November 5, 2026·11 min read
Is AI Visibility Worth Tracking Yet?
Is AI visibility worth tracking yet? We reran the same buyer questions to see which numbers hold still, which are noise, and who should wait before tracking.
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November 4, 2026·11 min read
Why Make It Sound More Human Is A Bad AI Content Prompt
We tested "make it sound more human" against a real brief. The prompt added comfort sentences instead of substance, and a second humanizing pass broke the length limit.
October 31, 2026·10 min read
Should Brands Care More About AI Search Visibility Than Google Rankings?
Google still sends almost all the traffic, while buyers build their shortlists in AI answers. Our take on where B2B brands should put their effort in 2026, with the data on both sides.
October 30, 2026·11 min read
Dashboard vs Pipeline: Why Knowing Isn't Fixing in AI Search
AI visibility tracking tells you where you stand. Why a dashboard alone rarely changes the answer, what a pipeline adds, and when a dashboard is all you need.
October 30, 2026·11 min read
GEO Vs SEO Reddit Advice: What Still Holds Up And What To Ignore
We checked the most repeated GEO vs SEO advice on Reddit against 2026 studies. What still holds up, what went out of date after ChatGPT 5.6, and what to ignore.
October 30, 2026·11 min read
Better AI Content Comes From Better Context, Not Better Prompts
Generic AI content is a context problem. Why longer prompts don't fix it, what context a model needs to write something specific, and how to build it this week.
October 30, 2026·11 min read
What Happens To SEO If Buyers Stop Searching Google?
What happens to SEO if buyers stop searching Google? The data says they haven't, but B2B buyers now start elsewhere. What fades, what survives, what to do now.
October 9, 2026·12 min read
Are Generative Engine Optimization Agencies Worth It Yet?
A buyer-side verdict on the GEO agency market: what is real, what is repackaged, what is snake oil, and the six questions that sort one from the other.
October 2, 2026·12 min read
llms.txt For SEO: Helpful Standard Or Dead End?
A verdict through the lens of standards history: why robots.txt and sitemaps won, why the keywords meta tag died, and which story llms.txt is retelling.
October 1, 2026·11 min read
Is ChatGPT Search A Google Killer: What SaaS Teams Should Do Now
The honest verdict with the numbers in one place, what real users say about their own habits, and the five moves SaaS teams should make either way.
October 30, 2026·11 min read
Why We Track All Seven AI Engines Instead of One Score
The product decision we keep having to defend: no blended AI visibility number, seven per-engine columns instead, and the evidence that made the call for us.
October 30, 2026·11 min read
Should SaaS Founders Use llms.txt In 2026?
A founder-to-founder answer to the llms.txt question: what the logs and citation data say, the steelmanned believer case, and where your four hours should go.
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