AlexHarford-TechSEO
@alexharfordseo.bsky.social
#TechSEO, mentor, former web dev. UX/accessibility/sustainability.
15+ years an SEO. Always learning.
Find me on Moz, Search with Candour, SEO Mindset.
Loves outdoors, travel, running, writing, 90s Nintendo.
Short stories & photos @AlexHarford.bsky.social
15+ years an SEO. Always learning.
Find me on Moz, Search with Candour, SEO Mindset.
Loves outdoors, travel, running, writing, 90s Nintendo.
Short stories & photos @AlexHarford.bsky.social
This data showed lower priority for AI Overviews: getstat.com/blog/will-ai...
Will AI Overviews always be at the top of the SERP?
AI Overviews might not be long for the top spot. Research shows that Google is quietly lowering their ranking position — a possible sign of what’s to come.
getstat.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This data showed lower priority for AI Overviews: getstat.com/blog/will-ai...
So now we need to add llms.txt in every subfolder and not just the root? Does it need to be optimised to each folder's content? I'm right on it! 🙃
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
So now we need to add llms.txt in every subfolder and not just the root? Does it need to be optimised to each folder's content? I'm right on it! 🙃
He was an exception. It's hard not to sound like a know it all, but I generally do it because I hate all the lies about LLM capabilities and don't like people being misled.
Though I have noticed ChatGPT become less agreeable. It at least "tries" to base on fact.
Though I have noticed ChatGPT become less agreeable. It at least "tries" to base on fact.
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
He was an exception. It's hard not to sound like a know it all, but I generally do it because I hate all the lies about LLM capabilities and don't like people being misled.
Though I have noticed ChatGPT become less agreeable. It at least "tries" to base on fact.
Though I have noticed ChatGPT become less agreeable. It at least "tries" to base on fact.
I write everything by hand (HTML, CSS, PHP) in Notepad++ and my CMS is Excel, where I paste in the article content and use formulas to format the HTML
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I write everything by hand (HTML, CSS, PHP) in Notepad++ and my CMS is Excel, where I paste in the article content and use formulas to format the HTML
For balance: commoncrawl.org/blog/setting...
Common Crawl - Blog - Setting the Record Straight: Common Crawl’s Commitment to Transparency, Fair Use, and the Public Good
A recent article in The Atlantic makes several false and misleading claims about the Common Crawl Foundation, including the accusation that our organization has “lied to publishers” about our activiti...
commoncrawl.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
For balance: commoncrawl.org/blog/setting...
Not sure where you are but I do get decent results on page 1. E.g. Which and Talksport (though the latter is arguable as decent 🙃).
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Not sure where you are but I do get decent results on page 1. E.g. Which and Talksport (though the latter is arguable as decent 🙃).
I'm yet to play Chrono Trigger! We didn't have it on the SNES in the UK, though we did get Terranigma, which is my all-time favourite game.
I bought a 3DS and the DS Chrono Trigger during the pandemic but still haven't got around to playing it.
I bought a 3DS and the DS Chrono Trigger during the pandemic but still haven't got around to playing it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'm yet to play Chrono Trigger! We didn't have it on the SNES in the UK, though we did get Terranigma, which is my all-time favourite game.
I bought a 3DS and the DS Chrono Trigger during the pandemic but still haven't got around to playing it.
I bought a 3DS and the DS Chrono Trigger during the pandemic but still haven't got around to playing it.
I don't like to criticise individuals in circumstances like this, and I'll call it misinformation. So much is spreading thanks to the "AI" hype.
Articles like this from well known brands gives credibility to all the unscrupulous SEOs and "AI" optimisers out there.
Articles like this from well known brands gives credibility to all the unscrupulous SEOs and "AI" optimisers out there.
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I don't like to criticise individuals in circumstances like this, and I'll call it misinformation. So much is spreading thanks to the "AI" hype.
Articles like this from well known brands gives credibility to all the unscrupulous SEOs and "AI" optimisers out there.
Articles like this from well known brands gives credibility to all the unscrupulous SEOs and "AI" optimisers out there.
Imagine saying on your deathbed in about 80-90 years time "I can't believe my Pixel 8 outlasted me."
What brilliant last words.
You could have it buried with you just in case you're not actually dead.
What a story.
Keep the Pixel 8.
What brilliant last words.
You could have it buried with you just in case you're not actually dead.
What a story.
Keep the Pixel 8.
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Imagine saying on your deathbed in about 80-90 years time "I can't believe my Pixel 8 outlasted me."
What brilliant last words.
You could have it buried with you just in case you're not actually dead.
What a story.
Keep the Pixel 8.
What brilliant last words.
You could have it buried with you just in case you're not actually dead.
What a story.
Keep the Pixel 8.
