I used to see it over and over. A company would come to the agency I worked at, often months after launching a shiny new website. The brief was always the same: “We’ve just rebuilt the site – now we need you to do some SEO on it.” They thought SEO was a layer you
User Experience – UX
User Experience (UX) is a key factor in determining the success of a website, influencing how users interact with your content and navigate your site. In this section we’ll uncover best practices in UX design, how a great UX can lead to higher engagement and conversions, and explore the symbiotic relationship between UX and MX (Machine Experience)
Sovereign SEO: A First-Principles Approach to 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.
Machine Experience (MX) and PPC: Optimising Dynamic Search Ads and Smart Bidding
Machine Experience (MX) is becoming increasingly relevant to how Pay-Per-Click (PPC) campaigns operate, particularly since the advent of dynamic ad formats and automated bidding. This article expands on the concepts discussed in the preceding posts of the MX series, providing a deep dive into the intricacies of Machine Experience MX within the context of PPC
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