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Episode 752 | The State of SEO in 2025

2025/1/28
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Lars Lofgren: 我在SEO领域拥有超过十年的经验,曾成功运营一个年收入达720万美元的联盟营销博客。然而,由于2022年谷歌算法的重大变化,我的SEO策略失效了。这次算法变化与AI的兴起和大量低质量内容的出现有关,谷歌试图通过算法调整来过滤这些内容。过去,SEO的核心策略是建立外部链接,但现在这种策略不再有效。现在的谷歌算法更倾向于信任大型品牌网站,即使内容质量不高,也能获得较好的排名。例如,Indeed.com就是一个典型的例子,其内容质量很差,但由于品牌影响力大,排名却很高。对于小型企业来说,SEO仍然是一个有效的营销渠道,但需要结合其他渠道,例如社交媒体和邮件营销,才能取得更好的效果。现在的SEO排名波动很大,需要多元化的营销策略来降低风险。谷歌在评估网站排名时,会考虑网站在社交媒体和其他渠道的表现。过去有效的SEO技巧现在可能反而会损害排名,因为谷歌更注重内容质量和品牌影响力。我不建议使用AI生成博客内容,因为它生成的內容质量不高,而且缺乏个性和创意。AI生成的內容通常比较平庸,缺乏个性,无法帮助企业在竞争中脱颖而出。谷歌搜索结果页面中AI生成的摘要可能会降低传统搜索结果链接的点击率,但高质量的内容仍然具有竞争力。AI生成的搜索摘要可能不准确,但人们更倾向于选择便捷的答案,这可能会影响高质量内容的曝光率。我个人比较乐观,我相信高质量的内容仍然有市场,虽然整体流量可能会下降,但转化率可能会提高。寄生式SEO是指第三方利用大型网站的品牌影响力,在其网站上发布大量SEO优化内容以获得排名和流量。寄生式SEO利用大型网站的域名权重,发布大量中等质量的SEO优化内容,从而获得排名和盈利。 Rob Walling: 作为一名创业者,我对SEO的现状以及AI对SEO的影响非常感兴趣。我与Lars讨论了SEO的现状,包括谷歌算法的变化、AI内容的影响以及寄生式SEO的兴起。我们还探讨了小型企业如何有效地利用SEO来促进业务发展,以及如何应对SEO排名的波动。

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Lars Lofgren discusses how he generated $7.2 million in annual revenue from affiliate SEO. He reveals that it requires fewer visitors than one might expect, emphasizing the importance of targeting high-value keywords in profitable categories such as VPNs, web hosting, credit cards, and insurance.
  • $7.2M annual revenue from affiliate SEO
  • High-value keywords in profitable niches are key
  • Examples: VPNs, web hosting, credit cards, insurance

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In episode 752, Rob Walling interviews Lars Lofgren to discuss the current state of SEO. Lars shares insights on how SEO has drastically changed, especially with the rise of AI and the volatility brought on by Google’s evolving algorithm. They cover the challenges of ranking for terms, the impact of AI content, and the rise of "parasite SEO." 

**Topics we cover: **

  • (2:16) – SEO traffic that generates $7.2M annual revenue

  • (4:54) – Changes in Google’s algorithm

  • (9:46) – How to approach SEO as a bootstrapper

  • (15:45) – SEO has changed considerably

  • (19:48) – AI and SEO

  • (25:54) – The advent of AI Overviews

  • (31:19) – Parasite SEO and the importance of brands

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