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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 14 source-checked GEO + AEO playbook for AI search visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Bing Copilot, Grok, and Google AI Mode: crawler access, Cloudflare/WAF edge checks, query fan-out, source cards, citations, llms.txt, schema, 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.