What’s working best for getting website traffic in 2026?

[candacelarisa22]

I’ve been testing SEO and content strategies for a few projects.
In my experience, focusing on content + long-tail keywords works well.

I’m currently working on a small project (my brand), still experimenting with traffic methods.

Curious to know — what strategies are working for you?

 

[bigredseo]

Content is the biggest exposure by far. There's a lot of content being eaten up by AI and presented to the user without them ever getting to the website, for the right target, those users click the link to read more info.

The last info I heard was that nearly 60% of all searches don't lead to a click - this is all due to AI.

That said, we're killing it on AI for our website. For us, it's the same as it's ever been - focus on answering questions users have. If that's long-form content, short Q&A, longtail keywords, or coding solutions - it's all about the end user.

And it's not all about US either. If you search Google for "upcity", a service that had millions of searches and shut down, you'll see that we're ranking #2. Number two for a brand that isn't even ours? That's the power of content!