Journal — field notes on agent-native sites

Jun 06, 2026· 8 min read

Tracking AI Search Visibility: How to Measure Citations in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI

A 2026 methodology for tracking brand and competitor citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews — what to measure, how to benchmark, and which tools earn their keep.

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Jun 06, 2026· 5 min read

Google Just Shipped an AI Search Opt-Out. Almost Nobody Should Use It.

Google added a Search Console toggle to hide your site from AI Overviews and AI Mode. With 2.5B and 1B monthly users, opting out is a traffic-cliff. Here's what to do instead.

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May 21, 2026· 9 min read

How to Make a Website AI-Readable: A 2026 Step-by-Step

Code-level walkthrough for making your site readable by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude — semantic HTML, JSON-LD, llms.txt, robots, in order.

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May 20, 2026· 7 min read

What Is an Agent-Native Website? A Definition for 2026

Agent-native sites are built so ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude can read, understand, and cite them. The definition, stack, and why it matters now.

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May 19, 2026· 8 min read

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) for AI Startups

How AI-native founders should think about being cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude — the channel-by-channel playbook for earning LLM citations.

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May 18, 2026· 8 min read

llms.txt Optimization: The Complete Guide for 2026

How to write an /llms.txt file that AI agents actually use. Format, structure, what to include, and the mistakes that make agents skip your site.

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May 17, 2026· 7 min read

Best JSON-LD Schema for SaaS: Copy-Paste Templates

The exact JSON-LD blocks every SaaS site should ship — Organization, SoftwareApplication, Product, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList — with copy-paste examples.

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May 15, 2026· 6 min read

Semantic HTML Is the New SEO: Why Agencies Are Rebuilding the Web

Div soup is dying. Semantic HTML — real headings, articles, sections, lists — is what makes a site readable by humans, search engines, and AI agents alike.

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May 12, 2026· 6 min read

How to Pick a Startup Web Design Agency

A founder's checklist for hiring a startup web design agency: scope, pricing, turnaround, and 5 red flags that signal scope creep.

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May 08, 2026· 7 min read

SaaS Website Design: 7 Sections That Convert

A pragmatic anatomy of a high-converting SaaS website — what each section should do, what to cut, and the conversion benchmarks to beat.

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May 03, 2026· 5 min read

Landing Page Service vs DIY Builder: When to Switch

Webflow, Framer, and Squarespace are great — until they aren't. When DIY builders stop scaling and a landing page service pays for itself.

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