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Eli Schwartz, independent SEO consultant and author

Eli Schwartz

Independent SEO Consultant; Author, Product-Led SEO, Independent · San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA

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The principled contrarian arguing GEO is mostly rebranded SEO fundamentals.

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Curator's note

Eli is the loudest voice arguing that the 'AI search apocalypse' is over-priced. His product-led SEO framework hasn't changed because it doesn't need to — and he'll tell you exactly why in terms that irritate GEO evangelists.

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