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Which Businesses Will Win in 2026? The Small Business Advantage

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There’s never been a better time to be a small business owner. While this might sound counterintuitive given all the uncertainty around AI and changing algorithms, the businesses positioned to win in 2026 share one critical advantage: agility. As AI transforms how customers find and choose businesses, small companies can adapt faster than their larger […]

How to Keep Up with AI Optimization in 2025

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The AI optimization industry is officially here, and if you haven’t been paying attention, now is the time to jump on board. Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen unprecedented momentum in what many are calling Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) or Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). The landscape is moving fast, with new tools launching almost […]

How Businesses are Tricking ChatGPT into Recommendations (2025)

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Business owners have discovered a surprisingly simple way to manipulate ChatGPT into recommending their services: hiding invisible instructions directly on their websites. These “prompt injection” tactics exploit how large language models retrieve and process web content, allowing companies to secretly influence AI recommendations without users ever knowing. The technique involves embedding hidden text prompts like […]

AI Automations Are a Waste of Time: Why AI Workflows Beat Complex Automation

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AI automations are mostly a huge waste of time. That’s not just an opinion—it’s the reality for most businesses trying to automate complex processes with tools like N8N and Make.com. While these platforms promise to automate your entire workflow, the truth is simpler: AI workflows with human oversight deliver better results with less hassle than […]

The Best AI Use Case for Small Business Marketing in 2025

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If you’re a small business owner who’s tried using AI for marketing and thought “this is terrible,” you’re absolutely right. Most AI output is genuinely awful. But here’s the thing – while 90% of AI-generated content is unusable, there’s one specific use case that consistently produces high-quality results. After working with hundreds of small businesses […]

Don’t Spend a Dollar on Marketing Before Doing This

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I’ve seen too many small business owners waste thousands of dollars on marketing campaigns that generate zero leads. The problem isn’t usually the ads themselves—it’s that they haven’t handled the marketing foundations first. Before you spend a single dollar on Google Ads, Facebook campaigns, or any other marketing, you must have three critical elements in […]

Who Will Create Content for AI to Train On? Why Original Content Won’t Disappear

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A common concern among content creators and business owners is that AI will eventually cannibalize itself. The theory goes like this: as AI-generated content floods the internet, people will stop creating original content, leaving AI models without fresh material to train on. This would supposedly harm both the AI companies and the overall quality of […]

Why Industry Experience Is the Most Underrated Quality When Choosing a Marketing Agency

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When evaluating marketing agencies, most business owners focus on price, services offered, or portfolio quality. But there’s one factor that can dramatically impact your results that gets overlooked: industry-specific experience. An agency that understands your market can deliver better campaigns faster, while a generalist agency will spend months learning what an industry specialist already knows. […]

All Small Business Owners Should be On YouTube

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If you’re a small business owner, you should be on YouTube. It’s the most effective form of organic marketing available right now, and here’s why: while almost all text content today is created by AI, almost none of your competition is on YouTube. This creates a massive opportunity for businesses willing to create long-form video […]

5 Things You Need To Know Before Paying for SEO

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Choosing an SEO agency can feel overwhelming. You see prices ranging from $300 to $30,000 per month, agencies promising guaranteed results, and conflicting advice about whether SEO is even worth it anymore. After 16 years in SEO and hundreds of conversations with business owners who weren’t sure if their agency was delivering results, I’ve identified […]