GM Gert Mellak

SEO

Article Structure

Gert Mellak revisits article structure as a practical advisory article for modern SEO, AI visibility, and business outcomes.

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What the episode covered

We all know that sleep is a vital, often neglected, component of every person’s overall health and well-being. In today’s episode, Gert talks about a story of one of his client’s 70% traffic drop on his website. This sudden drop can put you out of business fast, and it also resulted in their client’s sleepless night.

  • Tune in and discover how Gert and his team found a solution that leads to their client’s success and good night’s sleep.

  • 01:46 The Story of our client’s 70% traffic drop

  • 03:28 The importance of getting to the point

  • 08:34 The tools I recommend for dissecting articles

What I would emphasize today

Search has moved beyond one channel. Google still matters, but your buyers also use AI answers, YouTube, Reddit, reviews, communities, and comparison content before they decide.

That means the practical question is not just “does this rank?” The better question is: does this help the right buyer find enough proof to trust us?

How to apply this now

  1. Diagnose the actual visibility gap.
  2. Check whether the buyer researches this topic on Google, AI tools, YouTube, Reddit, or another platform.
  3. Create the asset that answers the question clearly.
  4. Add proof, examples, and structure so both humans and AI systems can understand it.
  5. Measure whether the work leads to better qualified demand, not just more traffic.

My current take

The topic still matters, but the playbook has changed. SEO is no longer only about ranking a page. It is about being present with the right answer, on the right platform, at the moment the buyer is forming trust.

If you want to know where your visibility gaps are now, start with a diagnostic call or the AI Readiness Check.

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