The AI era hasn’t just arrived – it’s already gutted the top of the funnel. AI Mode. Gemini. Perplexity. ChatGPT with browsing. Every one of them is designed to answer curiosity-led queries directly. They summarise, synthesise, and reroute user attention away from your domain. If your strategy relies on long-tail informational traffic, you’re already being
Search Engine Optimisation – SEO
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the practice of enhancing your website’s visibility in organic search results through on-page and off-page tactics. In this section we’ll dive into the latest SEO strategies, from keyword research and content creation to technical optimisation, MX engines and digital PR, to help your site rank higher and get more visibility.
LLMs Don’t Replace Rankings – They Rely on Them
Everyone’s talking about how AI is changing search, but what most people haven’t clocked is that GPT doesn’t replace traditional search infrastructure – it relies on it. That has huge implications for how we think about SEO, visibility, and the durability of existing systems. Why GPT’s Use of Search Engines Reinforces – Not Replaces –
Sovereign SEO: A First-Principles Framework for Organic Search
Sovereign SEO is a strategy of control. It’s about building systems that allocate authority like capital, protect upside, and compound returns over time – regardless of what Google or the industry narrative says. The Inversion Narrative Most people don’t realise they’re playing against a propaganda machine. The rules of SEO haven’t just changed – they’ve
The Real AI SEO Shift: It’s Not What You’re Being Sold
Every few years, someone declares SEO dead. It’s a familiar pattern by now: new technology emerges, fear kicks in, and someone shows up with a sweeping, oversimplified solution. This time, the scapegoat is AI Overviews (soon to be ‘AI mode’) – Google’s latest UI feature that summarises information at the top of the search results.
Google Is Shutting Down ccTLDs – Here’s What That Really Means for SEO, Clients, and the Future of Rank Tracking
On April 15th 2025 Google announced (in a recent blog post on Google’s official blog, “The Keyword,” – https://blog.google/products/search/country-code-top-level-domains) that it will begin redirecting users from its country-specific domains such as google.co.uk, google.com.au, and google.ca to a single global domain: google.com. The change, aimed at “streamlining the user experience”, will be rolled out gradually over
Machine Experience (MX) Engines: SEO Capital Allocation Explained
In a previous article, Machine Experience (MX): The Hidden Practice That Powers Search Performance, I outlined how Machine Experience (MX) spans the full spectrum of how machines interpret and prioritise websites – across both SEO and paid media. In SEO specifically, that spectrum breaks into three key areas: Within that broader field, MX Engines represent
Machine Experience (MX): The Hidden Practice That Powers Search Performance
Despite its impact, Machine Experience remains a blind spot for most teams. It’s rarely owned, often misunderstood, and typically dismissed as “just technical SEO.” While UX has matured into a discipline with defined ownership and clear processes, MX has been left behind – quietly (yet significantly) undermining performance in ways most teams never trace back