E-Coffee with Experts

How This Enterprise SEO Expert Builds Revenue-Driven SEO Teams


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In this episode of E-Coffee with Experts, our host Ranmay sits down with Sam Page, Head of SEO at InMotion Hosting, to unpack how modern SEO leaders must adapt in an AI-driven search landscape.


With over 20 years of hands-on SEO experience, Sam has led search strategy across agencies and global brands including Amazon Business and Slack. In this conversation, he shares how SEO has shifted from rankings to revenue, why content alone no longer wins, and how off-page signals, brand mentions, and LLM visibility are redefining success.


We talk about:


- SEO forecasting that leadership actually trusts

- Agency vs in-house SEO realities

- Google Helpful Content Update impact

- Programmatic SEO in an AI world

- Internal linking & information architecture today

- Preparing SEO teams for 2026 and beyond


This episode offers practical insights on building resilient, future-proof SEO strategies in the age of AI and large language models.


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In this episode, we discuss:


00:00 – 01:10: Introduction

01:10 – 03:45: Sam’s journey into SEO and early career

03:45 – 06:05: Agency SEO vs in-house SEO experience

06:05 – 08:10: Connecting SEO work to real business revenue

08:10 – 10:40: Why SEO teams should not work in silos

10:40 – 12:55: Why content alone is not enough today

12:55 – 14:40: Google update that changed SEO forever

14:40 – 16:05: SEO for Google vs SEO for AI tools

16:05 – 18:00: Technical SEO that still matters

18:00 – 20:10: Programmatic SEO in the AI age

20:10 – 22:20: Internal linking and site structure today

22:20 – 24:30: SEO focus areas for 2026

24:30 – 27:10: Career advice for young SEO professionals

27:10 – 31:10: Rapid-fire questions with Sam

31:10 – 32:40: One career decision Sam would not change

32:40 – 33:26: Final thoughts


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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/samcpage/

 http://inmotionhosting.com/


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