What hasn't changed:
→ Google still ranks pages based on relevance and authority
→ Backlinks still matter
→ Content quality still matters
→ Technical SEO still matters
What HAS changed:
→ AI-generated content is everywhere (standing out is harder)
→ Google's AI Overviews answer many queries directly
→ First-person experience and expertise matter more than ever
→ Long-tail keywords are more valuable (less competition)
→ Programmatic SEO (AI-generated pages at scale) works for some use cases