The Search Session
The Search Session
Podcast Description
Join international SEO consultant Gianluca Fiorelli as he explores the dynamic world of SEO. In each episode, industry leaders share insights and strategies to help in-house SEOs, agency professionals, and consultants tackle the evolving search landscape.
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The podcast explores ongoing changes in search behaviors, the evolution of AI in SEO, and emerging technologies shaping the future of search. Notable episodes include discussions on the cognitive biases influencing search results and the rising importance of structured data as AI reshapes content strategies, making sense of themes like conversational AI, user intent, and holistic marketing strategies.
Join international SEO consultant Gianluca Fiorelli as he explores the dynamic world of SEO. In each episode, industry leaders share insights and strategies to help in-house SEOs, agency professionals, and consultants tackle the evolving search landscape.
Is SEO facing its biggest disruption yet?
In this episode of The Search Session, Gianluca Fiorelli sits down with UK-based SEO specialist Daniel Foley Carter to explore how AI Overviews, declining click-through rates, and Google's evolving search ecosystem are reshaping the industry.
Daniel shares why trust, links, and brand signals remain critical for visibility, how to assess the impact of core updates, and what Google's increasing focus on de-indexing low-value content means for the future of SEO. The conversation also takes a candid turn, touching on burnout, uncertainty, and staying grounded in a rapidly changing profession.
This is the 67th episode of: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_sm3ydVBxdAJ84k2qsH1LkTDbtbdNrGh
Here's what you'll learn in this episode:
- (00:06) Meet Our Guest: Daniel Foley Carter
- (02:13) AI Hype and the Slowdown in SEO Client Business
- (10:52) From Traditional Search Engines to Rapid Content Consumption
- (19:05) How Trust Signals Define AI Overview Visibility
- (26:52) Link Relevance vs. Link Quality
- (31:09) Google’s Indexing Strategy and Content Evaluation
- (35:12) The HCU Impact: Purging Commodity Content
- (43:58) What Daniel Checks After a Google Core Update
- (47:04) The Mental Health Crisis in SEO
👉 Read the full article and explore additional insights:
https://www.advancedwebranking.com/blog/the-seo-industry-under-pressure
Where to find Daniel Foley Carter
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-foley-assertive/
- X: https://x.com/foley_seo
- Website: https://www.danielfoley.co.uk/
Where to find Gianluca Fiorelli
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianlucafiorelli/
- X: https://x.com/gfiorelli1
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gfiorelli1.bsky.social
- Website: https://iloveseo.net/
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- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_sm3ydVBxdAJ84k2qsH1LkTDbtbdNrGh
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- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-search-session/id1796043201
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