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Generative AI is the New Search

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:32:10 GMT

Generative AI Results are Competing With Google

In a new ruling from a federal judge, Google's Anti-Trust case is now easing restrictions as AI Search is quickly replacing browser and search engine based searches.

As you can see in the image above, not only are the search results on Grok accessible, but they provide context for questions like, "Recommend a Body Shop in Parker CO based on customer feedback and recommendations".

And, what is really revealing is that in Google's case, all deals for their Chrome browser will now be limited to one year contracts. This is a great signal that they suppose the landscape will be moving very quickly.

If you're a local, medium or small business, you need to stay up on the best practices for being listed on AI Search. Contact your Business Team AI rep or begin by getting a free AI literacy score from our home page.

Exciting times ahead, and we're here for it!

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Practice and Publish E-E-A-T, to FEED the AI

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:50:34 GMT

Expertise, Experience, Authority, Trustworthiness: the Building Blocks of AI Trust

In our previous post, we covered how AI's are hungry for context rich, authentic content. In this post we will cover E-E-A-T. This acronym, coincidentally coincides with the "Hungry" theme, and also helps you remember exactly what the AI's wish to eat!

- Expertise: Your content cannot be "AI Fluff"–as Grok would call it–it must convey expertise that a reader, querrier or user would find useful. Your expertise is what differentiates you in the marketplace and it also helps convey your usefulness to the AI crawlers.

If you are a roofer, what are some tips and tricks that do it yourself hanymen can use to keep their roofs in good shape, how can they tell if it is time for a new roof? Or, if you are a beauty salon, what are the most fashionable cuts today? Your knowledge and expertise will help AI's give better answers, and they will link to you as a source.

- Experience: Share your professional experience! How did you solve a particular problem? What should people who are looking to get into your field know? How can people who need your service avoid pitfalls due to your experience? Your voice and your experience become the experience of any given AI, so be yourself and share your experience.

- Authority: Speak and write with authority. As a professional with expertise and experience your writing should convey that you are an expert. Writing with an authoritative voice conveys to the AI and your audience that you are in deed someone who should be listened to.

*Tip Add author bios or "about us" pages with credentials to boost Expertise and Authority

- Trustworthiness: Site examples of how you have had success and ONCE AGAIN, stay away from AI written fluff pieces. they will only hurt your scoring and trustworthiness.

*Tip Link to credible sources in your published pages

We hope this helps you navigate the rising world of AI Search, and let us know if we can be of further help!

Why AI Craves Authentic Content, Part 1: Its Hungry!

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:10:25 GMT

AI's Aren't Just Hungry For New Content, They Are Starving!

When Chat GPT launched on November 30th, 2022, its data model pulled from data that was mostly–at least–six months old. As Common Crawl and other web crawling techniques have been adopted and refined by AI companies, we are finding that the data coming into AIs has created as recently as 10 minutes ago.

What this teaches us at The Business Group is that AI is hungry–very hungry–for new content and is ingesting it at lightning speed.

What this means for your business is that creating new authentic–original insights, user focused intent, or avoiding AI generated fluff–clearly written content is even more important than it was a few years ago. It used to be that Blogs were paramount to feed relevance into Google Search, now Blogs and product pages with lengthy descriptions are what AI's are looking for to add context to their data models. This makes your new, fresh, regularly posted content a must, if you are going to keep up with your competition.

The Business Group has perfected a system to help your company's content be read and indexed by AI.

Make the most of the season by following these simple guidelines

raymond@thebusinessteamai.com (Meikle) — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:14:24 GMT

The new season is a great reason to make and keep resolutions. Whether it’s eating right or cleaning out the garage, here are some tips for making and keeping resolutions.

Make a list

Lists are great ways to stay on track. Write down some big things you want to accomplish and some smaller things, too.

Check the list regularly

Don’t forget to check in and see how you’re doing. Just because you don’t achieve the big goals right away doesn’t mean you’re not making progress.

Reward yourself

When you succeed in achieving a goal, be it a big one or a small one, make sure to pat yourself on the back.

Think positively

Positive thinking is a major factor in success. So instead of mulling over things that didn’t go quite right, remind yourself of things that did.

Keep in touch with site visitors and boost loyalty

raymond@thebusinessteamai.com (Meikle) — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:14:24 GMT

There are so many good reasons to communicate with site visitors. Tell them about sales and new products or update them with tips and information.

Here are some reasons to make blogging part of your regular routine.

Blogging is an easy way to engage with site visitors

Writing a blog post is easy once you get the hang of it. Posts don’t need to be long or complicated. Just write about what you know, and do your best to write well.

Show customers your personality

When you write a blog post, you can really let your personality shine through. This can be a great tool for showing your distinct personality.

Blogging is a terrific form of communication

Blogs are a great communication tool. They tend to be longer than social media posts, which gives you plenty of space for sharing insights, handy tips and more.

It’s a great way to support and boost SEO

Search engines like sites that regularly post fresh content, and a blog is a great way of doing this. With relevant metadata for every post so search engines can find your content.

Drive traffic to your site

Every time you add a new post, people who have subscribed to it will have a reason to come back to your site. If the post is a good read, they’ll share it with others, bringing even more traffic!

Blogging is free

Maintaining a blog on your site is absolutely free. You can hire bloggers if you like or assign regularly blogging tasks to everyone in your company.

A natural way to build your brand

A blog is a wonderful way to build your brand’s distinct voice. Write about issues that are related to your industry and your customers.

Tips for writing great posts that increase your site traffic

raymond@thebusinessteamai.com (Meikle) — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:14:23 GMT

Write about something you know. If you don’t know much about a specific topic that will interest your readers, invite an expert to write about it.

Speak to your audience

You know your audience better than anyone else, so keep them in mind as you write your blog posts. Write about things they care about. If you have a company Facebook page, look here to find topics to write about

Take a few moments to plan your post

Once you have a great idea for a post, write the first draft. Some people like to start with the title and then work on the paragraphs. Other people like to start with subtitles and go from there. Choose the method that works for you.

Don’t forget to add images

Be sure to include a few high-quality images in your blog. Images break up the text and make it more readable. They can also convey emotions or ideas that are hard to put into words.

Edit carefully before posting

Once you’re happy with the text, put it aside for a day or two, and then re-read it. You’ll probably find a few things you want to add, and a couple more that you want to remove. Have a friend or colleague look it over to make sure there are no mistakes. When your post is error-free, set it up in your blog and publish.