September 28, 2026·8 min read
Are Google AI Overviews Killing Website Traffic?
The click data says yes for some sites and no for others. The full evidence review: how big the drop really is, who's hit hardest, and what recovers value.
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September 28, 2026·8 min read
How To Optimize For AI Overviews In 2026: A Checklist For SaaS Websites
The working checklist: eligibility, extraction structure, trust signals, technical parity, the SaaS pages that matter most, and the measurement loop that grades it.
October 30, 2026·9 min read
How to Switch from Keyword.com to RankControl Without Losing Data
Moving from a dedicated rank tracker to a full visibility pipeline: what to export, how keyword lists become tracked buyer queries, and who the switch is for.
September 28, 2026·8 min read
What Is AEO? Answer Engine Optimization Explained
The full glossary entry for AEO: what it means, where the term came from, the two-stage mechanics behind AI citations, core practices, myths, and measurement.
September 27, 2026·8 min read
AI Bot Analytics: What Agent Traffic Can And Cannot Tell You
Server logs and CDN dashboards are the only place AI crawler traffic is visible. What that data genuinely reveals, where it lies to you, and what to pair it with.
September 27, 2026·9 min read
AI Search Visibility for One-Person Marketing Teams: Where to Start
A solo marketer's four-hour weekly system for AI search: five queries that matter, answer-shaped pages, a few earned mentions, and permission to skip the rest.
September 27, 2026·10 min read
Brand Mentions vs Backlinks: What AI Search Engines Seem To Reward
Ahrefs' 75,000-brand study put mentions three times ahead of backlinks for AI visibility. Where each signal actually works in the answer pipeline, and how to rebalance.
September 27, 2026·9 min read
First 100 Users For B2B SaaS: Channels That Still Work
The 2026 version of early acquisition: directories that engines now read, communities, AI assistants as a referral source, founder outbound, and what quietly died.
September 27, 2026·8 min read
Google AI Mode And Gemini Organized Results: What Changed For SaaS SEO
AI Mode became the global default and Gemini started reorganizing the results page itself. The verified timeline, the click math, and the SaaS playbook that survives both.
September 27, 2026·8 min read
Is llms.txt Mandatory For AI Search Visibility?
No engine requires it, Google's Search team says skip it, and Chrome's Lighthouse now audits it anyway. The full answer, plus the list of what actually is mandatory.
October 30, 2026·9 min read
Local Perplexity Alternatives: Perplexica, Ollama, And SearXNG Explained
The self-hosted AI search stack, explained layer by layer: Vane (the renamed Perplexica) for answers, SearXNG for retrieval, Ollama for models, and what it means for your visibility.
September 27, 2026·9 min read
How Perplexity Deep Research Changes Content Strategy For SaaS Brands
Buyers now commission a cited research report on your category in minutes. How report synthesis picks its sources, and the content moves that survive it.
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