AI Content Penalties Are Here - What Google Really Wants

E701: Google is penalizing sites for mass AI-generated content. In this follow-up to episode 699, I answer listener questions about Google's scaled content policy, manual penalties, and how to stay safe if you're using AI to create tons of pages. We cover: - Why “noindex” is your friend - The difference between AI spam and programmatic SEO - Why targeting transactional keywords still works - How the SEO and digital marketing community feels about this - What "scaled content abuse" means - The AI update to Google’s Quality Rater Guidelines Whether you're building an app, growing an SEO site, or experimenting with AI, this episode breaks down what Google wants - and how not to get burned. ⭐️ Ep 699 - Google’s AI Crackdown: What It Means & How to Stay Safe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqk0dD1PQgQ ⭐️ Ep 596 - Seeing if my SEO pages work with Grok 3 DeepSearch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDJZlU7DWxQ ⭐️ The Penalties: https://x.com/gaganghotra_/status/1929457305982321029 ⭐️ Google quality raters now assess whether content is AI-generated: https://searchengineland.com/google-quality-raters-content-ai-generated-454161 ⭐️ Google On Scaled Content: “It’s Going To Be An Issue”: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-on-scaled-content-its-going-to-be-an-issue/543308/ ⭐️ How to Humanize ChatGPT Content: https://edwardsturm.com/articles/humanize-chatgpt-content/ 💎 Compact Keywords - My SEO Course - Get paying customers through SEO - Clear step-by-step video breakdowns - SEO templates to be copied and adapted for your products and services: https://compactkeywords.com/ 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Addressing Concerns on AI-Generated Content 01:43 Google's Scaled Content Abuse Policy 05:34 Google's Historical Battle with Scaled Content 07:16 Gradual Content Generation Strategy 08:34 Programmatic SEO vs. AI-Generated Content 11:45 Targeting Transactional Keywords 13:49 The Em Dash Dilemma in AI Content 16:32 Final Thoughts The Edward Show. Your daily search engine optimization podcast: https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/ #SEOhacks #AICopywriting #SearchEngineOptimization #DigitalMarketing