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LLM SEO Optimization in 2025: A Comprehensive Guide for Small Businesses and Marketers

How does AI affect SEO? This is the question I’ve been asked the most in my marketing agency this year. We use AI everyday at Big Cedar, and I’ll share what I’ve learned and where I think it’s going, and how that affects small businesses.
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April 10, 2025

SEO News Recap for SMB Owners: Q1 2025

A recap of Q1 SEO news and what it means for SMBs including the rise of AI Agents, shopping in Perplexity and new features in Maps and Gemini 2.5.
4 min read
April 1, 2025

SEO News Recap for SMB Owners: Q4 2024

A recap of SEO news including Google’s HCU reversal, new AI features in search, the trends in voice search, local SEO, and how it affects small business.
4 min read
January 1, 2025

SEO News Recap for SMB Owners: Q3 2024

The release of ChatGPT Search, site reputation abuse crackdowns, helpful content updates and an SEO prediction.
4 min read
November 8, 2024

SEO News Recap for SMB Owners: Q2 2024

A recap of SEO news and how it affects SMB's including Google’s big leak, and the end of continuous scroll and a change in paid search attribution in Google Analytics.
4 min read
July 3, 2024

SEO News Recap for SMB Owners: Q1 2024

Q1 2024 SEO news recap with insights on how it affects SEO strategy and Google rankings, written for business owners from a holistic growth marketing lens.
4 min read
March 29, 2024
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What is Google E-E-A-T and How Does it Impact SEO?

Outlining Google's new E-E-A-T search guideline to provide an inside look into Google's algorithm, with tips on optimizing your website and search rankings.
10 min read
January 13, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to a Successful SEO Audit

A comprehensive SEO audit can uncover hidden opportunities and issues that are holding back your search rankings. Learn about the different types of audits and the tools you need to perform them.
26 min read
January 12, 2023

14 Proven Ways to Increase Website Traffic (For Free)

Tactics and strategies to get more quality traffic, including proven content and SEO strategies and tactics to get ranked higher.
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18 min read
December 12, 2022
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