Voices of Search // A Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Content Marketing Podcast

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Why Search Communities Matter More Than Ever in AI Jul 06, 2026

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AI adoption is reshaping how SEO professionals learn and connect. Sophie Logan of Rough Agenda brings deep expertise in building search communities and orchestrating industry events that drive real practitioner value. The conversation covers structuring conference attendance for maximum ROI, from agenda mapping and session prioritization to strategic networking, and why in-person community connection becomes more critical as AI transforms the search landscape.

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How agents need to be managed for the purpose of SEO Jul 02, 2026

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Agent adoption is outpacing governance frameworks across search. Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director of Search Engine Land and SMX, brings editorial oversight spanning SEO, PPC, and AI search to the question of how marketers should manage autonomous agents. The conversation examines treating agents as proxies for human intent rather than standalone technology, separating genuine capability from current overhype, and why slow industry adoption creates both risk and competitive opportunity.

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The most important thing you need to focus on is this... Jul 01, 2026

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Agentic AI is reshaping how search marketing work gets executed. Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director of Search Engine Land and SMX, shapes editorial coverage and conference programming across SEO, PPC, and AI search at one of the industry's leading search marketing platforms. Goodwin frames AI agents as proxies that act on a person's behalf, requiring governance approaches that treat them as accountable extensions of marketing teams rather than autonomous tools. He also separates genuine agentic capability from current market overhype, offering a measured view on what actually threatens Google's position—and what doesn't.

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Will AI search completely take over the traditional search experience? Jun 30, 2026

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AI search hype outpaces measurable disruption to Google's dominance. Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director of Search Engine Land and SMX, draws on his oversight of editorial coverage spanning SEO, PPC, and AI search to separate signal from noise in the future of search. The conversation examines AI agents as proxy actors operating on behalf of users, the governance frameworks required to manage agentic search behavior, and why the industry's slow adoption cycles create both risk and strategic opportunity for enterprise practitioners.

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SMX’s Future of Search Predictions Jun 29, 2026

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AI agents are generating significant industry hype, but Google isn't going anywhere. Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director of Search Engine Land and SMX, draws on his oversight of editorial coverage across SEO, PPC, and AI search to separate signal from noise in the future-of-search conversation. He reframes AI agents as functional extensions of human intent rather than autonomous replacements, examines the governance questions enterprise teams face as agents take over multi-step workflows, and addresses why the search industry's tendency toward slow adoption creates both risk and opportunity.

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Start here to rebuild your career from scratch tomorrow Jun 27, 2026

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Most SEOs never apply their expertise to their own brand. Paul Andre de Vera, founder of Answer Engine Optimization, shares the career-rebuilding strategy he'd execute if starting from zero today. The conversation covers self-application of SEO skill sets as a competitive differentiator, ranking for your own name to validate expertise, and recognizing entrepreneurial opportunities in search software before the market matures.

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One mistake people make when trying to build a personal brand in SEO Jun 26, 2026

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Building a personal brand in SEO doesn't require a massive following. Paul Andre de Vera, founder of Answer Engine Optimization and a 15-year enterprise SEO veteran from Workday, Stripe, and Anaplan, shares how he ranked a prospective employer #1 for a target term in 24 hours to land contract work during a two-year unemployment stint. The conversation covers applying SEO skills to your own name for searchability, refreshing existing content with declarative subheadings and quick facts to win in both LLMs and traditional SERPs, and shifting reporting away from traffic toward a durable metrics stack as AI reshapes search.

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What SEO factor have you noticed hitting more than before? Jun 25, 2026

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Content freshness now outranks new content production for AI visibility. Paul Andre de Vera, founder of Answer Engine Optimization and a 15-year enterprise SEO veteran behind growth at Workday, Stripe, and Anaplan, shares how he ranked a company number one for a target term within 24 hours. The conversation covers building a metric stack beyond traffic to insulate reporting from AI Overview erosion, restructuring existing content with declarative subheadings and quick-fact modules to win across both LLMs and traditional SERPs, and applying SEO discipline to personal brand visibility as a career differentiator.

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One thing SEO professionals should stop worrying about right now Jun 24, 2026

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Organic traffic is collapsing as AI answers replace clicks. Paul Andre de Vera, founder of Answer Engine Optimization and a 15-year enterprise SEO leader behind growth at Workday, Stripe, and Anaplan, explains why traffic should no longer anchor your reporting and what to track instead. The conversation covers building a metrics stack around indexation, crawlability, and impressions rather than subjective ranking visibility; executing content refreshes that restructure pages with declarative subheadings and quick-fact blocks to win in both LLMs and traditional SERPs; and applying T-shaped, search-everywhere skills across social, video, and Reddit to match how AI surfaces sources.

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The biggest SEO skill becoming more valuable because of AI Jun 23, 2026

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AI search now pulls from every channel, not just web pages. Paul Andre de Vera, founder of Answer Engine Optimization and a 15-year enterprise SEO leader who drove growth at Workday, Stripe, and Anaplan, explains why the T-shaped marketer has become the industry's most valuable profile. The conversation covers building a metric stack that moves beyond traffic dependence, executing content refreshes structured for both traditional rankings and LLM extraction through declarative subheadings and quick facts, and applying your own SEO skill set to personal brand visibility as a career differentiator.

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