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Best Of Series - Sneakers / Trainers
The story of trainers starts with pioneers like J.W. Foster & Sons, crafting spiked shoes in the 1890s. Fast forward to today, and Nike and Adidas dominate the scene, blending cutting-edge tech with style. But what’s next for the trainer game? In this blog, I take a look at where trainers have been, where they are now, and where they’re headed in the future. Related Materials (For best use of slides - use arrow keys or slide with finger) Link To Slides Related Videos If you e
Sean Barber
Apr 161 min read


My Review of Ubersuggest: Uncovering Health Search Trends Using AI
In today's digital landscape, staying ahead of emerging trends and understanding user intent is crucial for success. I recently had the opportunity to explore Ubersuggest's AI-powered tools, which helped me uncover valuable insights into the topic of breast cancer. In this post, I’ll walk you through my process, how I used the tool, and why these insights are essential in today’s AI-driven SEO world. The Problem: Traditional SEO Is No Longer Enough For years, SEO strategies
Sean Barber
Mar 73 min read


Digital Marketing Trends 2026 - What The Experts Are Saying
TL;DR “Search Everywhere” becomes the default go-to-market model “Presence + preference” beats “rankings + clicks” Visibility becomes the KPI, not traffic Trust signals: authentic expertise and “proof” content win Agentic era: optimisation shifts from “influencing” to “executing” Technical fundamentals matter more (not less) in an AI-search world Publishers: brand/entity strategy + UX become survival factors Multi-platform budgets and planning get rebalanced AI visibility too
Sean Barber
Jan 15 min read


Free Digital Marketing Tools
Here you’ll find my go-to collection of free digital marketing tools and extensions - ones I rely on daily and others I’ve discovered recently. Content / LLM Focus Query Fan Out Analysis By Locomotive Agency - Link ChatGPT Fan Out Query Explorer By Mark Williams-Cook - Link Free LLM Visibility Report By LLM Pulse - Link LLM Content Visibility Scanner By algorythmic - Link Free SERP Similarity Tool By Keyword Insights - Link LLM Bot Analyser By Uproer - Link Prompt Architect
Sean Barber
Dec 8, 20252 min read


Can We Really Trust Wikipedia In 2025?
Wikipedia is everywhere. It dominates Google results, pops up in YouTube info boxes, and is baked into AI systems like ChatGPT and...
Sean Barber
Sep 4, 20253 min read


Weekly Digital Marketing News Show | SEO, AI & Search Updates
Search With Sean is a weekly digital marketing news show for in-house marketers, agency practitioners and SEO professionals. Each week I break down the most important stories in SEO, AI search and digital strategy — cutting through the noise to focus on what actually matters for your day job. I'm Sean Barber, an in-house SEO at a major UK charity, and I bring a practitioner's perspective you won't get from the big agency channels. New episodes every week on YouTube and Spotif
Sean Barber
Jul 25, 20255 min read


Learning AI And SEO With NotebookLM: Key Terms & Techniques
This is a living blog (last updated: 08/12/2025) where I explore key concepts and terminology at the intersection of AI, SEO, and language models. I’m using Google’s NotebookLM to learn by building and refining conversations around each topic. From query fan-out to transformers, these entries are designed to simplify complex ideas through real-world context. Scroll down to explore each topic - and check back as I update with new insights. All About The Query Fan-Out Technique
Sean Barber
Jun 29, 20253 min read
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Navigating SEO & AI in 2025: Trends, Tools, and the Future [Survey Results]
About The Survey 📝 I asked 52 SEO professionals to share their thoughts on the latest developments in search - what they’re focusing on,...
Sean Barber
Jun 21, 202544 min read


Optimising For AI Overviews: Here’s What I’ve Found So Far
AI Overviews are showing up more often in Google search — and they’re starting to shift how we think about SEO performance. I’ve been...
Sean Barber
May 8, 20253 min read


Learnings From LLM Results (So Far)
After setting up tracking for website traffic from large language models in GA4 ( here’s how ), I started to notice some patterns....
Sean Barber
May 8, 20252 min read


I Asked ChatGPT, Meta AI & Grok: How Will AI Change Human Identity, Purpose and Meaning?
In the latest episode of Chat With Sean , I chatted with Gia Villondo to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the world of...
Sean Barber
May 1, 20252 min read


Best AI Image Generator Tools (Tested & Compared)
I often use AI to create images, so I decided to test a few different tools to see which one gave the best results for three different...
Sean Barber
Apr 18, 20252 min read
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