Bruce Clay’s Legacy: What the “Father of SEO” Still Teaches Us in the Age of AI Search (And How SMEs Should Execute Now)
Bruce Clay helped professionalize SEO long before it was a line item in marketing budgets. His passing is a moment to take stock: the fundamentals he championed—technical clarity, disciplined content, ethical strategy, and education—matter even more as AI Overviews, GEO, and automation reshape how customers discover brands. This is a practical, execution-first editorial for SMEs and agencies: what changed, why it matters, what can go wrong, and a 90‑day plan you can ship—with AYSA.ai as a monitor → prepare → approve → execute system.