The Biggest Myths in SEO in 2026

My list of the biggest myths in SEO in 2026

Table of Contents

New Additions

  • LLMs.txt
  • Schema
  • Chunking
  • “Clear writing” (like, what else would you be writing – in cryptics?)
  • GEO
  • LLMS are independent search engines
  • Intent Matching
  • Information Gain

Old

  • Thin Content
  • Word Count
  • Outbound Citations
  • Semantic SEO
  • Meta-Descriptions
  • Backlinks are dead

 

 

 

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