Authority Hacker Podcast – AI & Automation for Small biz & Marketers
The Authority Hacker Podcast has been a trusted resource in online business since 2016—voted #1 Marketing Podcast by Ahrefs and downloaded over 3.5 million times by marketers and entrepreneurs in 120+ countries.
Originally focused on SEO, affiliate marketing, and online growth, our insights have helped 15,000+ business owners successfully scale through our training programs.
But the game is changing. AI and automation are redefining how businesses grow, scale, and stay competitive.
Now, we’re focused on helping small business owners and marketers navigate and use AI & automation to work smarter, not harder.
🎙️ New episodes every 2 weeks featuring:
• AI tools & automations that make your business more efficient
• Real-world strategies you can implement today—no fluff, just results
• Behind-the-scenes insights from successful entrepreneurs
• Candid discussions from hosts Gael Breton & Mark Webster, who have worked with Fortune 500 companies, built and sold multiple businesses, and generated millions in revenue
If you want to cut busywork, automate what matters, and stay ahead in a world driven by AI, subscribe now and learn how to run a smarter, more efficient business—without drowning in tech overwhelm.
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- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 389
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
#329 - Cyrus Shepard spills Google’s secrets
When a talented SEO like Cyrus Shepard becomes a Google Quality Rater, you know we'll get someone who has excellent insights on how Google evaluates your site and where you fail to impr…
#328 - Did Ahrefs F**k Us?
In the last two years, Ahrefs, a tool that many people in the industry would agree is the best tool for the job, has lived long enough to see itself become the villain and many now asso…
#327 - 8 Ways To Adapt Your SEO In 2024
In this week’s episode, Mark and Gael take a look at the sites who are acing the latest Google paradigm, analyze what worked for them, and adapt the business model so everyone can grow …
#326 - Can We Predict The Future AGAIN??
Predicting the future in this industry is NOT easy. But in this week's episode, Mark and Gael take a look at the predictions they made last year... and some of them are scarily accurate…
#325 - Ultimate New Facebook Strategy
Our guest today doesn’t believe in EEAT, doesn't do any link building, uses AI to help in her content creation, makes most of her money from ads, and lost quite a bit of traffic in the …
#324 - This Proves That EEAT ACTUALLY Works (Kinda)
In this week’s episode, Gael chats with Derek Hales, founder of Modern Castle and NapLab, which produce some of the best review content ever seen from a small publisher.
So good, in fac…
#323 - Digital PR Expert Reveals How To Get Links
In this week's episode, Mark sits down with Gabriela Covay to break down exactly how her company, Bright Valley Marketing, landed Authority Hacker over 30 links - including some DR90 on…
#322 - All Our Best Hires Come From THIS Country
South Africa is one of the best places in the world to recruit from - and it’s mostly being overlooked and underutilized right now.
This week, Mark sits down with Doug Haines, the AH Pr…
#321 - Is AI Overhyped?
Now that the initial hype around AI has died down, in this week's episode Mark and Gael sit down to discuss what they really think of AI and how it can best be used in the real world.
Fu…
#320 - The Website Market Just Flipped
How is AI, increasing inflation and the worsening of the overall global economy affecting the website market? In this week's episode, Mark sits down with Justin Cooke from Empire Flippe…
#319 - New Survey Reveals Exactly What’s Changed in Affiliate Marketing
In this week's episode, Mark and Gael and dive into various aspects of the affiliate marketing industry, comparing their own experiences with results from the Affiliate Marketing Survey…
#318 - Decoding Topical Authority with Koray Tuğberk Gübür
A lot of people find Koray Tuğberk Gübür’s content confusing and difficult to follow. So we’ve set out to decode of the most cryptic people in the industry, and break down what he share…
#317 - The Brian Dean Method
Brian Dean did something that less than 0.01% of us will ever achieve. He built his site to a staggering DR 90 on Ahrefs, almost entirely on his own. This week, Gael sits down with the …
#316 - Ultimate New Pinterest Strategy
Not all social media platforms are made equal, and Pinterest is one that can really drive serious amounts of traffic. In this week's episode, we chat with Tony Hill, who shares insights…
#315 - Ex-Forbes Employee Reveals EVERYTHING
How does Forbes keep ranking for EVERYTHING? In this week's episode, we sit down with former Forbes SEO strategist Shawn Hill, to explore the secrets behind Forbes' SEO success.
Full sh…
#314 - 11 Ways to Diversify Your Traffic
Waiting in fear for the next Google update to destroy your traffic (again)? While SEO is still by far the best traffic source, we've come to accept that with Google's upcoming search ch…
#313 - How To Build 417 Links Per Month with Jason Malone
In this week’s episode, Mark is joined by Jason Malone, founder of the link building agency We Outreach. We discuss the ins and outs of link building in 2023, and Jason gives us a look …
#312 - How These 3 Sites Can Adapt to Thrive
AI is changing the game of content creation and SEO, and it's important to adapt your business model to thrive in this new environment. In today's episode, we discuss the impact of AI o…
#311 - Are 1 Click AI Article Generators Good?
Wondering whether to use an AI article generator to save time? In this episode, Mark and Gael review some of the AI tools out there and tell you everything you need to know.
#310 - 8 Things We Learned Collecting 241,294 Emails
We've been building our email list for a long time now. Today we discuss how to build your own email list.
Full show notes: https://www.authorityhacker.com/email-lessons/