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Backlinko

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Velocity5.0

SEO training and research blog from Brian Dean / Semrush covering link building, content and keyword research.

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Backlinko's publishing has slowed to a trickle, and every post is about being visible to models.

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◆Current state
Backlinko is a content property, not a product with a changelog, and its feed is a stream of SEO guides. The subject matter has narrowed sharply: prompt tracking, digital PR for AI visibility, query fan-out, topical authority in AI search, agentic search. Publishing cadence has thinned considerably - one post since late July, against a run of several a month in spring.
◆Where it's heading
The editorial line has converged on a single question: whether a brand appears, and appears accurately, inside model answers rather than in a ranked list. Prompt tracking is the operational form of that question, and it is where the recent posts point - measurement first, tactics second. Whether the slowdown in output is seasonal or structural is not visible from the feed alone.
◆Prediction
Expect continued coverage of AI visibility measurement rather than classic ranking tactics; the entries do not support a confident read on whether publishing frequency recovers.

◆Recent moves

  1. 5d ago

    Prompt Tracking: How to Find (and Fix) Your AI Visibility Gaps

    A guide to prompt tracking - monitoring whether and how a brand appears in model answers about its category. It is the measurement layer under the AI-visibility thread this feed has been building for months, but it is an article, not a product release.

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  2. 29d ago

    6 Digital PR Strategies to Boost AI Visibility

    Six digital PR strategies aimed at increasing AI visibility. Tactical content in the same arc as the prompt tracking post that follows it.

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  3. 2mo ago

    Query Fan-Out: What It Is and How It Affects AI Visibility

    An explainer on query fan-out and its effect on AI visibility. Category education for an audience adjusting to model-mediated search.

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  4. 2mo ago

    How to Build Topical Authority in the AI Search Era (7 Steps)

    A seven-step guide to building topical authority in AI search. Standard long-form SEO content, no product news.

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  5. 2mo ago

    PR and SEO: How to Build More Authority Together (5 Steps)

    A five-step guide to combining PR and SEO for authority building. Blog content with nothing shipped.

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  6. 3mo ago

    How to Calculate Share of Voice (+ Why it Matters for SEO)

    An explainer on calculating share of voice for SEO. Measurement content that predates the sharper AI-visibility framing of the later posts.

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