Field notes — coming soon

The mechanics of being cited.

Long-form pieces on how AI search actually works, what moves the needle, and what doesn't. First 6 articles ship in week 2 of launch.

What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?

The 1,800-word definitive primer. Why AEO emerged as a distinct discipline in 2025–2026, the five technical levers that move scores, how measurement actually works, and what to ignore.

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How to rank in ChatGPT

The exact sequence of changes — schema, citations, llms.txt, content shape — to move from invisible to cited inside ChatGPT in 21 days.

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llms.txt, explained

The new convention every AI search engine respects (or will, by Q3). What to put in it, where to host it, how fast Perplexity picks it up.

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FAQPage schema for AI search

Why LLMs preferentially extract Q&A-formatted answers, and the exact JSON-LD shape that gets quoted 4.7× more often than prose.

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The AI search citation graph

Which third-party sites the LLMs trust in your category, why backlinks matter again (differently), and how to read the graph for influence hubs.

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AEO vs SEO — what's actually different

The two metrics are correlated but measurably distinct. How to tell where they diverge for your domain, and why it matters for your content roadmap.

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