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AI Content Penalties Are Here - What Google Really Wants

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E701: Google is penalizing sites for mass AI-generated content. In this follow-up to episode 699, I answer listener questions about Google's scaled content policy, manual penalties, and how to stay safe if you're using AI to create tons of pages.

We cover: - Why “noindex” is your friend - The difference between AI spam and programmatic SEO - Why targeting transactional keywords still works - How the SEO and digital marketing community feels about this - What "scaled content abuse" means - The AI update to Google’s Quality Rater Guidelines

Whether you're building an app, growing an SEO site, or experimenting with AI, this episode breaks down what Google wants - and how not to get burned.

⭐️ Ep 699 - Google’s AI Crackdown: What It Means & How to Stay Safe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqk0dD1PQgQ

⭐️ Ep 596 - Seeing if my SEO pages work with Grok 3 DeepSearch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDJZlU7DWxQ

⭐️ The Penalties: https://x.com/gaganghotra_/status/1929457305982321029

⭐️ Google quality raters now assess whether content is AI-generated: https://searchengineland.com/google-quality-raters-content-ai-generated-454161

⭐️ Google On Scaled Content: “It’s Going To Be An Issue”: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-on-scaled-content-its-going-to-be-an-issue/543308/

⭐️ How to Humanize ChatGPT Content: https://edwardsturm.com/articles/humanize-chatgpt-content/

💎 Compact Keywords - My SEO Course - Get paying customers through SEO - Clear step-by-step video breakdowns - SEO templates to be copied and adapted for your products and services: https://compactkeywords.com/

00:00 Introduction 00:32 Addressing Concerns on AI-Generated Content 01:43 Google's Scaled Content Abuse Policy 05:34 Google's Historical Battle with Scaled Content 07:16 Gradual Content Generation Strategy 08:34 Programmatic SEO vs. AI-Generated Content 11:45 Targeting Transactional Keywords 13:49 The Em Dash Dilemma in AI Content 16:32 Final Thoughts

The Edward Show. Your daily search engine optimization podcast: https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/

#SEOhacks #AICopywriting #SearchEngineOptimization #DigitalMarketing

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Content provided by Sturm Media LLC and Edward Sturm. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Sturm Media LLC and Edward Sturm or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

E701: Google is penalizing sites for mass AI-generated content. In this follow-up to episode 699, I answer listener questions about Google's scaled content policy, manual penalties, and how to stay safe if you're using AI to create tons of pages.

We cover: - Why “noindex” is your friend - The difference between AI spam and programmatic SEO - Why targeting transactional keywords still works - How the SEO and digital marketing community feels about this - What "scaled content abuse" means - The AI update to Google’s Quality Rater Guidelines

Whether you're building an app, growing an SEO site, or experimenting with AI, this episode breaks down what Google wants - and how not to get burned.

⭐️ Ep 699 - Google’s AI Crackdown: What It Means & How to Stay Safe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqk0dD1PQgQ

⭐️ Ep 596 - Seeing if my SEO pages work with Grok 3 DeepSearch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDJZlU7DWxQ

⭐️ The Penalties: https://x.com/gaganghotra_/status/1929457305982321029

⭐️ Google quality raters now assess whether content is AI-generated: https://searchengineland.com/google-quality-raters-content-ai-generated-454161

⭐️ Google On Scaled Content: “It’s Going To Be An Issue”: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-on-scaled-content-its-going-to-be-an-issue/543308/

⭐️ How to Humanize ChatGPT Content: https://edwardsturm.com/articles/humanize-chatgpt-content/

💎 Compact Keywords - My SEO Course - Get paying customers through SEO - Clear step-by-step video breakdowns - SEO templates to be copied and adapted for your products and services: https://compactkeywords.com/

00:00 Introduction 00:32 Addressing Concerns on AI-Generated Content 01:43 Google's Scaled Content Abuse Policy 05:34 Google's Historical Battle with Scaled Content 07:16 Gradual Content Generation Strategy 08:34 Programmatic SEO vs. AI-Generated Content 11:45 Targeting Transactional Keywords 13:49 The Em Dash Dilemma in AI Content 16:32 Final Thoughts

The Edward Show. Your daily search engine optimization podcast: https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/

#SEOhacks #AICopywriting #SearchEngineOptimization #DigitalMarketing

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