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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Kate Marshall of TheGrai on who's watching your AI agents: → Start with the job, not the tool → Keep AI policies as living documents → Build a site agents can read Check out the latest AI SEO Insighter podcast: chrisraulf.com/podcast/chos...

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Chosen by the Machine First: AI Governance and Agent Fleets - International Search Engine Optimization Services

Jim Kreinbrink explains why technical foundations decide which agencies survive AI search, and what to fix first on client sites. Watch the full episode now!

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

AI didn't kill video. It made video the only proof a real person is behind the work. Our Riverside workflow, from brand setup to chapters: Full article in this link: www.linkedin.com/pulse/one-re...

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One Recording, Seven Assets: The Riverside Workflow Behind Our Video Growth

See how we use Riverside to turn one raw recording into a full episode, shorts, a trailer, a thumbnail, and chapters AI search can cite. Watch the full tip now!

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Two Google events landed five days apart in August. One was a logging bug where you do nothing. One was a spam update where you audit. The start date tells you which: chrisraulf.com/search-conso...

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The Google Data Anomalies Page Almost Nobody Has Bookmarked

Google's Generative AI report is the best window we have into AI Overviews, and it is still four things short of trustworthy on its own. Watch the full tip now!

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Nearly 30 years in search and the thing that nearly ended us produced our best work. VoyageDenver went further back than I usually do: voyagedenver.com/interview/in...

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Gabriel Toledano of Hikoo on why Europe trails the US by 18 months in AI search. → Mentions 0.664, backlinks 0.218 → Source sets follow language, not country → Fix wrong citations first Listen: chrisraulf.com/podcast/the-... Cheers, Chris

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The Search Industry Between Eras - International Search Engine Optimization Services

The Three Numbers That Frame This Episode Eighteen months. That is roughly how far behind the US the European market is on AI search, and Gabriel Toledano has spent the last two years watching that ga...

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Chat gives you an answer. Work gives you the finished document. Our head of AI, Harold, breaks down the five ChatGPT Work concepts that actually run a business. chrisraulf.com/chatgpt-work...

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Five ChatGPT Work Concepts That Automate Real Business Work

ChatGPT Work turned an empty spreadsheet and five call recaps into a populated lead tracker, then a shareable dashboard in ten minutes. Watch the full tip now!

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

3.2x more traffic. 2.7x more form fills. 2.5x more calls. That's the gap between a local business AI crawls and one it ignores. I broke down Duda's 68M AI crawler study (co-presented with Shawn Davis). Full write-up: boulderseomarketing.com/ai-search-vi...

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How Local Businesses Win AI Search: 68 Million Crawler Study

AI is the new front door for local search. Based on Duda's 68 million AI crawler study, here are the exact moves to get your local business cited. Let's talk.

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

💥 50% of our new leads now come from AI search. 3 years ago, that number was 0. If your content isn't being cited in AI answers, you're invisible. Learn how to create AI content at scale that actually ranks in Google & AI search: chrisraulf.com/create-ai-co...

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Harold dropped 7 screenshots in a folder, described the video, and walked away. 30 minutes later: a finished 60-second promo. No editor, no software. This week’s AI SEO & GEO tip -> www.linkedin.com/pulse/stop-p...

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[Stop Paying for Promo Videos] Build Them With HyperFrames and Claude Code

HyperFrames by HeyGen is free and open source. Harold shows the three steps: install it, add your screenshots, and describe the video. Watch the full tip now!

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Four recent AI search updates are not random. They are one playbook: see the shift, measure your visibility, earn the citation, free up time. Full recap -> chrisraulf.com/ai-search-pl... Cheers, Chris

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

OpenAI @openaibot.bsky.social quietly upgraded ChatGPT ChatGPT scheduled tasks. Set a recurring task to watch whether ChatGPT still recommends your business, and get pinged only when it shifts. Check out more AI SEO tips right here -> chrisraulf.com/ai-seo-tips/

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Gemini Spark is Google's new AI agent that works even when your laptop is closed. It connects to Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and 30+ apps and runs tasks for you. More AI, SEO, and GEO tips: chrisraulf.com/ai-seo-tips/

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Just published an honest review on my Honest Travel Advice channel: a luxury private day tour from Zurich with Luxury Tours Switzerland. Hidden Alpine lakes, a cheese tasting, mountain scooters with the kids, and our dog running alongside the whole way down. www.linkedin.com/pulse/took-l...

