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AI Search And Product Discovery: How To See If It Is Affecting Your Traffic
October 1, 2026·9 min read

AI Search And Product Discovery: How To See If It Is Affecting Your Traffic

Seven signals, checkable in an afternoon, that tell you whether AI engines are discovering and recommending your product before buyers ever reach your site.

AI Search Visibility for Travel Brands: The 2026 Playbook
October 1, 2026·9 min read

AI Search Visibility for Travel Brands: The 2026 Playbook

Travelers plan trips in ChatGPT and Gemini now, then double-check the answers. The playbook for hotels, operators, and DMOs to become the cited source.

GEO Marketing: How Generative Engine Optimization Fits Into B2B SaaS Growth
October 1, 2026·9 min read

GEO Marketing: How Generative Engine Optimization Fits Into B2B SaaS Growth

Not a new channel, a new layer: where GEO plugs into a B2B SaaS growth model, who should own it, what it costs, and the KPI ladder that makes it fundable.

How To Justify Time Spent On AI Search Visibility
October 1, 2026·9 min read

How To Justify Time Spent On AI Search Visibility

The persuasion kit for AI search work: a one-page business case, the 90-day pilot frame, evidence artifacts that convince, and answers to five objections.

AEO Best Practices In 2026: How To Win Answers Without Chasing Outdated Tactics
September 30, 2026·9 min read

AEO Best Practices In 2026: How To Win Answers Without Chasing Outdated Tactics

Half the AEO advice circulating today died in the last four model updates. The tactic graveyard, the practices that survived everything, and the filter for what's next.

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.

Generative Engine Optimization Vs SEO: Is GEO Just SEO With Extra Steps?
September 30, 2026·8 min read

Generative Engine Optimization Vs SEO: Is GEO Just SEO With Extra Steps?

I ran the 2019 checklist and the 2026 additions on the same page and kept a ledger. The honest split, what the extra steps actually buy, and where they can't help.

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.

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.

AI Search Visibility for Cybersecurity: The 2026 Playbook
September 29, 2026·9 min read

AI Search Visibility for Cybersecurity: The 2026 Playbook

Security buying is skeptical, peer-driven, and trust-gated, and AI assistants entered the evaluation anyway. The six plays that work in this vertical.

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