AI Citations Are Link Building's New KPI. Most SEO Teams Can't Track Them Yet

Oct 13, 2026 · Analysis

AI Citations Are Link Building's New KPI. Most SEO Teams Can't Track Them Yet

Clients now want proof that links lead to ChatGPT and AI Overview citations. Here's how to vet placements and build a report that shows it.

Brian Weerasinghe · 9 min read

AI Share of Voice: How to Measure Brand Visibility When Every Answer Changes

Oct 12, 2026 · Analysis

AI Share of Voice: How to Measure Brand Visibility When Every Answer Changes

ChatGPT almost never gives the same list of brands twice. A 70,000-response study shows why single screenshots mislead, and which rates hold up in a report.

Brian Weerasinghe · 6 min read

Answer Engine Optimization Now Means Covering the Searches You Never See

Oct 12, 2026 · Analysis

Answer Engine Optimization Now Means Covering the Searches You Never See

Google's own research describes how AI search splits one prompt into many smaller queries. A rankings report only shows you the first one.

Brian Weerasinghe · 7 min read

Anthropic IPO: Date, Valuation, Revenue and What the Leaked Prospectus Shows

Oct 12, 2026 · Analysis

Anthropic IPO: Date, Valuation, Revenue and What the Leaked Prospectus Shows

Anthropic's listing has slipped from October to a reported November debut. Here's what's known about the date, the $2 trillion valuation talk, and the revenue and losses in its leaked prospectus.

Brian Weerasinghe · 7 min read

ChatGPT Citations Keep Shifting. Here's What AI Visibility Tools Can Still Measure

Oct 11, 2026 · Analysis

ChatGPT Citations Keep Shifting. Here's What AI Visibility Tools Can Still Measure

ChatGPT now runs more searches per answer but cites no more pages, and it prefers documentation over landing pages and roundups. A steady tracking method is the only baseline that survives the next swap.

Brian Weerasinghe · 7 min read

Claude Code Pricing (October 2026): Pro vs Max, Usage Limits and What It Really Costs

Oct 10, 2026 · Tools

Claude Code Pricing (October 2026): Pro vs Max, Usage Limits and What It Really Costs

Claude Code costs $20 a month on Pro, $100 or $200 on Max, or whatever you burn through on the API. Here's how to pick a plan, what the usage limits really mean, and how to stop hitting the limit you already pay for.

Brian Weerasinghe · 9 min read

llms.txt in 2026: What It Is, Who Actually Reads It, and Whether You Need One

Oct 10, 2026 · Analysis

llms.txt in 2026: What It Is, Who Actually Reads It, and Whether You Need One

Google Search says you don't need it. Chrome's Lighthouse now checks for it. Server logs show the big AI crawlers almost never open it. Here's what the evidence says, and what decides whether AI search cites you instead.

Brian Weerasinghe · 8 min read

Before Any AI Search Optimization, Make Sure AI Crawlers Can Get In

Oct 9, 2026 · Analysis

Before Any AI Search Optimization, Make Sure AI Crawlers Can Get In

Cloudflare's September 15 changes turned a firewall setting into a quiet reason sites drop out of AI answers. Here's how to check what each bot actually receives.

Brian Weerasinghe · 6 min read

Google AI Overviews Now Appear on Most Branded Searches

Oct 8, 2026 · Analysis

Google AI Overviews Now Appear on Most Branded Searches

Branded queries were the one corner of search most teams didn't worry about. September's tracking data suggests that corner is gone, and the click-through baselines built on it need to be redone.

Brian Weerasinghe · 5 min read

Google Spam Update September 2026: How to Tell If It Hit Your Site

Oct 7, 2026 · News

Google Spam Update September 2026: How to Tell If It Hit Your Site

Google's fourth spam update of the year took nearly two weeks to roll out and came with no explanation. Here's how to separate its effects from the rest of a noisy September.

Brian Weerasinghe · 6 min read

Google AI Overview Sources: Who Google Quotes When People Search Your Brand

Oct 4, 2026 · Analysis

Google AI Overview Sources: Who Google Quotes When People Search Your Brand

AI Overviews showed up on most tracked branded searches by late September. The summaries lean heavily on sites you don't own, and auditing them takes an afternoon.

Brian Weerasinghe · 6 min read

The AI Wrapper Business in 2026: Why Most Fail and What the Winners Did Differently

Oct 3, 2026 · Analysis

The AI Wrapper Business in 2026: Why Most Fail and What the Winners Did Differently

Cursor, Harvey, Lovable and Cluely show the gap between a feature on borrowed time and a company that compounds.

Brian Weerasinghe · 9 min read

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