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Took a Luxury Private Day Tour From Zurich. Here's My Honest Review of Luxury Tours Switzerland

Learn why our luxury private day tour from Zurich beat every standard tour we've taken. Scooters, hidden lakes, Swiss cheese, chocolate, and more.

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Cyrus Maxx @zyppy.com · 11/06/2026

Traditional SEO rankings multiply AI citations Great conversation w/ @chrisraulf.bsky.social on earning AI Citations • Why Foundational SEO Still Wins • The Fan Out Multiplier • How AI Reads Your Page • How AI Reads Your Page www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KNH...

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Google now shows whether your site appears in AI Overviews and AI Mode. Here is what the new Search Console report tracks -> chrisraulf.com/google-searc...

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Most teams still do by hand what AI could handle in minutes. Here is the repetitive task audit we use to automate 80% of the busywork, and what to automate first: chrisraulf.com/stop-doing-i... Cheers, Chris

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Stop Doing It Manually: The AI Task Audit That Works Best

Most teams still do by hand what AI could handle in minutes. Run the repetitive task audit, automate the right work, and free your team. Watch the full tip now!

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Google AI Mode just crossed 1 BILLION monthly users. I/O 2026 dropped 100 announcements, and 5 of them are reshaping AI SEO right now. Information agents, Universal Cart, an AI that shortlists vendors while buyers sleep. Full breakdown: chrisraulf.com/google-io-20... Cheers, Chris

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Google I/O 2026: 5 Announcements Reshaping AI SEO Today

Google launched Universal Cart, Gemini Spark, and Ask YouTube at I/O 2026. Here is what every business owner needs to do next. Watch the full tip now!

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Cyrus Maxx @zyppy.com · 27/05/2026

New: Ask Me Anything on r/SEO_for_AI — run by @seosmarty.bsky.social - AI Citation Ranking Factors" - Type of content Google rewards in the age of AI - Ranking signals rewarded by Google's Helpful Content systems - Click+engagement signals in ranking content www.reddit.com/r/SEO_for_AI...

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

2 people. That's how many in a packed room at GALA WorldReady Berlin had a virtual AI copy of themselves creating content that ranks in Google AND AI search. Just updated the full methodology + embedded the session video. Watch it, then run the prompt. chrisraulf.com/universal-co...

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Universal Content Engine: Rank in Google and AI Search

Watch my GALA Berlin session and get the complete prompting methodology for AI-assisted content that ranks in Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews.

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Boulder SEO Marketing @boulderseomarketing.com · 09/05/2026

Chris sat with Jean-Charles “Jason” Dervieux on multi-location SEO risk, brand naming, and the AI search shift hitting every brand. Friday SEO Tip podcast edition. Read the full tip here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/hidden-seo-r…

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Rebuilt our local SEO keyword research guide. Same URL. Tens of thousands of impressions, near-zero clicks. AI Overview trap. Pulled GSC data. Watched citations. Rebuilt around the signals. Methodology validated itself. Check it out -> boulderseomarketing.com/finding-the-...

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Local SEO Keyword Research | How I Do It in the AI Era

A 30-year SEO veteran's live walkthrough of local keyword research using Google Search Console, SE Ranking, Google Trends, and Google Keyword Planner.

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Cyrus Maxx @zyppy.com · 07/05/2026

New: AI Citation Ranking Factors Everyone talks about AI Citations as a way to boost visibility + traffic, but what works? To find out I gathered every study/experiment from the past 2 years and scored the biggest wins The result? 22 AI Citation Ranking Factors signal.zyppy.com/p/ai-citatio...

