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Shopify SEO: How To Rank Your Store In Google And ChatGPT
October 30, 2026·9 min read

Shopify SEO: How To Rank Your Store In Google And ChatGPT

Shopify SEO from real ranking pages: we pulled the Shopify collection and product pages that rank on Google for eight product searches, and the Shopify product page ChatGPT cited, to see what they have in common.

How To Rank On ChatGPT
October 30, 2026·9 min read

How To Rank On ChatGPT

How to rank on ChatGPT using what OpenAI itself documents: the crawler it needs, how it rewrites searches, how product and local results are picked, and the memory layer underneath it all.

ChatGPT For SEO: A Practical Guide With 7 Prompts That Run On Your Own Search Console Data
October 30, 2026·8 min read

ChatGPT For SEO: A Practical Guide With 7 Prompts That Run On Your Own Search Console Data

A practical guide to ChatGPT for SEO with seven copy-paste prompts that work on your own Search Console exports, from low-CTR titles to cannibalization.

LLM SEO In 2026: 7 Strategies Built From What ChatGPT Actually Searched
October 30, 2026·9 min read

LLM SEO In 2026: 7 Strategies Built From What ChatGPT Actually Searched

LLM SEO strategies that get you cited, built from a real run of 10 buyer questions through ChatGPT search: the searches it wrote, the pages it read and the few it cited.

SaaS SEO: The Playbook For B2B Teams In 2026, Built Page By Page
October 30, 2026·9 min read

SaaS SEO: The Playbook For B2B Teams In 2026, Built Page By Page

A SaaS SEO playbook for B2B teams, built around the pages software companies need and the order to build them, from pricing and comparisons to docs and guides.

AI Search Visibility for Demand Gen Leads: Where to Start
October 30, 2026·8 min read

AI Search Visibility for Demand Gen Leads: Where to Start

A demand gen lead's guide to AI search: how to see AI-referred pipeline in GA4 and HubSpot, what AI Overviews are doing to paid and organic clicks, whether to test ChatGPT ads, and what to publish first.

AI Search Optimization: The Complete Playbook
October 30, 2026·9 min read

AI Search Optimization: The Complete Playbook

A symptom-first AI search optimization playbook: six plays for when AI engines can't read your site, won't cite it, describe you wrong or drop you overnight.

How to Run SEO From Claude Code and Cursor With MCP
October 30, 2026·8 min read

How to Run SEO From Claude Code and Cursor With MCP

A practical setup guide for running SEO from Claude Code and Cursor with MCP: the exact commands and config files, prompts that work, and the guardrails that keep an agent from publishing without you.

AI Search Visibility for Startup CMOs: Where to Start
October 30, 2026·9 min read

AI Search Visibility for Startup CMOs: Where to Start

A startup CMO's first 90 days in AI search: what to check before spending, the one number to give the board, the pages to publish first, and what to ask vendors.

Answer Engine Optimization: The Complete 2026 Guide
October 30, 2026·10 min read

Answer Engine Optimization: The Complete 2026 Guide

Answer engine optimization in 2026: how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google pick sources, the work that earns citations, what to skip, how to measure AEO.

Generative Engine Optimization: The Definitive Guide
October 30, 2026·10 min read

Generative Engine Optimization: The Definitive Guide

A guide to generative engine optimization: where GEO came from, how AI engines pick sources, what works, what to skip and how to measure it, with 2026 data.

AI Search Visibility for Founders: Where to Start
October 30, 2026·9 min read

AI Search Visibility for Founders: Where to Start

A founder's first month in AI search: the 20-question test to run by hand, the pages to publish first, the tactics to skip, and how many hours it really takes.

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