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SEO5 min read

Technical SEO in the AI Era: What Still Matters

AI didn't kill technical SEO — it raised the stakes. The crawlability, structure, and speed that rank you on Google are the exact signals AI engines read to trust you.

26 July 2026Read
GEO & AI Search4 min read

The AI Visibility Audit: How I Assess a Brand Before Any GEO Work

I never start GEO work blind. This is the exact audit I run first — four lenses, in order, ending in a gap map that says what to fix and in what sequence.

21 July 2026Read
GEO & AI Search5 min read

How to Get Your Business Recommended by ChatGPT

When a buyer asks ChatGPT who to hire or what to buy, it answers with names. Here's what actually decides whose names come up — and the work that puts yours among them.

17 July 2026Read
GEO & AI Search4 min read

Schema Markup for GEO: Telling AI Exactly Who You Are

Structured data is how you stop machines from guessing about your business. A practical guide to the schema that matters for AI visibility — and the mistakes that quietly waste it.

12 July 2026Read
GEO & AI Search5 min read

From SEO to GEO: Why Your Customers Are Asking AI, Not Googling

Search didn't die — it changed shape. Here's why ranking #1 no longer guarantees you're seen, and the concrete shift from winning the click to being the source AI cites.

24 June 2026Read
GEO & AI Search3 min read

Three Free Checks to See If AI Even Knows Your Brand Exists

Before you invest a dollar in GEO, run these three checks. They take ten minutes and tell you exactly where you stand inside AI answers — and what to fix first.

17 June 2026Read
Digital Transformation3 min read

Traffic Is Vanity. Systems Are Revenue.

Traffic feels like progress. But traffic you can't convert, track, or repeat is just noise. Here's where real growth actually lives — and the order to fix it in.

10 June 2026Read
Digital Transformation3 min read

What "Digital Transformation" Actually Means (It's Not a Rebrand)

"Digital transformation" has been buzzworded into meaninglessness. Here's the plain version — the four layers it actually touches, and why a new logo isn't one of them.

3 June 2026Read
GEO & AI Search4 min read

Be the Brand AI Recommends: A Practical GEO Starter Guide

A no-fluff, do-it-this-week starter guide to Generative Engine Optimization — the exact first moves I make to get a brand cited by AI, in the order I make them.

27 May 2026Read
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When AI Gets Your Brand Wrong — and How to Correct the Record28 July 2026
What a GEO Consultant Actually Does — and When You Need One4 August 2026
GEO in French-Speaking Markets: The First-Mover Window Is Open11 August 2026

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