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- content-clusters
SEO content strategy: from keyword list to publishing calendar
An SEO content strategy turns a keyword list into clusters, briefs and a publishing calendar. Follow eight steps from goals to measurement and refresh.
- aeo-geo
Generative engine optimization: how AI engines pick sources
Generative engine optimization (GEO) is the work of getting your pages cited in AI answers. See what the GEO paper tested and what Google says about it.
- rank-tracking
Rank tracking API: what it returns, what it costs, and how to build daily tracking
A rank tracking API returns search result positions as JSON for a keyword, place and device. See its fields, billing, and how to build daily tracking.
- technical-audit
Website crawlers: how search engines and SEO crawlers read your site
A website crawler fetches a page, follows its links and records what it finds. See how Google's crawler and SEO crawlers work and how to crawl your site.
- local-seo
Google Business Profile optimization: a field-by-field guide
Google Business Profile optimization means filling every profile field to Google's own rules. Learn each field, its limits and what Google prohibits.
- content-automation
WordPress SEO plugins: what Yoast, Rank Math and AIOSEO each control, from their docs
WordPress SEO plugins compared from vendor docs: what Yoast SEO, Rank Math and All in One SEO each control, which features are paid, and how to switch.
- seo-tools-general
SEO tools by job: the categories, free and paid
SEO tools fall into six jobs: keywords, crawling, on-page checks, rank tracking, links and measurement. See what each does and what to check.
- indexing
Bing Webmaster Tools: setup, sitemaps and IndexNow
Set up Bing Webmaster Tools in four steps: add and verify your site, submit a sitemap, and use IndexNow to tell Bing about new and changed pages.
- seo-for-agents
AI SEO agents: what an SEO agent does alone and where you approve
An AI SEO agent is software that runs SEO tasks in a loop with its own tools. See what it can do alone, and where you should approve each change.
- ai-seo
How to use AI for SEO, task by task
How to use AI for SEO, task by task: where AI helps with research, drafts and audits, where you supply the data, and what Google says about AI content.
