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What is SEO used for today?

Short answer: SEO is used to make a website visible, understandable and selected.

Today, having a website is not enough. Without SEO, a site does not capture traffic, does not appear in relevant results and is ignored by AI systems.

What SEO actually does today

SEO is not just Google anymore

SEO now works not only on search engines, but also on AI systems like ChatGPT, Gemini and generative engines.

This means structuring content to be:

From ranking to selection

SEO used to be about ranking. Today it's about being selected.

It's not about being first. It's about being used as the answer.

Conclusion

SEO today turns a website into a real asset: traffic, leads and growth.

Without SEO, a website stays invisible.

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Author: Stefano Galloni — Head of SEO, digital publishing entrepreneur, and researcher on generative search visibility.