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10 Ways to Improve Your E-commerce Conversion Rate

Every online store is competing for one metric: conversion rate. It represents how many visitors complete a purchase, subscription, or action. Even small changes can move this number meaningfully. According to Google’s research, improving mobile site speed by just 0.1 second can raise conversions by 8.4% in retail and 10.1% in travel sectors (Source). The […]

Akhil Bhagwani10 minsOctober 7, 2025

Earned Media Optimization (EMO): The Next SEO Frontier

The next phase of search visibility isn’t driven by keywords alone. AI systems now pull content from credible third-party mentions and expert voices, giving rise to earned media optimization (EMO). This concept connects public credibility with algorithmic authority, helping brands appear in AI summaries even without ranking first. In a 2025 study on Generative Engine […]

Akhil Bhagwani9 minsOctober 7, 2025

Why AI Skips Your Page: Fixing Scannability & Justification Gaps

You poured effort into a well-researched post but still ask: why AI skips your page when crafting answers. The reason often isn’t quality, it’s that AI agents can’t reliably parse or trust your content. In a study of generative search engines, only 51.5% of generated sentences were fully backed by citations, and just 74.5% of […]

Akhil Bhagwani9 minsOctober 6, 2025

Citation First: How to Create Content that AI Will Quote

  Your competitor just got quoted by ChatGPT. You didn’t. While you’re optimizing for Google rankings, AI search engines are rewriting the visibility game entirely. A recent study tracking 768,000 AI citations reveals a brutal truth: product content claims 46% to 70% of all citations, while traditional blog posts struggle at 3-6%.  Here’s what stings […]

Akhil Bhagwani9 minsOctober 6, 2025

Crawl Smarter, Not More: SEO Tactics When Crawling is Declining

You published 50 new pages last month. Google indexed 3. Your organic traffic flatlined while competitors surged ahead. Sound familiar? Here’s why: Googlebot stopped caring about your site. August 2025 exposed the harsh reality when crawl rates plummeted 30% across major platforms (Source).  Sites on Vercel, WP Engine, and Fastly watched their pages vanish from […]

Akhil Bhagwani9 minsOctober 6, 2025

What Are the Leading Answer Engine Optimization Options?

Search behavior has fundamentally transformed. By 2026, 25% of organic traffic is predicted to shift from traditional search engines to AI chatbots and virtual agents (Source). The numbers paint a stark picture: when Google’s AI Overviews appear in search results, click-through rates for top-ranking organic content drop by 34.5% (Source). Voice commerce alone is projected […]

Akhil Bhagwani10 minsOctober 4, 2025

Which SEO Metrics are Important to Track?

Your dashboard shows 10,000 monthly visitors, but your conversion rate sits at 0.5%. You rank on page one for 50 keywords, yet your revenue hasn’t budged. 68% of marketers track seo metrics that look impressive but drive zero business value. Traditional search engine optimization metrics no longer tell the complete story. The top organic result […]

Akhil Bhagwani11 minsOctober 4, 2025

Mistakes to Avoid when Optimizing for AI

Only 5% of AI pilots achieve rapid revenue acceleration, according to MIT’s NANDA initiative research. The remaining 95% stall, delivering little to no measurable impact on profit and loss statements (Source). This failure rate isn’t about technology limitations, it’s about how businesses approach optimizing for AI.Organizations rush implementation without strategy, compromise on data quality, or […]

Akhil Bhagwani12 minsOctober 3, 2025

Future of GEO: What’s Next as AI and Search Evolve?

The $80 billion SEO industry faces disruption as AI platforms process 780 million monthly queries through ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. Traditional search volume drops 25% by 2026, replaced by generative engine optimization that prioritizes citations over clicks.  GEO shifts focus from rankings to reference rates, how often AI models cite your content. While Google still […]

Akhil Bhagwani10 minsOctober 3, 2025

Auditing your Existing Content for AIO Readiness

Search trends are shifting at unparalleled speed. Google announced in 2024 that AI Overviews now appear in over 200 countries and in more than 40 languages (Source). This means that businesses are no longer competing just for the top 10 blue links but for citations in generative results. That is why aio readiness audits are […]

Akhil Bhagwani9 minsOctober 3, 2025

GEO for E-commerce: Driving Conversions in the Age of AI Search

AI search platforms are rewriting product discovery rules. When shoppers ask ChatGPT “What are the best wireless earbuds under $100?” they no longer scroll through ten blue links. They receive direct recommendations with 3 to 4 products featuring prices, features, and purchase links. Research from Princeton University demonstrates that GEO for e-commerce can boost visibility […]

Akhil Bhagwani11 minsOctober 1, 2025

EEAT signals that move AIO GEO and rankings

AI answers are no longer an experiment, they dominate. Google confirmed that AI Overviews now surface in hundreds of millions of searches, shaping visibility far beyond the ten blue links (Source).  For brands, this means trust signals and aio geo alignment decide whether your page becomes a cited source or gets ignored. That is where […]

Akhil Bhagwani9 minsOctober 1, 2025

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