Eric Richmond a photographer, a [recovering] rock and roll roadie and Founder of Expert SEO Consulting. A 25 year veteran of digital marketing, he has focused on SEO since 2007 and has spoken on the subject at SMX, SES and HSMAI. He is on the Board of Directors of the Internet Oldtimers Foundation and the US Internet Pioneers Foundation. Eric is also a life long car enthusiast, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Valley Region of the Porsche Club of America where he is also Editor of Challenge - the Club's monthly magazine.

Being Mentioned Is The New Click: How AI Is Redefining SEO Success

How brands measure visibility, authority and market perception in the age of AI-powered search For decades, SEO success was straightforward to measure. You tracked rankings, counted clicks, analyzed backlinks, and watched traffic flow into your site. If you appeared on page one of Google and captured the click, you controlled the conversation with your potential…

Is Search GPT the end of Google?

An early hands-on review of ChatGPT’s SearchGPT reveals a search engine that addresses Google’s biggest weakness—providing abundant source links alongside AI-generated answers while maintaining a familiar, Google-like interface. The analysis explores SearchGPT’s unique features including conversational follow-up questions, comprehensive media search capabilities, and transparent source attribution, while examining whether traditional SEO strategies will remain effective or if entirely new optimization approaches will be required for this emerging search platform.

Does organic social media influence organic search results?

The link between Organic SEO and Organic Social

The relationship between a website’s performance in organic search and its organic social media efforts is multifaceted and not straightforward. While social media signals are not a direct ranking factor for search engine algorithms like Google’s, there are several indirect ways in which social media can influence a website’s SEO performance. However, it’s important to…