Will AI Kill off SEO as a business?

If you want the shortest answer then, yes, AI is highly likely to kill off the SEO business as we know it. For the long answer and the explanations, you’re going to have to read on.
Charlatans and snake oil salespeople
I’m expecting a great deal of hate heading my way for saying what needs to be said about SEO practitioners in general. Here goes. SEO practitioners have, for way too long, been guilty of over-promising and under-delivering and that’s being kind. A less kind author might describe them as thieves and liars. Let me say that I don’t think anyone sets out to deceive or rob their clients blind, it’s just that’s the direction the SEO business leads them. It all starts going wrong with the basic value proposition of “Give us $$$ and we’ll make sure your website ranks #1 on Google“.
Even today, in 2024, I receive too many emails from “SEO experts” promising to get me #1 placements in SERPS.
Chasing the wrong outcome
Business owners don’t really want to be #1 on Google, they’re not in the least bit interested in the CTR and impressions. They want to know whether the SEO efforts they are paying for is winning them new business or, at least, new potential business. That’s it, that’s the bottom line.
The Future of SEO: How AI Will Change the Landscape
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The writing's on the wall
How AI Improves SEO
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Can AI Really Kill off SEO as a Business?
You ain't seen nothing yet!
What we’re seeing right now is nothing like we’ll be seeing in 6, 12 or 18 months. What we have now in terms of AI-assisted SEO is a fragmented bunch of tools and, if we’re clever enough, we can magic them together to assist us. Look to the future and I can quite see “single click” SEO tools. Imagine being asked a few questions about your SEO goals and business intent and having everything from keyword research to relevant, meaningful content created for us. We’re not that far away.

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