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Directory Submission Effectiveness 2026: We Submitted to 50 Directories. Here's What Actually Worked.
Original benchmark study: we tracked traffic, indexing, ranking impact, and AI-crawler discovery for 50 directory submissions over 12 weeks. 8 directories drove 92% of measurable backlink value. The other 42? Mostly noise.
NAP Consistency Checker 2026: We Audited 200 Local Businesses. 73% Had Citation Inconsistencies Hurting Rankings.
Original research: we ran NAP (Name/Address/Phone) consistency checks across 200 local businesses on 41 directory platforms. 73% had at least one mismatch. Businesses with full consistency averaged 2.3x more local-pack appearances than those with mismatches.
GEO + AEO 2026: We Tested 50 Brand Queries Across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini. Here's What Made AI Search Cite You.
June 18 source-checked GEO + AEO playbook for AI search visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Bing Copilot, Grok, and Google AI Mode: crawler access, Google AI mythbusting, source cards, citations, llms.txt, assistant job routing, and measurement.
We Tracked 100 New SaaS Domains for 90 Days. Here's What Actually Moved Rankings in 2026.
Original research: We instrumented 100 newly-launched B2B SaaS domains and tracked them across Google Search Console, Ahrefs, and Search Engine Land for 90 days. Of 12 SEO tactics tested, only 4 produced measurable ranking lift. Here's the data.