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AI Citation Ranking Factors Analysis

Evidence-Based Analysis of 54 Experiments, Patents, and Case Studies. Plus a step-by-step checklist.

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

We just shipped a complete AI agent workflow that builds custom SEO tools in days, not months. See how Pey orchestrates 6 agents inside Google Antigravity -> chrisraulf.com/vibe-coding-...

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How AI Agents Cut SEO Tool Build Time From Months to Days

Discover how we orchestrate multiple AI agents in Google Antigravity to build production-ready AI SEO tools in days instead of months. Watch the full tip now!

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

30 to 40% of our leads now come from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude. If your agency isn't seeing the same shift, you're about to get left behind. Full episode on the High Ticket Systems Podcast. Watch the podcast right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGAE...

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30% of His Leads Come From AI, Not Google (SEO Is Changing Fast)

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Got #AI content to rank #1 in Google for SEO for builders. The methodology is the Universal Content Engine. Just demoed it live in Berlin. Full prompts here: chrisraulf.com/universal-co...

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The Universal Content Engine: AI Content That Ranks

The complete step-by-step prompting methodology for creating AI-assisted content that ranks in Google and gets cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews.

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Our head of AI R&D built a fully animated marketing video using Claude Code and Remotion in under 10 minutes. No editor, no designer. Just one plain English prompt. Full breakdown here: chrisraulf.com/ai-marketing...

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How to Make Animated Marketing Videos Using Claude Code

Harold De Guzman shows how to build a fully animated marketing video with Claude Code and Remotion. No editor, no designer needed. Watch the full tip now!

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Published 100% AI-generated content on April 4th using my Universal Content Engine. Ranked in Google within days using expert interviews, Virtual Chris, and @seranking.bsky.social. Full breakdown here: chrisraulf.com/universal-co...

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The Universal Content Engine: AI Content That Ranks

The complete step-by-step prompting methodology for creating AI-assisted content that ranks in Google and gets cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews.

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Boulder SEO Marketing @boulderseomarketing.com · 09/04/2026

Boulder SEO Marketing holds a BBB A+ rating since 2009. 12 verified Colorado locations. Direct founder access on every engagement. No junior handoffs. See the profile at the link below: www.bbb.org/us/co/boulder/profile/s…

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Google hid an AI tool inside Gmail. Most have not noticed. → No new tools or subscriptions → Custom workflows in plain language → Test before going live Same AI shift happening in search. Read the full newsletter here -> www.linkedin.com/pulse/google... #GoogleWorkspace #AISEOTip

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The Google Workspace Feature Nobody Told You About (And Why It Matters for AI-Driven Businesses)

Stop managing email manually. Google Workspace Studio automates inbox workflows in Gmail - no new apps, subscriptions, or coding needed. Watch the full tip now.

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Just revived our SlideShare account after noticing it's showing up again in Google organic search AND being cited in AI Overviews as a trusted source. Uploaded our Mastering Local SEO deck: www.slideshare.net/slideshow/ma... Are other SEOs testing SlideShare again? #SEO #LocalSEO #GEO #AISearch

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

70% of searches now show AI overviews. Are you showing up? I have 3 free spring events covering GEO strategy, AI search ranking, and LLM visibility. Webinar March 25, Summit April 1, Berlin April 13. Full details: chrisraulf.com/ai-seo-geo-e...

