
How can SEO evolve from ranking in search results to becoming the choice of AI agents?
In this episode of The Search Session, Gianluca Fiorelli talks with international SEO expert Nitin Manchanda about engineering-led SEO, developer collaboration, international SEO, and scaling programmatic content without sacrificing quality.
They explore how agencies can adapt to AI-driven search, build smarter internal linking strategies, and prepare for the next frontier: agentic commerce, where AI agents discover products and complete purchases.
This is the 87th episode of: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_sm3ydVBxdAJ84k2qsH1LkTDbtbdNrGh
Here's what you'll learn in this episode:
- 00:07 Meet Our Guest: Nitin Manchanda
- 02:47 How Client Mindset Shapes Growth in AI Search
- 07:00 How Botpresso Adapted and Grew in the AI Era
- 15:50 What a Developer Background Teaches About Shipping SEO
- 22:31 Balancing Link Equity and Semantic Relevance in Internal Linking
- 28:45 Why Backlink Value Now Goes Beyond Links
- 33:05 Why International SEO Needs Localization, Not Just Translation
- 42:31 What Separates Good Programmatic SEO From Scaled Content Abuse
- 49:10 Preparing for Agentic Commerce
👉 Read the full article and explore additional insights:
https://www.advancedwebranking.com/blog/engineering-led-seo-ai-search
Where to find Nitin Manchanda
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitman/
- X: https://x.com/_nitman
- Website: https://botpresso.com/
Where to find Gianluca Fiorelli
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianlucafiorelli/
- X: https://x.com/gfiorelli1
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gfiorelli1.bsky.social
- Website: https://iloveseo.net/
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