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Re:Google I/O: Big changes coming for SEOs with ubiquitous AI by tshaddox on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @08:24PM (#35895569)
It seems to me like the options will be 1) publish free content on your website and make zero money because it will get crawled and displayed to readers elsewhere or 2) publish content on your website behind a paywall and make zero money because no one will pay for.
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Re:Google I/O: Big changes coming for SEOs with ubiquitous AI by supriyo-biswas on Thursday May 11, 2023 @01:36AM (#35898021)
The freemium model (similar to what Substack is doing) may work for some bloggers and news and news-adjacent publications.

For regular tech bloggers such as the ones you see posted on HN, I agree it’s desperate.

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Re:Google I/O: Big changes coming for SEOs with ubiquitous AI by tshaddox on Thursday May 11, 2023 @11:52AM (#35903958)
> may work for some bloggers and news and news-adjacent publications

Yes, for creators who have managed to establish an audience that had high intent to consume that creator’s content. But good luck to people who are trying to make money just by delivering useful niche content where the consumers don’t even know of the creator.

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