The future of SEO lies in AI and user intent | Sean Van Guilder

Share:

E-Coffee with Experts

Business


In this episode, our host Ranmay chats with Sean Van Guilder, Director of SEO at Fujisan Marketing, an expert who’s been in the game for years, helping big companies grow their traffic and build smart content strategies.


We dive into how AI is shaking up SEO, why understanding what people actually search for (aka user intent) is a game-changer, and how companies often miss the mark when it comes to SEO strategy, especially at scale.


If you're a founder, marketing lead, or running an agency, and you care about growing with SEO in 2025, you’ll want to hear Sean’s take.


Get access to 250k+ link connections and build your website authority with us: https://www.digitalwebsolutions.com/


In this episode, we discuss:

00:00 - 01:27: Introduction

01:27 - 02:31: The Biggest Change in SEO

02:31 - 04:08: The difference between in-house SEO and agency work

04:08 - 05:22: How AI Is Changing Content Strategy

05:22 - 06:38: Voice Search & Why It Matters Now

06:38 - 06:55: Common SEO Mistakes Big Companies Still Make

06:55 - 08:31: What to Look for When Hiring SEO Talent

08:31 - 09:18: How better content planning led to a 50% increase in traffic

09:18 - 10:06: What’s Next for AI in Content Creation

10:06 - 11:03: Why link strategies get tricky with multi-language content

11:03 - 11:40: SEO Trends to Watch for B2B & SaaS

11:40 - 17:23: Final Thoughts


 CONNECT WITH SEAN VAN GUILDER

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanvanguilder/

 https://fujisanmarketing.com/


 Subscribe to Digital Web Solutions

Website: https://www.digitalwebsolutions.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digiwebsol

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dws_global/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-web-solutions.