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Google Business Profile Signals That Move AI Citations
September 18, 2026·9 min read

Google Business Profile Signals That Move AI Citations

ChatGPT doesn't even read your GBP. A field-by-field guide to the Google Business Profile signals that move AI citations, and the ones that quietly don't.

Local SaaS AEO: Ranking in ChatGPT for "[City] + [Category]" Queries
July 12, 2026·9 min read

Local SaaS AEO: Ranking in ChatGPT for "[City] + [Category]" Queries

Buyers add geography to software prompts for compliance and currency reasons, and almost no SaaS competes for those answers. The geo page playbook for AI.

The AEO Audit Playbook: Grade Your Site in 30 Minutes
October 30, 2026·8 min read

The AEO Audit Playbook: Grade Your Site in 30 Minutes

A free AEO audit scorecard you can run in 30 minutes with just a browser. Grade your site across six categories and get an AI-search readiness score out of 25.

Use AI Agents to Scout Competitor Mentions in ChatGPT & Perplexity (SaaS Playbook)
October 30, 2026·8 min read

Use AI Agents to Scout Competitor Mentions in ChatGPT & Perplexity (SaaS Playbook)

A SaaS playbook for using AI agents to track how competitors get mentioned and cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini, and how to win the answer back.

AI Overviews Recovery Playbook: Win the Citation, Not the Click
October 30, 2026·10 min read

AI Overviews Recovery Playbook: Win the Citation, Not the Click

Rankings held but traffic fell? That is an AI Overviews hit. What recovery can mean now, the three plays that restore visibility, and the SEO reflexes to skip.

Alternatives Pages: The Underused Format for AI Citation Wins
October 30, 2026·8 min read

Alternatives Pages: The Underused Format for AI Citation Wins

Alternatives pages are the highest-intent format almost nobody optimizes for AI. How to build, structure, and measure pages ChatGPT and Claude actually cite.

EEAT for AI Search: Why Author Pages Matter More Than Ever
July 11, 2026·9 min read

EEAT for AI Search: Why Author Pages Matter More Than Ever

Named authors get cited 1.8x more than anonymous content in AI answers. How EEAT transfers to AI search, and how to rebuild author pages as infrastructure.

How to Find the Exact Prompts Your Buyers Ask ChatGPT
September 18, 2026·8 min read

How to Find the Exact Prompts Your Buyers Ask ChatGPT

Your buyers ask ChatGPT for recommendations every day, and no tool shows you those prompts. Six sources that reveal the exact questions, step by step.

How to Get Your SaaS Featured in AI-Driven Product Lists (2026)
October 30, 2026·8 min read

How to Get Your SaaS Featured in AI-Driven Product Lists (2026)

How to get your SaaS featured in the directories and AI-tool lists that ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini pull from when they build recommendations.

Glossary Pages for AEO: Own Your Category's Definitions
October 30, 2026·8 min read

Glossary Pages for AEO: Own Your Category's Definitions

Glossary pages are the cheapest way to own your category's definitions in AI answers. Term selection, entry structure, DefinedTerm schema, and measurement.

Google Search Console's AI Search Data: The Complete Field Guide
October 30, 2026·8 min read

Google Search Console's AI Search Data: The Complete Field Guide

Google Search Console finally reports AI search data. What the Generative AI performance report shows, what it hides, and how to read every field correctly.

Local AEO 2026: Getting Your Local Business Cited by ChatGPT and Claude
October 30, 2026·8 min read

Local AEO 2026: Getting Your Local Business Cited by ChatGPT and Claude

Local AEO is a city-by-city game. How to build per-city prompt panels, win AI citations in metros without an office, and track where engines recommend you.

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