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Essays on search, AI, and small businesses that won't sit still.

Short and long-form notes. New ones land every couple of weeks. Cross-published from my Substack when they fit.

AI · Apr 05, 2026 · 4 min

Why I Built My Own AI Executive Assistant

An AI executive assistant can handle scheduling, prioritization, meeting follow-ups, and even personal life management — available 24/7. Here's why I built my own and what it does for me as a family-first entrepreneur.

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Notes · Nov 18, 2025 · 2 min

My GERT framework

Creative thoughts lack structure. Once you direct your creativity by putting up some guardrails, your thinking gets more efficient. The best way to structure my thoughts is using frameworks. One of

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Notes · Sep 16, 2025 · 3 min

Afraid of AI killing Google? Watch your SEO fundamentals like never before

Had a great conversation with James Schramko recently about something that's been bothering me. Everyone's rushing to optimize for AI while their basic SEO is falling apart. It's like

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Notes · May 14, 2025 · 2 min

Navigating marketing in AI times

We live in interesting times as marketers these days. AI is changing the game, and while it's exciting, I know it can also feel like we're in new, unexplored territory. Many brands are tem

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Notes · Apr 29, 2025 · 3 min

Shopping inside ChatGPT

Yesterday, OpenAI announced a direct integration of product details into their chat. If we can believe some code leaks reported, the ChatGPT experience should even include the final purchase of the se

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Notes · Apr 21, 2025 · 7 min

Still marketing, but different

If something was working a certain way for quite some time, it's hard to wrap your head around the fact that it has changed. Marketing has NOTHING to do with what it was a few years ago. Here i

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Notes · Apr 10, 2025 · 2 min

Marketing in 2025: Precision, Platforms, and the Power of Consistency

Marketing in 2025 is like a smart factory—data-powered, precision-tuned, and always-on. And while I’d love to say all you need is a cool logo and a viral TikTok, the truth is… marketing has grown up.

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Notes · Mar 11, 2025 · 2 min

Manus AI for marketing reports analysis

Thanks to a contest over at @brand.nat I got early access to "manus", the newest AI platform coming shortly after Deep Seek directly from China. The mind-blowing thing about Manus is how ha

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Notes · Jan 04, 2025 · 2 min

AI success through content pruning

Modern engines try to figure out what a website is about. They do this by taking into account the content published on the site. Engines try to connect the dots Like the "join the dots" g

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Notes · Dec 20, 2024 · 3 min

Forget organic traffic - Here's what you should care about!

My team and I have - once again - spent an entire week auditing a site that has focused on creating tons of content, that got them tons of traffic - just to find out they were now losing * relevance

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Notes · Nov 03, 2024 · 2 min

3 Tips to Better Leverage AI

Incorporating AI into your business model isn’t just about keeping up with trends; it's about strategically using technology to enhance efficiency and outperform competitors. Here are three ways

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Notes · Jul 11, 2024 · 3 min

SEO in 2024: Leverage Different Platforms

Your business might be stuck - not because of a bad offer.

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Notes · Apr 08, 2024 · 5 min

ORM Challenges in 2024

Online reputation management is all about brand perception: You want people to perceive your brand in a positive, encouraging and compelling way.

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Notes · Apr 03, 2024 · 6 min

Agency Automation in 2024

Agencies are changing heavily with upcoming AI tools: Generative tools like Chat GPT, Perplexity or Copilot assist research and, when used correctly, provide astounding results that might need little

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Notes · Mar 12, 2024 · 6 min

Input = Output.

In the last weeks and months, I've been thinking about this basic principle a lot: Input = Output. Whatever you put into something determines what you get out of it. Be it your business, sport

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Notes · Mar 11, 2024 · 2 min

AI use cases

Every single day, one of my clients, friends or family members points me to the latest AI tool they have just spotted. They might even act surprised I don’t know about that one yet. And they would j

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