Part 3: Cracking the SEO Code for 2025: Trends That Will Redefine Search

In Part 1 of Cracking the SEO Code for 2025, we covered AI and N-E-E-A-T, while Part 2 delved into technical SEO, voice, and video search. In each, we shared key Insider Advantage Insights© so you and your marketing team can futureproof your SEO strategy. This week, it’s all about the messaging, content, and clicks.

Unified Messaging

Brands are well-advised to make sure their websites maintain consistent brand messaging that underpins their authority and signals relevance. This will continue to grow in importance in 2025.

Prioritize User-Generated Content (UGC)

Fighting against the rising tide of AI-generated content online is the trend toward more UGC and forums. UGC provides more authentic content and insights based on real people’s knowledge, perspectives, and experiences. Platforms such as Reddit, Quora, and niche forums are gaining SEO importance because of their honest, community-driven conversations. They also drive organic traffic from long-tail keywords.

Zero-click Search

This is a search query that is answered directly on the search engine results page; the user doesn’t have to click through to a website for the answer. Therefore, brands need to start optimizing website and social media content for impressions, so their zero-click snippets appear in the SERPs.

Follow-up Search

If users don’t get the answer sought on the first try, they’ll do a follow-up search to refine their search results. This aligns with the “write for humans” approach to content creation. We recommend you incorporate this into your 2025 content strategy.

Insider Advantage Insight©: Break up your content into digestible chunks. Do this to align pieces of long, in-depth content with your users’ search journey. In other words, spread it out (go wide instead of deep) to enhance your on-page SEO and respond to your users’ questions along their buyer’s journey.

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