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Originally Posted by mopek1
Can adult be improved upon SEO-wise?
No AI will link to an adult site and Google seems to be showing less adult results and more mainstream-adult pages instead, at least from what I am seeing.
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Adult SEO is one of the most difficult primarily because search engines like Google apply "SafeSearch" filters and restrictive policies that favor established, high-authority "mainstream-adult" sites (like major tube sites or magazines).
You can still move the needle on adult SEO in 2026, regardless of the niche. When I sat on the SEO panel at InterNext in Vegas last year, the big takeaway from the last couple of years was the massive shift in tactics for smart SEO people.
We aren't just trying to 'trick' Google anymore; the goal now is to prove your site is a legitimate entity that search engines can rely on.
Today -- SEO for pretty much all adult fields can absolutely be improved. So I would change your approach from the old days of SEO from "trying to trick the algorithm" to "becoming an entity search engines trust." (NOTE this is why blackhat was abandoned by most SEO people as it was attempting to trick)
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Originally Posted by mopek1
"no AI will link to an adult site and Google seems to be showing less adult results and more mainstream-adult pages instead"
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In 2026, the "Invisibility" you’re describing is exactly what we discussed at the InterNext panel in Vegas. You've hit on the two biggest hurdles: AI Censorship (the link barrier) and SafeSearch Sanitization (Google favoring "mainstream" sites).
To "humanize" the strategy for the current landscape, you have to stop trying to force Google to show your content and instead make Google unable to ignore your brand.