Why I started my specific Skool group on AI + SEO....
Just shared this with my team and early observations from the upcoming change to Google and beta tests so far - lets suit up! This is why I started up my Skool group, we need to get ahead and be ready for whatever shape Google takes. With Skool groups and posts ranking so well in Google....we may be ahead of the curve already! Stay tuned for more tests coming, I think Skool will be an incredibly powerful dark horse in the changing search engine landscape. Google Link: https://blog.google/products/search/generative-ai-search/ - 💡 Key Takeaway 1: The new Google Search Generated Experience (SGE) provides AI-generated answers instead of traditional search results, allowing users to choose between AI answers and website links. - 💡 Key Takeaway 2: The AI answers take about 8 to 12 seconds to appear, and scrolling down will stop the AI generation and show traditional search results. - 💡 Key Takeaway 3: Google is experimenting with two different mechanics for AI answers: one where AI results load automatically, and another where users need to click a "Generate AI Answer" button. - 💡 Key Takeaway 4: AI answers may be cut short with a "Show More" button, and the sizing of AI answers depends on the browser and screen size. - 💡 Key Takeaway 5: Not all queries generate AI answers, and some queries show no AI answer, only traditional search results. - 💡 Key Takeaway 6: Featured snippets and "People Also Ask" sections still exist alongside AI answers, sometimes leading to redundancy and conflicting advice. - 💡 Key Takeaway 7: AI answers may steal content from websites without attribution or links (weird to list external resources for further reading without linking off), which raises concerns about liability and content duplication. - 💡 Key Takeaway 8: AI answers favor specialized websites, providing an opportunity for small publishers to rank higher and gain traffic for commercial queries (topical authority determines niche specialization and is key once again from an SEO standpoint).