Playbooks to rank on Google and get cited by AI search, from the team building the engine.
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Ten backlink tactics that actually earn links in 2026, with no link buying, no private networks, and no spam. Practical steps you can start this week.

Broken link building earns links by fixing what is already broken. Here is the full process: find dead links, build the right page, and pitch the swap.

Researchers tested nine ways to win AI citations. Five worked. Here they are, with before-and-after lines you can paste into any page today.

Digital PR earns links and trust by giving journalists real stories. Here is how to build data, angles, and pitches that land coverage worth ranking for.

AI engines describe your brand from an entity record, not your homepage. Here is how Wikidata, schema and consistent citations change what the models say.

Domain authority is a third-party score, not a Google ranking factor. Here is what it really measures, when it helps, and when it quietly misleads you.

Guest posting still helps SEO when you do it for real audiences on relevant sites. Here is how to pitch, write, and place links without touching spam.

Your page ranks first on Google but ChatGPT names a competitor. GEO fixes that. Here's how AI answer engines pick who to quote, and the code to make it you.

What LCP, INP, and CLS actually measure, the scores to aim for, and the specific fixes that stop page speed from holding your rankings back.

AI referral traffic hides inside direct / (none). Here is the GA4 channel group, regex and server-log setup that separates real AI clicks from crawler hits.

Search Console is the free tool that tells you how Google actually sees your site. Here is how to set it up and use the reports that matter.

FAQ schema takes minutes to add and helps you win snippets, People Also Ask boxes, and AI citations at once. Here's what it is and how to ship it right.
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