AI-built sites can look done and still be invisible to Google, and AI Mode now adds booking buttons to home services. What to check this week.

Two stories from this week's Navigating SEO newsletter, in plain English.

Story 1: AI-built websites
Vibe coding tools can build a good-looking site in an afternoon, but the AI doesn't know your business or why your SEO rules exist. It may undo a canonical tag, hide content behind JavaScript, or run on services that block Googlebot. Search Engine Land lays out seven checks to run before launch and after every big change.

Story 2: Google AI Mode booking buttons
Google's AI Mode now puts booking buttons on home service listings, powered by Angi, Thumbtack, Housecall, and Jobber, with ServiceTitan listed as coming soon. It's US-only for now. Google hasn't said how businesses are chosen, so being on those platforms looks like it matters.

What to do this week

• Open your page source (View Page Source, not Inspect) and confirm your key content is in it.

• Write your canonicals and redirects, with the reasons, into your AI tool's project instructions, and crawl the site after every AI edit.

• Check Search Console's Page Indexing report for server errors and 403s.

• Search your business on Angi and Thumbtack, and check your Housecall or Jobber booking setup.

• Make sure those listings match your Google Business Profile, and read your recent reviews like a stranger would.

• Track bookings that come through partner platforms separately from your website.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:22 AI-built websites can look done and still be invisible
02:20 Google AI Mode adds booking buttons for home services
03:50 Wrap-up

Read the full newsletters

• Your AI-Built Website Can Look Done and Still Be Invisible: https://navigatingseonews.com/p/your-ai-built-website-can-look-done-and-still-be-invisible

• Google's AI Mode Now Shows a Book Button for Home Services: https://navigatingseonews.com/p/google-s-ai-mode-now-shows-a-book-button-for-home-services

Sources

• Matt Hollingshead, Search Engine Land: https://searchengineland.com/technical-seo-checks-vibe-coded-websites-500033

• Barry Schwartz, Search Engine Roundtable: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-mode-home-services-booking-42459.html

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