November 5, 2026·9 min read
Can AI-Written Blog Posts Rank In AI Search?
Yes, AI-written blog posts can rank and get cited in AI search. What the studies show, what Google says, and why posts built on model knowledge alone miss out.
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November 5, 2026·8 min read
How To Correct False Information In Google AI Overviews
How to correct false information about your brand in Google AI Overviews: trace the source, fix it at the root, report the answer and check that the fix sticks.
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.
November 5, 2026·9 min read
Local Citations: Why They Still Matter For Google Maps And AI Search
Local citations explained: what they are, how much they still move Google Maps rankings, which data aggregators feed the directories, and why AI answers now lean on the same listings.
November 5, 2026·11 min read
RankControl vs Otterly.AI: Monitoring Or Monitoring Plus Publishing
RankControl vs Otterly.AI in 2026: plan prices and add-ons, which AI engines each covers, Lite plan limits, what it costs to match engines, and what happens after the check. Checked October 19, 2026.
November 4, 2026·10 min read
How A/B Testing A Landing Page Affects SEO Rankings And Conversions
A/B testing a landing page won't hurt SEO rankings if you split traffic the right way. Google's four rules, what AI crawlers see, and how to test safely.
November 4, 2026·11 min read
AI Feed vs llms.txt: What Actually Helps AI Engines Understand Your Website?
"AI feed" covers at least four different things, from OpenAI's product feed to Microsoft's NLWeb. We checked which ones an engine documents reading, compared them with llms.txt, and tested what shopping answers cite.
November 4, 2026·15 min read
Does ChatGPT Pick Brands From Memory Or Live Search? What Tests Show
Does ChatGPT recommend brands from memory or from live search? What Ahrefs, Semrush, OpenAI and independent tests show about how often it searches, why the numbers disagree, and what it means for brands.
November 4, 2026·13 min read
Click-Through Rate By Position In 2026: How Far CTR Has Fallen
Google click-through rate by position in 2026 from Advanced Web Ranking, First Page Sage, Ahrefs, Seer, Backlinko and Pew: how far CTR has fallen with AI Overviews, and why the studies disagree.
November 4, 2026·8 min read
Google AI Mode For Marketers: How Agentic Search Changes SEO Planning
Google AI Mode now books tables, calls businesses and checks out purchases for people. What each agentic feature does and when it launched, where the agents get their data, and how to change your SEO plan.
November 4, 2026·10 min read
Should You Block AI Crawlers From Your Website?
Should you block AI crawlers? Most businesses should leave search and user bots open and decide on training bots deliberately. What 20 big sites do, and where blocks leak.
November 4, 2026·9 min read
How To Submit A Sitemap To Google And Bing, Then Check It Worked
How to find your sitemap on Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Squarespace, Ghost or a custom site, submit it to Google and Bing, and check in each report that it actually worked.
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