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AI search with Nathan Gotch: Citations vs rankings, GEO vs SEO demand and AI SEO for dummies

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Nathan Gotch joins Search with Candour to discuss the state of AI search in 2026.

Topics include:

  • how the demand for GEO and AI search optimisation has grown recently
  • how much traditional SEO rankings and AI search citations crossover
  • the fragmentation of search across different AI search engines


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Chapters

00:00 The state of AI search

01:48 Introduction

03:34 Welcome, Nathan Gotch

05:55 Study methodology

07:57 ChatGPT citations don’t match the SERPs

12:03 one category marketing playbook

15:17 UGC and agent-led outreach

19:48 The demand shift

24:13 How to sell AI SEO to clients

28:11 Is SEO still SEO?

28:46 Do backlinks still matter?

30:00 Why AI needs more than traditional search

32:17 Authority and inventory gaps

37:18 AI vs Google quality filters

39:23 Taking the kitchen sink approach

41:59 Do title tags still matter?

46:21 Reviews as a top priority

49:08 Recommendations

53:18 Wrap up

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