Krinal Mehta

The rank-and-click era is ending. I write about what replaces it. | Director of SEO @bluehost @yoast @hostgator | AEO + Vector based growth

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@TheSEOTalkers https://t.co/42MApWADKV

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@dejanseo @iPullRank @GastonRiera likely hold true for a longer term
hedging your bets by confidence score over longer term

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@dejanseo @iPullRank @GastonRiera I like the separate but monitor what patterns carry, for how long, what breaks and what event can be correlated to that step change? If hypothesis holds, you not only know what’s working, with enough data and modeling, model can start predicting what changes will come/what will

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@patrickstox Thank you for all your work over the years!

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@harpreetchatha_ Another reason is coz the only traffic coming from AEO is people forced to visit because they can’t take that action inside their LLMs yet. The 95% prospect traffic that visits through SEO doesn’t need to visit through AEO because the info is already available in there.

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@jeremybernier 3 weeks in and I was selecting between 3 offers that were all a level up in terms of role vs my previous and were paying more than I had expected at the time. So, in hindsight, the kick on the bum got me to push myself and find a better fit for my skills.

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@jeremybernier near Toronto, ON with a mortgage that was 60% of take home salary. The same day I started a new job, networking and job hunting. Same 9-5, fewer meetings, more thoughtful choices. Hit the road, attended industry events, drove 5k kms between US & Canada, just to show up.

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@gaetano_nyc I like how you started by owning your counter position.

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@cyberandy some is an understatement

[Claude @claudeai]

New in Claude Code: agent view.

One list of all your sessions, available today as a research preview.

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Payment infrastructure for agents: Masterstroke

Not surprised where this comes from!

[Stripe @stripe]

Today, we’re launching the @link wallet for agents. It lets you securely empower agents to spend on your behalf. Your payment credentials are never exposed and you approve every purchase.

https://t.co/TcvEiVNth9

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@suganthan how do you rank on a competitive keyword?

who said anything about competitive keyword

we invent an entity and amplify

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For those of us stuck in outlook (for reasons outside your individual control) , here comes the sun!

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

Agent Mode is here in Outlook!

Copilot can now help run your inbox and calendar, triaging emails, rescheduling meetings, and helping you stay on top of what matters most.

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@ViperChill @timsoulo here’s my use case

https://t.co/yJAktmhCaA

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@gaganghotra_ aur chilla chilla k sabko scheme batao :)

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@MichLieben ads

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@Kevin_Indig @JHTScherck and before 4.7 was released

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Wrote the full framework in my first Search Engine Land piece — published yesterday.
17 years of enterprise SEO in one article.
If you’ve ever had a great strategy die in a slide deck, this one’s for you.
→ https://t.co/iBc6N1g1jn

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I pitched a 6-month SEO project at FreshBooks.
Leadership created a multimillion dollar business unit instead.
Here’s what happened 🧵

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In 2026 this matters even more.
85% of sources LLMs cite are third-party sites.
You can’t control what AI says about your brand alone. You need PR, affiliates, brand, legal, product — all aligned.
Cross-functional alignment isn’t a leadership style anymore. It’s survival.