Get Discovered Through AI

Why Your Rankings Are Worthless in 2026

 

The 2026 search landscape has changed. SEO is not dying—it is finally growing up, and visibility now means being referenced by AI, not just listed in blue links. In this free live session, you will see how to move from old-school SEO to SEvO (Search Everywhere Optimization) so your brand is the trusted citation wherever people search.

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📅 Wednesday, February 25th, 2026
🕛 1:00 PM EST
💻 Free Live Webinar

Discover the new rules of visibility in an AI-first search world—where SEvO and GEO matter more than any single keyword ranking.

How to Turn AI Answer Engines Into Your Ally

 

You will discover how tools like ChatGPT, Google’s AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Gemini actually pick which brands to quote. You will learn how to structure your content so these systems can find, understand, and surface your best answers.

Get Discovered Through AI: Why Your Rankings Are Worthless in 2026
  • Why traditional SEO is dead and what's replaced it – Discover how AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and "zero-click" searches have fundamentally changed visibility, and why ranking #1 no longer guarantees traffic or leads

  • The shift from SEO to SEvO (Search Everywhere Optimization) – Learn why modern businesses must optimize for discovery across Google, AI tools, YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, and emerging platforms—not just traditional search engines

  • How to get your business cited in AI-generated answers – Understand the strategies behind Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and why being referenced in AI Overviews drives 35-91% higher click-through rates than standard rankings

  • The E-E-A-T framework that Google now demands – Master the Experience, Expertise, Authority, and Trust signals that separate real brands from AI-generated content slop, and learn practical tactics to build authentic authority that AI tools recognize and cite

Why “Page One” Wins Are Failing You in 2026


The search landscape in 2026 looks nothing like the keyword-chasing, content-farming days of the past—Google has evolved and the old “game the algorithm” playbook is done. Generative engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and AI Overviews now answer questions directly on the page, so users get what they need without ever clicking through.

That means you can rank on page one and still watch your traffic flatline, because visibility now means being referenced, not just ranked. At the same time, discovery has become a maze across Google, YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, podcasts, newsletters, and AI tools—traditional, Google-only SEO cannot keep up on its own.

 landscape illustration that visualizes the death of traditional “page one” SEO in an AI-first world.

The New Solution: From SEO to SEvO and GEO

 

The solution is to stop playing the old “rankings and clicks” game and rebuild your strategy around SEvO—Search Everywhere Optimization—so your brand shows up wherever your buyers are actually searching. Instead of chasing one #1 spot on Google, you focus on being present across AI answers, YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, podcasts, newsletters, forums, and classic search.

You will also learn how to apply Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), structuring your content so tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google’s AI Overviews can easily cite and quote you as their trusted source. When you combine SEvO with GEO and a trust-first, E-E-A-T-driven content approach, your brand becomes the answer AI surfaces—even in a zero-click world.
 

Illustration that shows the evolution from old-school rankings to being the answer AI trusts.

Steve Scott during a webinar

Final Step: Shift From Rankings to Being Referenced

 

If you are still optimizing for old-school rankings while AI engines quietly take over the top of page one, this is your moment to pivot. In this free 2026 SEO Strategy Session, you will learn how to move from SEO to SEvO and GEO so your brand becomes the trusted citation AI tools and modern buyers keep seeing everywhere they search.

Join Steve Scott live on February 25th at 1:00 PM EST and leave with a practical plan you can start using in the next 30 days. Seats are free but limited to keep the session focused and interactive—replay will be sent to everyone who registers.
 

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