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Blog Notes from the work

Notes on search, GEO and AI.

No think-pieces. Just what is actually working in technical SEO, how AI engines decide who to cite, and where AI earns its place in a real team - written from the work, not the conference circuit.

4 min read

Search Console exports: turn a click decline into a client action

Use two Search Console exports to investigate a click decline and build a client action list. A worked example with source evidence, checks and clear limits.

Search Console SEO tools Client reporting
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9 min read

AI visibility checker: free tool or a reviewed £79 check

Does AI recommend your business? My new £79 visibility check gives UK firms a reviewed report, clear next steps and optional monthly help. Here is how it works.

AI visibility Small business Launch
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15 min read

I checked 18 AI visibility tools' pricing pages in one day

Pricing for 18 AI visibility and GEO tools, first checked in July 2026 and re-checked in October 2026. What changed, the original dataset, and why the advertised price is rarely what you pay.

AI visibility GEO Tools Pricing
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19 min read

Hermes Agent for SEO: hands-on guide

Hermes Agent for SEO explained for search teams: what it does, which SEO APIs it calls, where it helps, where it breaks and when an expert still matters.

AI workflows GEO SEO Hermes Agent
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18 min read

Is SEO dead in 2026? The honest answer in numbers

SEO is not dead in 2026. Publisher SEO is weaker, commercial SEO is harder and GEO is mostly the same search work under a new name.

SEO GEO AI search
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6 min read

How to tell if AI search can actually read your site

Before you worry about getting cited by ChatGPT or Google's AI answers, check the simpler question: can the engine even read the page? Here is how to test it.

GEO AI search
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2 min read

The technical SEO fixes that still move the needle

Most technical SEO audits list 200 issues and fix nothing. These are the handful of fixes that actually change rankings, in the order I usually do them.

Technical SEO SEO
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2 min read

Where AI actually belongs in a marketing team

AI is not going to run your marketing. But there are specific jobs it does well, and specific jobs it should never touch. Here is how I decide which is which.

AI Workflow
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