Listicle Link Building For Google Gemini AI Overview (James Dooley Interviews Jabez Reuben)
This video explains how listicle link building can help brands get cited in Google Gemini AI overviews. James Dooley and Jabez Reuben discuss why listicles are currently one of the strongest formats for AI citations, because they structure brand comparisons in a way Gemini can understand and surface. Jabez explains that rankings, indexing and LLM crawler access matter more than old link metrics such as DA, DR or traffic. The discussion covers robots.txt checks, structured content, key takeaways, comparison tables, H2s, FAQs, semantic writing, internal links and authority references because these elements help listicles get indexed and cited. They also explain why consensus matters, because Gemini needs repeated local, citywide and wider brand coverage before recommending a business for broader terms.
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Jabez Reuben
Jabez Reuben is the founder of The Blueprints Agency. He has over 10 years of experience in SEO, with a focus on link building, content strategy, and more recently, LLM and AI driven Search. Jabez has grown The Blueprints into a boutique agency that has supported brands like Adobe, Sleek, Diggity Marketing, Whitepress and more. His current work focuses on helping brands improve visibility across both traditional search and AI platforms. He also built Link Validator, a SaaS tool for managing and auditing backlinks, and has been hosting a conference for the past two years called Link Building Mastery, now rebranded as LLM Mastery.
