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HARO alternatives in 2026: where to find journalist requests now
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HARO alternatives in 2026: where to find journalist requests now

HARO's Connectively era ended in December 2024. The 2026 map of journalist-request platforms, which are worth your time, and how to pitch without sounding like AI.

OCT 15, 2026·Read essay →
AI customer segmentation for B2B: a practical 2026 guideBRAND

AI customer segmentation for B2B: a practical 2026 guide

How to use AI for B2B customer segmentation in 2026: account-level clustering, first-party data, behavioral signals, and the rule that every segment must trigger an action.

OCT 10, 2026
A/B testing in 2026: when it works, when it failsPLAYBOOK

A/B testing in 2026: when it works, when it fails

Most teams burn months on A/B tests that can never reach significance. The honest 2026 framework for what to test, what to skip, and the current benchmark numbers.

MAY 23, 2026
Core Web Vitals 2026: LCP, INP & CLS Thresholds ExplainedSEO

Core Web Vitals 2026: LCP, INP & CLS Thresholds Explained

The exact 2026 LCP, INP and CLS thresholds Google grades you on, why WordPress fails by default, and the fix checklist we run in every audit.

AUG 22, 2026
How SEO actually works in 2026: the GEO-aware playbookSEO

How SEO actually works in 2026: the GEO-aware playbook

SEO did not die — it absorbed GEO. The full 2026 playbook for ranking in Google and getting cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude.

MAY 26, 2026
A/B testing & CRO agencies in 2026: pricing and red flagsPLAYBOOK

A/B testing & CRO agencies in 2026: pricing and red flags

What A/B testing and CRO agencies cost in 2026, the agency-vs-in-house math, and the red flags that separate real testing rigor from fast guessing.

SEP 19, 2026
Internal linking strategy in 2026: pillars, clusters, and auditsSEO

Internal linking strategy in 2026: pillars, clusters, and audits

Most sites we audit have one internal link per post. The pillar/cluster architecture, the orphan-page pull that finds the gap, and the anchor-text rule.

AUG 20, 2026
Keyword research in 2026: queries with no search volume yetSEO

Keyword research in 2026: queries with no search volume yet

A growing share of search has zero volume data. How to research those queries anyway: the GSC pull most sites skip, and conversational intent clusters.

AUG 18, 2026
Content distribution strategy: how to get your content seenCONTENT

Content distribution strategy: how to get your content seen

Most content teams over-invest in creation and under-invest in distribution. The four 2026 channels — owned, earned, paid, AI — and how to build for all.

JUL 18, 2026
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