE: October 2026 Most businesses see early SEO progress within 4–6 weeks (indexing, impressions and technical stability), but meaningful SEO results usually take 3–6 months, because Google needs time to crawl, evaluate and rank your changes against competitors. Do you want quicker SEO? Learn more from Luca Tagliaferro: How to solve SEO problems using…
