Pines: AI Answers Basic Customer Questions, Killing Traditional SEO Traffic
Ben Pines · Your Guests Are Getting Famous From Your Show And You Are Not · Mar 24, 2026 · at 21:11
Marketing strategist Ben Pines explains why traditional 'They Ask, You Answer' informational content models have lost traction due to AI capabilities.
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“This was the early days of SEO. Like you had your clients have problems, you answer them and that's how you get traffic. So. It's not working like that anymore because AI can answer that. You don't need a person”
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