SEO in 2025: Beyond Google, Across Platforms

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Helping Brands Drive Growth with Content | Building Social Series | Full Stack Marketer

SEO isn’t just about Google anymore. So… what makes a great SEO in 2025? Think about how you search today. Where do you go? Google? YouTube? ChatGPT? Reddit? LinkedIn? Modern search is everywhere. That’s why the best SEO teams aren’t just ranking, They’re showing up across platforms, tools, and interfaces. Here’s how they do it 👇 GEO: Generative Engine Optimization Optimize content for tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google SGE. These tools don’t rank, they generate. Make your content a source they choose. AEO: Answer Engine Optimization Structure content for direct answers. This means zero-click results, featured snippets, voice queries. You must win those answer boxes. AIO: AI Optimization Train your content to be readable by machines. That’s how you show up in AI training data, models, and future interfaces. Great SEO in 2025 isn’t just about keywords. It’s about Search Everywhere Optimization. Here’s the 10-level game top brands are playing: 1. Traditional SEO 2. AI Search Optimisation 3. Paid Search Visibility 4. LLM Answer SEO 5. Brand Authority SEO 6. Community SEO 7. Parasite SEO 8. Platform-Specific SEO 9. Content Layering 10. Topic Domination The rules have changed. If you’re still just doing blogs and backlinks, you’re playing version 1.0. But here’s the part most people skip: SXO: Search Experience Optimization You don’t just need SXO after you rank, you need it to rank in the first place. The new SEO is a level-up game. And your job is to optimize across channels, not just search engines. Ready to future-proof your AI-Search? Explore how the new Semrush AI Toolkit... helps you write, rank, optimize, and convert... all in one place. Try Now: https://lnkd.in/e8zZsBNm ♻️ Repost it to share with your network Follow me Madhav Mistry for insights on marketing

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Madhav Mistry

Helping Brands Drive Growth with Content | Building Social Series | Full Stack Marketer

1mo

📌 BONUS: 3 Actions to Future-Proof SEO in 2025 1. Go beyond Google Audit where your audience actually searches—LinkedIn, Reddit, ChatGPT, YouTube. Map your visibility across all discovery channels. 2. Adopt GEO + AEO now Generative and Answer Engine Optimization aren’t optional anymore. Structure content for snippets, answers, and citations in AI tools. 3. Embed SXO early Search Experience Optimization isn’t just post-ranking polish. Build UX, speed, and clarity into content from the start. The new SEO isn’t one platform. It’s an everywhere game.

Madhav Mistry

Helping Brands Drive Growth with Content | Building Social Series | Full Stack Marketer

1mo

📌 What Do You Think... What’s the biggest challenge you’re facing as SEO evolves into GEO, AEO, and AI-driven visibility?

SEO in 2025 is about being everywhere, not just ranking 👏

Charlie Hills

I help you create awesome AI content | Ghostwriting & DFY LinkedIn growth for leaders | Keynote speaker

1mo

SEO is no longer about Google, it’s about presence too :) Madhav Mistry

Mohammad Fakhruddin

Senior SEO Strategist | Technical SEO | On-Page SEO | Keyword Research | SEO Consultant UAE

1mo

this really puts things into perspective Madhav Mistry

Nice breakdown! Search today is everywhere, and AEO/GEO is quickly becoming important. Showing up in AI answers is getting critical for brands. 👏

Yash Ghone

Driving Growth with SEO | Strategy Meets Data | Content That Ranks | SGE & Generative SEO | Always Learning, Always Optimizing

1mo

Simple and clean explaination. Thanks Madhav Mistry

Mujammil Khan

Content Writer | Graphic Designer | Full Stack Marketer helping Creators & Brands Grow through Copywriting & Ad Script writing

1mo

So well explained, now most of the time people don't scroll down to find answers they get it in featured snippet itself.

The rules changed: SXO + GEO are now essentials.

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