Five SEO myths, and the studies that end them
Published on: 04/09/2026
Rank first and you get found. Block the bots and stay safe. Five pieces of SEO advice that no longer hold for an independent property, each one ended by a dated study.
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Rank first and you get found. Block the bots and stay safe. Five pieces of SEO advice that no longer hold for an independent property, each one ended by a dated study.

Nearly half the hotels AI assistants recommend never appear in Google's results. What the Tharro and Cloudbeds studies found, and what an independent property can do about it.