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Notes on AI search

Plain-English guides, honest data and news on getting found and recommended by AI. Written for business owners, not SEO people.

MANIFESTO

The Age of Answers: The Biggest Shift in Search Since Google

For thirty years search returned links and people chose. Now it returns one answer and the machine chooses who gets named. Inside the shift, why this wave will be sold badly, and how we do it differently.

4 July 2026 · 11 min read · Sam Stagg
THE PILLAR GUIDE

AI Search Optimisation: The Complete UK Guide for 2026

How AI engines decide who to recommend, the seven-step checklist in priority order, and what not to pay for.

4 July 2026 · 18 min read
GUIDE

How to Get Your Business Recommended by ChatGPT

ChatGPT names roughly 1 in 80 local businesses when it answers. How it chooses, and the exact signals that put you in the answer.

4 July 2026 · 12 min read
NEWS & DATA

AI Overviews Are Cutting Clicks by 58%: The UK Action Plan

The data behind the traffic drop, why AI-referred visitors convert far better, and what a small business should actually do about it.

4 July 2026 · 9 min read
NEWS

Is Your Website Blocking AI Crawlers? Check Before 15 September

Cloudflare is changing its defaults. Thousands of UK sites are about to become invisible to AI without knowing. A five-minute self-check.

4 July 2026 · 7 min read
INDUSTRY

How UK Dental Practices Get Recommended by ChatGPT and Google AI

Patients now ask AI who to trust. The trust signals that decide which clinics get named, from CQC and GDC to reviews and schema.

4 July 2026 · 10 min read
GUIDE

SEO vs AEO vs GEO: What's the Difference?

A ruthless plain-English decoder of the acronyms agencies are selling right now, plus the questions to ask before you buy any of it.

4 July 2026 · 8 min read
GUIDE

What Is an AI Visibility Audit? What It Includes and Costs

The anatomy of a proper audit, five free checks you can run in 20 minutes, honest UK pricing, and the red flags to walk away from.

4 July 2026 · 9 min read
DATA & OPINION

Does Schema Markup Get You Cited by AI? The Evidence

A controlled test added schema to 1,885 pages and citations barely moved. What structured data actually does, and what it does not.

4 July 2026 · 8 min read