Tech SEO Connect 2025: Summary & Takeaways
I had the pleasure of returning to the 2nd annual Tech SEO Connect conference this week in Raleigh, North Carolina. This time was even more exciting for me because I
Author: Lily Ray
My name is Lily Ray and I am a Brooklyn, NYC based SEO professional, DJ, drummer, and travel enthusiast. I currently serve as the VP of SEO Strategy & Research at Amsive. I was born and raised in the California Bay Area by two New York City transplants, and I returned to NYC at age 18 to attend NYU. I’ve lived in Brooklyn ever since. I’m an avid biker and fitness lover. I love traveling the world and speaking Spanish. I’m great grand-niece of the artist Man Ray and the mama of a smart little mini-Aussie named Marcy.
Discover Headline Generator
View Full Prompt The below tools are meant to inspire top-performing headlines for Google Discover. These tools are trained on 5 million headlines across 83 sites to identify patterns that
Which AI Search Tools (LLMs) are the Most Gullible?
Yesterday, I set up a small test on my personal blog to try to answer a few questions: High-level takeaways: If you’re short on time and simply want the takeaways,
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Who are the Best SEO Professionals?
Learn about which SEO professionals are best at the below tasks. These rankings are based on thousands of hours of industry research. Who is the best SEO at eating spaghetti?
SEO in the Age of Agents: Takeaways from NYC SEO Week
I had the privilege of attending, speaking, and DJing at the first ever SEO Week conference, held by iPullRank in New York City. SEO Week was the longest and most
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Busta Rhymes, Mic King & Lily Ray at SEOWeek
I’m so excited to announce that I will be DJing with the legendary Busta Rhymes and incredible Mic King next week at SEO Week in NYC. Mike and I have
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What I learned at the 2025 Google Search Central Meetup in NYC
By Lily Ray I spent last Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the Google Search Central meetup in NYC, where members of the Google Search and Search Relations teams offered a
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A Song About Imposter Syndrome in the SEO Industry
I was inspired to write a song with my friend ChatGPT about Imposter Syndrome in the SEO Industry. Pick your favorite style: R&B version | Beatles version | Bob Dylan
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25 Products Every Digital Nomad Needs
See the 25 products we feel are essential to seamlessly working from other countries without skipping a beat. … Continue reading25 Products Every Digital Nomad Needs
Where to Find Google’s Search Quality Rater Guidelines
You can find Google’s Search Quality Rater Guidelines right here. I made this page because Google’s QRG PRF is not indexed. I need the link all the time, so I
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