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Field notes.

What we're seeing in AEO, GEO and the new mechanics of search. No clickbait, no fluff.

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SEOAEO & GEO

Vector SEO: How Embeddings Are Changing Discovery

Vector SEO is shorthand for writing pages that match on meaning, not just keywords. Here is how embeddings work and what to change on your site.

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WebsitesSEO

Migrating WordPress to Headless: What to Expect

A realistic guide to migrating WordPress to headless: what changes, how content and SEO carry over, the risks, and how to avoid a traffic dip.

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AEO & GEOSEO

Conversational Search Is Here. Is Your Business Ready?

Conversational search replaces keywords with full questions and follow-ups. Here is what changes for your content, and the first moves to stay findable.

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AEO & GEOSEO

AI Visibility: The Metric That Now Decides Who Gets Found

AI visibility is how often ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI features mention, cite and recommend your brand. Here is what it covers and how to start measuring it.

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AEO & GEOSEO

Entity SEO: Building the Signals AI Uses to Trust You

Entity SEO makes your business a clearly defined thing AI and search engines recognise. Here is how to build the signals on your site and across the web.

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WebsitesSEO

What a Website Redesign Really Costs (and When It Pays Off)

What a website redesign costs in the UK, how a redesign differs from a rebuild, what drives the price, and how to tell whether it will pay for itself.

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AEO & GEOSEO

ChatGPT SEO: How to Get Recommended When Buyers Ask

ChatGPT doesn't rank pages, it recommends one answer. Here's how it actually chooses, and what it takes to be the brand it names.

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Websites

How Much Does a Next.js Website Cost?

What a Next.js website costs in the UK, what pushes the number up, and how it stacks up against a templated build over three years.

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AEO & GEOSEO

SEO vs GEO: How Search Is Splitting in Two

SEO and GEO aren't the same job any more. What's actually splitting, what changes for visibility, and how to run both without doubling the work.

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WebsitesAEO & GEO

Headless Commerce: Is It Right for Your Store?

Headless commerce buys real speed and flexibility, but it costs more to build and run. Here's the store size where that trade genuinely pays off.

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AEO & GEOSEO

AEO vs SEO: What's Different, and Do You Need Both?

AEO and SEO aren't interchangeable. Here's exactly where they overlap, where AEO adds new work, and whether your business needs both running at once.

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WebsitesAEO & GEO

Is a Headless Website Worth It? An Honest Verdict

The honest case for and against a headless website: who genuinely benefits, who doesn't, and what it really costs over three years.

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AEO & GEOSEO

Google AI Mode SEO: What Changes for Your Visibility

Google AI Mode has passed 1 billion monthly users, and Google says there's nothing special to do for it. Here's what that means for your visibility.

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WebsitesSEOAEO & GEO

Next.js vs WordPress: When a React Rebuild Pays Off

An honest Next.js vs WordPress comparison: when the performance, scale and AI search gains justify a rebuild, and when WordPress remains the smarter call.

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Websites

How Much Does a Website Cost Per Month?

What a website costs to run each month in the UK, what maintenance plans include at each price point, and whether you are paying for work or for peace of mind.

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AEO & GEOSEO

Digital PR for SEO and AEO: Earning the Mentions AI Trusts

AI answer engines now weight who mentions you over who links to you. Here's how digital PR for SEO and AEO actually earns those mentions.

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WebsitesSEO

Headless CMS vs WordPress: When to Make the Jump

A clear framework for choosing between WordPress and a headless CMS: what you gain, what you give up, and the signals that say you're ready to switch.

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Websites

How Much Does It Cost to Host a Website?

What website hosting actually costs in the UK in 2026, the renewal pricing trap almost every provider uses, and how to work out which tier you genuinely need.

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AEO & GEOSEO

Perplexity SEO: How to Show Up in Perplexity Answers

How Perplexity crawls, ranks and cites sources, and the practical changes that make your business one of the citations it picks.

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Websites

How Much Does It Cost to Design a Website?

What website design costs in the UK, why almost nobody bills it separately from the build, and how to judge whether the design line on your quote is worth it.

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WebsitesSEO

Headless WordPress: Keep the Editor, Lose the Bloat?

