Most startups are making the same critical mistake with AI search optimization: they’re treating it like traditional SEO with a few tweaks, when it’s actually a completely different game. While the foundation of LLM optimization overlaps substantially with traditional SEO, they aren’t exactly the same. The result? Your competitors are capturing AI-powered traffic while your […]
E-E-A-T stands for Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness, Google’s framework for evaluating content quality and determining which sites deserve top search rankings. For growth-stage startups, mastering E-E-A-T isn’t just about SEO rankings; it’s about building the credibility that converts visitors into customers and lowers your customer acquisition costs through organic authority. Simply put: Google wants […]
Topic clusters are groups of interlinked content pages organized around a central theme, with one main pillar page serving as the authoritative hub. This content architecture strategy helps search engines and AI models like ChatGPT, understand that your site comprehensively covers specific topics, building the topical authority that drives organic traffic and lowers customer acquisition […]
The pillar and spoke strategy or hub and spokes, is your fastest path to building topical authority that wins on both Google and AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. Simply put: create one pillar page covering your core topic, then build supporting content pieces (spokes) that dive deep into specific subtopics. When executed correctly, […]
You know SEO is critical for your startup’s growth, but you can’t justify a $120,000+ full-time SEO manager salary. Sound familiar? You’re caught in the classic startup dilemma: needing expert-level SEO strategy without the enterprise-level budget. Fractional SEO is the strategic solution that gives you senior-level expertise for a fraction of the cost. But here’s […]