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2026-04-29 07:24
I'm invisible on Google, but ChatGPT's favorite. Here is why.
As a Frontend Engineer, I’ve always lived by the traditional SEO playbook: optimize metadata, improve PageSpeed, and pray to the Google gods for a spot on the first page.
But recently, I noticed a fascinating paradox. My latest project, Barcode Generator, is still a "ghost" in Google Search Console rankings. Yet, when I ask ChatGPT or Gemini for a reliable, bulk barcode tool, my site is often t...