If you ask me, I'm always the person who'll say Noooo, don't do it!
I bet they'll be even better and flippier when your current phone reaches end of life.
I bet they'll be even better and flippier when your current phone reaches end of life.
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you ask me, I'm always the person who'll say Noooo, don't do it!
I bet they'll be even better and flippier when your current phone reaches end of life.
I bet they'll be even better and flippier when your current phone reaches end of life.
My last three phones have been £100ish Motorolas, but the last one started dying after about 3 years and now my current one is too. It's very frustrating, as even though I 'only' spend £100 I expect them to last longer. I think sometimes the issues are due to app updates.
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My last three phones have been £100ish Motorolas, but the last one started dying after about 3 years and now my current one is too. It's very frustrating, as even though I 'only' spend £100 I expect them to last longer. I think sometimes the issues are due to app updates.
Same here, though I'll die on the SERP that puns are brilliant and not terrible. They are canonical and not 404.
Crime and Pun-ishment is not the same thing.
A new #TechSEOpuns topic coming next week, if you can wait...
Crime and Pun-ishment is not the same thing.
A new #TechSEOpuns topic coming next week, if you can wait...
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Same here, though I'll die on the SERP that puns are brilliant and not terrible. They are canonical and not 404.
Crime and Pun-ishment is not the same thing.
A new #TechSEOpuns topic coming next week, if you can wait...
Crime and Pun-ishment is not the same thing.
A new #TechSEOpuns topic coming next week, if you can wait...
Robinson CruSEO 😆🙌
Love it, definitely one of my favourites.
Love it, definitely one of my favourites.
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Robinson CruSEO 😆🙌
Love it, definitely one of my favourites.
Love it, definitely one of my favourites.
Love them!
The Lion the Witch and the Source Code 🦁🙌
The Lion the Witch and the Source Code 🦁🙌
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Love them!
The Lion the Witch and the Source Code 🦁🙌
The Lion the Witch and the Source Code 🦁🙌
I think of a few over days and there you are within minutes! 🫠
A superb list there. My favourite is Animal Linkfarm 🙌
A superb list there. My favourite is Animal Linkfarm 🙌
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I think of a few over days and there you are within minutes! 🫠
A superb list there. My favourite is Animal Linkfarm 🙌
A superb list there. My favourite is Animal Linkfarm 🙌
That Apex Magazine link should show < 9,000 words. D'oh!
November 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
That Apex Magazine link should show < 9,000 words. D'oh!
A few online favourites - I hope you find something to enjoy! There are loads of great magazines.
As for music, I'm grateful I can listen during work. Here's that Mogwai-alike playlist if you'd like to look up any of the bands - open.spotify.com/playlist/5vR... - most or all are instrumental.
As for music, I'm grateful I can listen during work. Here's that Mogwai-alike playlist if you'd like to look up any of the bands - open.spotify.com/playlist/5vR... - most or all are instrumental.
21 Post-Rock Songs That Sound Like Mogwai But Better (IYL Mogwai)
open.spotify.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A few online favourites - I hope you find something to enjoy! There are loads of great magazines.
As for music, I'm grateful I can listen during work. Here's that Mogwai-alike playlist if you'd like to look up any of the bands - open.spotify.com/playlist/5vR... - most or all are instrumental.
As for music, I'm grateful I can listen during work. Here's that Mogwai-alike playlist if you'd like to look up any of the bands - open.spotify.com/playlist/5vR... - most or all are instrumental.
www.flashfictiononline.com <1000 words, all genres and tending towards the speculative
www.patreon.com/collection/2... <250 words, as above
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-... <900 words, horror, sci-fi, fantasy
www.smokelong.com < 1000 words
100footcrow.com exactly 100 words, spec fic
www.patreon.com/collection/2... <250 words, as above
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-... <900 words, horror, sci-fi, fantasy
www.smokelong.com < 1000 words
100footcrow.com exactly 100 words, spec fic
Flash Fiction Online
Bold. Brief. Beautiful. Fiction in Fewer Words.
www.flashfictiononline.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
www.flashfictiononline.com <1000 words, all genres and tending towards the speculative
www.patreon.com/collection/2... <250 words, as above
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-... <900 words, horror, sci-fi, fantasy
www.smokelong.com < 1000 words
100footcrow.com exactly 100 words, spec fic
www.patreon.com/collection/2... <250 words, as above
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-... <900 words, horror, sci-fi, fantasy
www.smokelong.com < 1000 words
100footcrow.com exactly 100 words, spec fic
Thank you for playing such a huge part in bringing her music back to life! I'll look for more of your formerly lost musical treasures.
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Thank you for playing such a huge part in bringing her music back to life! I'll look for more of your formerly lost musical treasures.