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Search engine optimization in the AI-search era. Technical, content, link-building — the playbook that still works after the Helpful Content Update.

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Comparison and alternatives pages: the B2B SaaS SEO format that converts
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Comparison and alternatives pages: the B2B SaaS SEO format that converts

Comparison pages and 'alternatives to' pages capture buyers who are already choosing. How to build them honestly, structure them for AI citations, and avoid the traps.

OCT 13, 2026·Read essay →
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
B2B Attribution in 2026: Fix the Dark Social Blind SpotANALYTICS

B2B Attribution in 2026: Fix the Dark Social Blind Spot

Stop losing credit for 70% of your B2B pipeline. The hybrid attribution stack that captures dark social, Slack shares, and word-of-mouth in 2026.

JUL 2, 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 decay in 2026: audit, refresh, or retire aging postsSEO

Content decay in 2026: audit, refresh, or retire aging posts

The three signals that flag a decaying page, the quarterly pull that finds them, and the refresh-consolidate-retire decision tree we run on our own archive.

AUG 15, 2026
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