Field notes on modern search.
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The minimum schema setup for a startup that wants AI citations
Most schema advice is over-engineered. Here are the three types that actually move the needle for AI visibility, what to skip, and how to implement in under two hours.
Read postHow to write a content brief that gets cited in AI answers
Most content briefs optimise for rankings. The ones that get cited in AI answers optimise for extraction. Here's the operational difference.
Read postWhat an AI Search audit actually looks like for a Series A
A four-week AI search diagnostic, the artefacts each week produces, and the decisions that come out the other side. Written for Series A founders.
Read postTrain your team or hire an agency? A founder's decision framework
Capability versus capacity, the two questions that tell you whether to invest in training, advisory, or an embedded team. Founders confuse the two.
Read postThe first 90 days of AI search for a stretched-thin founder
30 days to measure, 30 to fix the structure, 30 to make yourself quotable. A prescriptive plan that fits inside what one person can do per quarter.
Read postWhy AI search matters now, and what most companies are missing
Your customers stopped only googling. They started asking. Here's what changes for SEO and what to do about it before the gap widens.
Read postThree AI search mistakes I see at almost every SME I audit
Burying the answer, inconsistent entity signals, optimising for keywords AI engines don't search. Fix these three and you'll move further, faster.
Read postSEO and AEO are now one practice. Stop treating them as two
Answer Engine Optimization isn't a separate discipline. It's what good SEO looks like in 2026. Here's the operating model.
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