Headless WordPress keeps the familiar editor and swaps the slow front end for a fast one. Here's how it works, what it fixes, and what it complicates.

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AEO & GEOSEO

How Much Does AEO Cost? A Straight Answer

Real ranges for what a proper AEO programme should cost in the UK, what is actually included, and how it sits against your existing SEO budget.

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Websites

How Much Does a Website Cost in the UK?

Real UK website costs in 2026, why the same brief gets quotes with a 10x spread, what we charge and why, and how to tell whether a number you have been given is fair.

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SEOWebsites

Astro SEO: Why the Stack Wins on Speed and Citations

Astro is good for SEO by default. Here's why its architecture helps, plus the practical setup: sitemaps, images, schema and AI crawl access.

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AEO & GEO

GEO Pricing: What Generative Engine Optimisation Should Cost

Honest ranges for what GEO should cost, what a sensible programme includes, and why one-off fixes rarely move the number that matters.

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SEOWebsites

Next.js SEO: Getting a React Site to Rank and Get Cited

Next.js can rank and get cited by AI search, but only with the right rendering, metadata and structured data choices. Here's how to get it right.

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AEO & GEO

AI Search Optimisation: The 2026 Field Guide

A field guide to AI search optimisation: how it differs from SEO, which AI platforms actually matter, and what to fix first.

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Websites

Framer vs Webflow: Which One Should You Actually Build On?

Framer and Webflow both promise a fast, no-code website. Here's how they actually compare on design, speed, SEO, CMS depth and price, and when neither is enough.

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AEO & GEOContent

LLM SEO: How to Get Your Business Into AI Answers

What LLM SEO actually means, how ChatGPT and Perplexity pick their sources, and the levers that get your business named in AI answers.

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Websites

What a Headless Website Costs in 2026

What a headless website actually costs in the UK, what pushes the price up, and whether the speed and AEO payoff justifies it over a templated CMS build.

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AEO & GEO

GEO Agency: What Generative Engine Optimisation Buys You

What does a GEO agency deliver, and how fast does generative engine optimisation start working? A straight answer, no inflated timelines.

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Websites

The Best Headless CMS in 2026, Ranked for Marketing Teams

Sanity, Storyblok, Contentful and Payload compared on editor experience, cost shape, SEO/AEO fit and dev overhead, with a straight recommendation by scenario.

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AEO & GEO

What an AEO Agency Actually Does (and When You Need One)

What does an AEO agency actually do? A straight explanation of the work, how it differs from an SEO agency, and the signals that mean you need one.

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Websites

Astro vs Next.js: Which Headless Stack for a Marketing Site?

Astro or Next.js for a marketing site? A straight comparison on speed, SEO, AI citation, editor experience and build cost, from an agency that builds on both.

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WebsitesSEO

Astro vs WordPress for SEO: Why We Build on Astro

Is Astro good for SEO? An honest Astro vs WordPress comparison on architecture, speed, Core Web Vitals and when each one wins.

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AEO & GEOSEO

How to Audit Your Site for AI Search (a Free DIY Checklist)

A 30-minute AI search audit you can run yourself. Check whether ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity mention you, and fix what stops them.

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AI

How to Run an AI Readiness Assessment for Your Business

Run an AI readiness assessment yourself with this six-dimension framework. Score your business 1-3 on each and see what to fix first.

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SEOWebsites

Is WordPress Good for SEO? An Honest 2026 Answer

Is WordPress good for SEO in 2026? Yes, with caveats. The honest answer on rankings, speed and when a faster stack wins.

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AEO & GEOWebsites

How to Optimise a Website for AI: The 2026 Playbook for Crawlers, Answers, and Trust

How to optimise a website for AI in 2026: the five areas that decide whether LLMs and answer engines find you, cite you, or skip you.

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AEO & GEOSEO

Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO): The Search Shift Every Business Needs to Understand

What is AEO? A plain-English guide to Answer Engine Optimisation: how it works, why it matters, and how to make AI recommend your business.

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SEOContentAI

Programmatic SEO in the Age of AI: Scale That Actually Works

Programmatic SEO has a reputation for thin pages and penalties. Here's how AI changes that, and how to scale pages that actually rank.