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In-depth guides on the post-AI SEO era — from GEO to backlink building, by the people building Outerank.
Get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini & Google AI Overviews — the new SEO.
What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?
The complete 2026 guide to ranking in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews.
AI Search Visibility: The Complete 2026 Guide (Track & Win Mentions in ChatGPT, Perplexity & Google AI)
The complete guide to being findable and citable in AI answers — the metrics, how to monitor yours and competitors', and how to grow it.
How to Monitor Your Competitors in AI Search (Before They Outrank You)
Rank tracking isn't enough anymore. Here's what to monitor — competitor content, AI share of voice, niche trends — and how to act first.
AI Share of Voice: The New SEO Metric That Predicts Who Wins
How often does AI say your name vs your competitors? Measure it, track it, and close the gap — the visibility metric of the AI-search era.
How to rank on ChatGPT (and actually get cited)
The 7 signals ChatGPT looks for when deciding which sites to recommend.
How to get cited by Perplexity
Perplexity sources differently than ChatGPT — here's the playbook.
GEO vs SEO: what changes in 2026
Where they overlap, where they diverge, and how to do both at once.
How to rank on Google Gemini (Gemini SEO)
Gemini grounds its answers in Google Search — so ranking on Gemini is mostly an extension of ranking on Google.
What is llms.txt? (with a free generator)
The robots.txt of the AI era — what to put in it, and why it matters.
How to rank in Google AI Overviews
Reverse-engineering what Google's AI summaries cite — and how to make it cite you.
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO): the new SEO sub-discipline
AEO is the umbrella term for optimizing for any AI answer engine. Here's the framework.
Honest comparisons with Ahrefs, Semrush & Surfer.
The 5 best Ahrefs alternatives in 2026
Ranked by price-to-feature ratio, with a brutally honest take on each.
The 5 best Semrush alternatives in 2026
Especially if you hate the per-seat pricing.
Ahrefs pricing in 2026: is it worth it (and the cheaper route)
What Ahrefs really costs, whether it's worth it, and the all-in-one that covers most of it for a quarter of the price.
Ahrefs vs Semrush vs Outerank — the 2026 head-to-head
Full feature, pricing and AI-search comparison.
SEO playbooks for SaaS, ecommerce, agencies & solo founders.
SEO for SaaS startups: the 90-day playbook
How early-stage SaaS founders get to organic-first growth without a team.
White-label SEO reports: what agencies actually need
Templates, automation, and how to stop spending Sunday on monthly client reports.
The 2026 e-commerce SEO checklist
From category pages to product schema — the items that actually move rankings and sales.
Long-tail how-tos: backlinks, audits, keywords, GSC.
How to find quick-win keywords (the page-2 to page-1 trick)
Use Search Console to find keywords you already rank #11–20 for and push them to page 1.
How to get backlinks for free in 2026
The places that still link out to small sites — no outreach budget needed.
SEO checklist for a brand-new website
Everything to ship in your first 30 days. Bookmark this.
How to read Google Search Console (the 5 reports that matter)
Most founders ignore 95% of GSC. Here are the 5 numbers that drive decisions.
How long does SEO take to work? (with data)
What to expect at month 1, 3, 6 and 12 — and when to worry.
Lead-gen mini-tools that rank in Google.
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