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How AI is reshaping search. Tactics for ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity citations and AI Overviews.

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Search is no longer one engine. ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's own AI Overviews all answer questions that used to land on your site. This section is everything I have learned about getting cited in those answers without abandoning the SEO fundamentals that still pay the bills.

Most AI SEO advice you see is speculation. The posts here are based on tests I have actually run across client sites and my own. If a tactic works for some niches and not others, I say so. If a tool is hype, I say that too. Read this section if you want to stop guessing how to show up in AI answers.

Agentic SEO in 2026: When AI Agents Click, Buy, and Book For Humans, What Does Your Site Need To Look Like?
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Agentic SEO in 2026: When AI Agents Click, Buy, and Book For Humans, What Does Your Site Need To Look Like?

Most agentic SEO writing is pure speculation. I actually pointed Claude Computer Use, ChatGPT Agent, and Comet at five client sites and watched what broke. Here is the framework I wish I had when I started, plus the Agent Accessibility Audit you can steal.

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