Do Backlinks Still Matter for AI Search? What the Data Actually Shows
I get asked this every second week now. Usually by a client who just watched a competitor with a weaker backlink profile show up in a ChatGPT answer where they didn’t. Same industry, same keyword, opposite result. Feels unfair. Feels random.
It’s not random....
GEO vs SEO: What Generative Engine Optimisation Means for Your Business
You’ve probably seen the term GEO everywhere in the last year, usually paired with a claim that SEO is dying and you need an entirely new strategy to survive. That’s not quite right, and the confusion around it is doing more harm than good. Let’s clear it up...
Why Your Reviews Matter More Than Ever for AI Search (And How to Get More)
Reviews used to be simple. More stars, more trust, more customers. That part hasn’t changed. What has changed is who’s reading them, and how carefully.
AI search tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google’s AI Overviews now use your reviews as one of the...
AI Overviews vs Featured Snippets: What’s the Difference and Which Should You Target?
Every few weeks, someone asks me whether Featured Snippets are “dead” now that AI Overviews exist. The honest answer is no, but the confusion is fair, because these two look similar on the surface and get talked about interchangeably in half the SEO content out...
Schema Markup for Local Businesses: A Beginner’s Guide for AI Search
Type “schema markup” into Google and you will land on a dozen guides written for people who already know what HTML is. That is not you, and it is not most local business owners either. So let’s slow down and do this properly.
By the end of this, you will...
llms.txt Explained: Should Your Website Have One in 2026?
Short answer first, because I know that’s what you’re here for: no, llms.txt will not get you cited by ChatGPT, ranked in Google’s AI Overviews, or found by Perplexity. Google has said this directly. If you’re adding it hoping for an AI-search ranking...
How to Track Your AI Search Visibility: Tools and Metrics That Matter
Do you know if ChatGPT is recommending your business? Or whether you show up in Google AI Overviews, Gemini, or Perplexity?
Most business owners have no idea. And you cannot improve what you cannot see. Your customers are no longer only on Google; they are asking AI tools for...
How to Get Cited by ChatGPT: The Complete 2026 Guide (With a Real Case Study)
Let me start with a story that still surprises people when I tell them.
A few months ago, we started working with a gun store in Thomasville, Georgia. Now, if you know anything about this industry, you know it is one of the hardest niches to market. You cannot run normal ads....
Is Google Citing Your Website in AI Overviews? Here’s How to Find Out
Last year, one of my clients, a family and cosmetic dentistry practice in Newark, Delaware, came to me with a problem that many local businesses are facing right now.
They were getting impressions on Google. Their rankings were decent. But something was off. The calls did not...
How to Optimise Your Local SEO for AI Search, A Complete 2026 Guide
I have been doing local SEO for almost a decade now. And honestly, in all that time, I have never seen the landscape shift as fast as it is shifting right now.
When I started, local SEO was simple. Claim your Google Business Profile, get some citations, collect a few reviews,...








