And here we are: AI search in 2026 is radically transforming SEO. 60% of queries end without clicks due to AI Overviews in Google and ChatGPT/Perplexity responses directly in the interface. AI SEO is becoming the only way to survive — traffic from AI grew by 527% in 2025, and 70% of businesses are seeing higher ROI from AI SEO optimization. Marketers are moving from keyword spam to GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), where the idea is for AI-powered SEO to generate high-quality snippets of quotes instead of the classic user visit to the site. The realities of AI search: research data Semrush research for 2025 shows: Google AI Overviews reached 2 billion users per month, of which 34% of queries do not generate clicks because the answer is already available. SEO AI is also confirmed by Originality.ai: the share of...

Until recently, many editorial offices and blogs viewed Pinterest as something secondary. A platform “for inspiration,” “for recipes and design,” “not for serious traffic.” It could be set up, but it was rarely integrated into a real content strategy. And this is where the key mistake lies. Pinterest has long ceased to be just a social network with pictures. Today, it is a full-fledged search platform that works according to its own logic and rules. Users come here not to scroll through the feed, but to search. Ideas, explanations, instructions, solutions. In this sense, Pinterest is much closer to Google than to Instagram or TikTok. The main difference between Pinterest and most other channels is how content lives. On social media, a post has a few hours or days to show results. On Google, an article can work for years,...

Until recently, internet search seemed straightforward and predictable. A query, a results page, ten blue links, and a battle for the top spot. For years, SEO strategies, marketers' KPIs, and business budgets were built around this logic. But this model is rapidly losing its relevance. Today, search results are less and less like a list of websites. Google, Bing, and other platforms are embedding AI answers directly into the interface. The user asks a question and receives a ready-made result compiled by an algorithm right on the screen. No clicks. No transition to the website. No classic “compare several sources.” This is convenient for the user. For marketers and SEO specialists, this is a signal that is difficult to ignore. Traffic is no longer guaranteed, even with good rankings. The mere fact of being at the top no longer means...

Just a few years ago, TikTok was perceived as an endless stream of dances, memes, and random videos that “went viral.” The algorithm seemed like magic: either you got lucky, or you didn't. But in 2025, this illusion finally shattered. TikTok is no longer just a social network for entertainment; it has become a full-fledged search engine where people go not to scroll, but to search. Today, users enter queries into TikTok as consciously as they do into Google: how to launch an ad, which service to choose, where to buy, what works best. The platform responds not with links, but with videos, and it is these videos that shape perceptions of brands, experts, and solutions. For younger audiences, TikTok has long since replaced classic search engines, and for businesses, it has become the first point of contact with customers....

Just a few years ago, TikTok allowed for a lot of trial and error. You could post videos without any clear logic, catch trends on the fly, and hope that something would go viral. Sometimes it really worked. But in 2026, this approach finally ceased to be a strategy — it became a coincidence. Today, TikTok is less like a lottery and more like a system. The algorithm no longer rewards chaotic content flow and doesn't pick up videos just for emotion or trend. The platform favors those who work consistently: with themes, meaning, and clear logic for the viewer. In 2026, “hits” still happen, but they no longer build stable growth. Instead, structure works: when content responds to real requests, is grouped into themes, and is reinforced by audience behavior. This is how TikTok begins to trust the author...

Keywords have long set the direction of any content. In times of all these algorithmic upheavals, their importance has not just not decreased — it has grown to new heights. Even in TikTok, where all the magic seems to be based solely on visuals, keywords play a significant role. If you want TikTok promotion to really give a boost, and the video to work in both search and recommendations, you need to combine everything: content, presentation, keywords, description, text, and sound. How does TikTok read the meaning of a video? If you think TikTok SEO works the same way as Google, forget it. At the end of 2025, the platform finally switched to full context analysis. The algorithm reads the voice via ASR, recognizes the text in the frame using OCR, compares it with the description via NLP, and ranks...

Content marketing has long gone beyond ordinary publications on social networks. In 2025, the emphasis was on quality, technology and live communication with the audience. Semrush is an online service that helps businesses and marketers better understand their market. Therefore, the following will be insights based on their research: which trends this year are worth remembering in order to be “on the horse” in 2026. Content that really helps Your audience wants specifics, not banalities. Semantics are changing, and Google prefers clear answers. Semrush advises adding interviews with professionals, real cases and simple answers to difficult questions from the audience. People appreciate content that covers their problems. People behind the brand It's cool when you can see that real people are behind the brand. Every content manager, marketer or specialist can become a kind of brand ambassador. If the team...

You've probably noticed that more and more answers are being found not on websites, but directly on Google. As soon as you type in a query, the information you need appears on the results page: from short instructions to entire lists and tips. This reality is called zero-click SEO. So it's time to figure out how your content can become part of Google's answers, remaining visible and popular even when the user doesn't click further. In this article, we will analyze in a simple and practical way what should be updated in the strategy, how to get into google quick answers, and why zero click is a new space of opportunities for the brand. What are zero-click searches and why is it a real trend Zero-click searches are queries that Google closes immediately in the search results: the user gets...

A few years ago, semantic collection was a routine task: tables, KeyCollector, manual cleaning of thousands of phrases, and endless frequency checks. But in 2025, everything changed. Now, in a few minutes, artificial intelligence can create a semantic core that used to take a team of SEO specialists a week to collect. Keyword research has become one of the most popular tasks for AI in digital marketing. Surfer, Semrush, WriterZen, Ahrefs, and even ChatGPT have all received AI modules that analyze SERPs, determine user search intentions, and build clusters with little to no human intervention. But don't confuse speed with efficiency. Some tools really analyze data, build links between queries, and suggest where SEO has the most potential. Others only generate beautiful lists of keywords without understanding the context or real search demand. So this time, we'll figure out which...