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

At 17,500 feet (when I started to feel bad) on #Kilimanjaro, nobody cares that you're a CEO. No emails. No Slack. Just one foot in front of the other. Best reset of my life. Wrote it all up: linkedin.com/pulse/how-we-climbed-kilimanjaro-did-serengeti-safari-explored-chris-raulf-j5pdc

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How We Climbed Kilimanjaro, Did a Serengeti Safari, and Explored Zanzibar [The Complete Guide From Two Boulder Hikers]

Two Boulder hikers share the real costs, gear lists, altitude sickness lessons, and day-by-day details for combining Kilimanjaro, safari, and Zanzibar into one

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Boulder SEO Marketing @boulderseomarketing.com · 08/10/2025

Featured on the Kortex Media Podcast – Marketing Accelerator Series 🎙️ Chris Raulf shares why marketers must: 📊 Become AI-proficient ✍️ Master prompt engineering 🚀 Build with passion & dedication Full episode: cstu.io/a41a83 #SEO #AI #Marketing

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Ep.1 SEO Isn’t Dead: Why SEO and AI Are the Future of Marketing - Chris Raulf

In this episode of the Kortex Media Podcast - Marketing Accelerator Series, host Korson Schmidt sits down with Chris Raulf, founder and CEO of Boulder SEO Marketing and an international SEO and AI exp...

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Off to Kilimanjaro ⛰️, but first, 2 AI tools changing my work! Not SEO tools, just pure productivity boosts. See AI Studio & Gemini Live in action via my Friday SEO Tip: www.linkedin.com/pulse/two-ai... P.S. "Agentic AI for SEO" webinar recording is also available! #AI #Productivity #TechTips #SEO

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Two AI Tools I Can't Live Without (And They're Not SEO Tools)

I'm sharing two AI tools that are revolutionizing my productivity—plus updates on my Tanzania adventure and the latest SEO news.

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Ready to dominate AI Search in 2025? My latest @linkedin.com newsletter unveils a critical E-E-A-T strategy, the secret to our clients' #1 AI Overview rankings, AND a game-changing Featured update for scalable authority! Check it out -> www.linkedin.com/pulse/e-e-a-...

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Google's "Web Guide" experiment is HERE. 👀 Is it finally sending traffic back to our websites, or just another trick? My latest e-newsletter dives deep into what this AI-organized search means for YOUR SEO & traffic. Get the scoop: www.linkedin.com/pulse/google... #Google #SEO #WebGuide

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Is Google Finally Sending Traffic Back to Your Website? Inside the New "Web Guide" Experiment

I have mixed feelings about Google's latest experiment, and after testing it extensively this week, you will too. If you've been monitoring your Google Search Console data like I have, you've probably...

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

My #1 PPC Platform for Events (And It's Not Google!) I'm usually anti-PPC, but Eventbrite Ads is a game-changer. We got 300 webinar sign-ups for $240 (17¢/click!). Learn how: www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-1-p...

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My #1 PPC Platform for Events (And It's Not Google!)

Eventbrite Ads completely changed how I view PPC. In this week’s tip, I share how we attracted hundreds of webinar signups at only cents per click.

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

[Friday SEO Tip Alert] This week, we're plugging our FREE Local SEO webinar on July 23rd at 10 AM MT! Learn how to master local search, plus I'll show you how to analyze Google's latest core update with Google Search Console. We saw a 25% increase in clicks! -> www.linkedin.com/pulse/master...

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Master Local SEO in 2025 (Free Webinar | July 23, 2025) + Core Update Analysis

Today's Friday SEO tip is short and sweet - a shameless plug for next week's complimentary Local SEO webinar! Join Daniel Burns (our COO) and me on Wednesday, July 23rd at 10 AM MDT for a comprehensiv...

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Getting cited by AI Overviews & generative AI tools is the new SEO frontier! 🚀 My latest Friday SEO Tip reveals the exact E-E-A-T building process we use to get clients (and myself!) cited as experts. The future of search is here -> www.linkedin.com/pulse/future... #GEO #AIOverviews #SEO

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The Future is Now: Get Your Content Cited by AI Overviews with E-E-A-T

I'll show you the exact process we use to get cited in Google's AI Overviews and generative AI tools like ChatGPT by building genuine expertise and authority.

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Chris Raulf @chrisraulf.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Stop treating social media and SEO like separate jobs. In the age of AI search, that's a losing strategy. Our new guide shows you how to align them with a "Human-First" approach to build real E-E-A-T and win. chrisraulf.com/human-first-... #SEO #SocialMedia #AI

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