The Rise of AI-First SEO Services: What Agencies Need to Know (2026 Update)
I sat in on a vendor call in February 2026 where an agency rep used the phrase “AI-first SEO services” six times in twenty minutes. When the client finally asked, “okay, but what does your keyword researcher actually do differently now,” the rep went quiet and pivoted to a slide about ChatGPT. That’s the tell…

