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Off Page SEO In 2026: Brand Mentions, Digital PR, And Links That Still Matter
October 2, 2026·9 min read

Off Page SEO In 2026: Brand Mentions, Digital PR, And Links That Still Matter

A keep/kill/add triage of the off-page portfolio: which link tactics survive the AI search era, what to stop paying for, and the new lines that earn budget.

Is ChatGPT Search A Google Killer: What SaaS Teams Should Do Now
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.

AI Search Traffic Is Up But Clicks Are Down: What Is Happening?
September 30, 2026·9 min read

AI Search Traffic Is Up But Clicks Are Down: What Is Happening?

Both charts are right. The four numbers your meetings keep conflating, why they move in opposite directions, and the reporting template that ends the argument.

AI Visibility During A Website Migration: What To Check Before And After Launch
September 30, 2026·8 min read

AI Visibility During A Website Migration: What To Check Before And After Launch

The verification timeline for migrations: what evidence to capture before launch, what to check the day of, and how to tell real damage from ordinary churn after.

Google AI Search Optimization Guide For B2B SaaS Websites
September 30, 2026·8 min read

Google AI Search Optimization Guide For B2B SaaS Websites

One operating guide for Google's three search surfaces: how B2B SaaS sites win organic, AI Overviews, and AI Mode by mapping each to the buyer journey.

Is GEO Replacing SEO Or Becoming Part Of SEO?
September 30, 2026·8 min read

Is GEO Replacing SEO Or Becoming Part Of SEO?

Follow the institutions instead of the discourse: what Google's guidance, job postings, tool suites, and team structures say about where GEO is actually landing.

SEO Mistakes That Hurt AI Search Visibility In 2026
September 30, 2026·12 min read

SEO Mistakes That Hurt AI Search Visibility In 2026

Ten well-intentioned SEO habits that quietly cost citations: crawler panic-blocks, buried answers, stub sprawl, entity drift, and the instruments that hide it all.

Why Google Says llms.txt Will Not Help Citations
September 30, 2026·9 min read

Why Google Says llms.txt Will Not Help Citations

Google answered this one directly, twice, in writing. The full record of what they said, the four-part reasoning underneath it, and what actually moves citations.

Google Search Console AI Performance Report: What Marketers Should Track
September 29, 2026·8 min read

Google Search Console AI Performance Report: What Marketers Should Track

The generative AI report finally shows where you appear in AI Overviews and AI Mode. How impressions actually count, the five tracks worth watching, and what it can't see.

AEO Vs SEO: Are You Optimizing For AI Answers While Losing Website Traffic?
September 28, 2026·12 min read

AEO Vs SEO: Are You Optimizing For AI Answers While Losing Website Traffic?

Citations up, sessions down: how to tell ambient zero-click decline from self-inflicted AEO damage, and how to rebalance the portfolio so both games get won.

Are Google AI Overviews Killing Website Traffic?
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.

How To Optimize For AI Overviews In 2026: A Checklist For SaaS Websites
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.

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