James Dooley and Charles Floate discuss the best SEO strategies working in 2026 as Google shifts towards AI overviews, AI mode and consensus-driven search results. Charles explains how modern SEO depends on factual content, topical depth, backlinks, schema, semantic structure, site focus and third-party corroboration because Google increasingly rewards pages that match wider consensus. The conversation covers on-page SEO, topical authority, internal linking, schema markup, YMYL niches, parasite SEO, link building, tier-two backlinks and virality campaigns. They also discuss why user engagement signals can help new websites, but only when traffic is targeted and measured through Chrome-based signals. This video is aimed at SEO professionals, agency owners and marketers looking to improve organic rankings, AI overview visibility and long-term search performance in 2026.