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Reading Google's Playbook: What the Quality Rater Guidelines Actually Say About Authority
Google has a 200-page document that explains exactly how it wants websites to be evaluated. It pays real people to score sites against it. And most marketers have never heard of it. Trevor Stolber walks through what's in the Quality Rater Guidelines, breaks down E-E-A-T and YMYL, and explains what Google is actually measuring when it decides whether your brand is authoritative.

Jessica Bush
2 days ago15 min read


Google AI Mode Is Almost Default: What Marketing Teams Need to Do Now
Google AI mode is expected to become the default search experience within weeks, and most marketing teams either don't know it's coming or have no plan. Stephan Bajaio and Trevor Stolber break down what AI mode actually is, how it differs from AI overviews, what it means for your traffic and measurement tools, and what to do in the next 30 days to prepare.

Jessica Bush
2 days ago21 min read


Web Presence Intelligence: What It Is and Why Rankings Only Tell Part of the Story
Your buyers are forming opinions about your brand on Reddit threads, YouTube channels, AI overviews, and publisher articles long before they ever visit your website. In this episode, Stephan Bajaio and Trevor Stolber break down Web Presence Intelligence: what it maps, why traditional SEO tools miss most of it, and what it means to be visible where decisions are actually formed.

Jessica Bush
2 days ago32 min read


SEO in the Age of AI: Adaptation Is the Strategy
Many people wonder if AI is killing SEO. In this episode, Stephan Bajaio and Trevor Stolber clear things up, argue that the panic is exaggerated, and show why brands focusing on technical basics are quietly succeeding in search. If you run a website and want to know what matters most now, this episode is for you.

Jessica Bush
2 days ago23 min read


How to Deal with AI Mode
We are ready for AI mode are you? How we got prepared for AI mode How to deal with AI mode Panic when it launches and get left behind Prepare for it ahead of time Our Tools and Techniques VibeLogic Proprietry Tools Techniques for generally available tools What you can do now How we got prepared for AI Mode Back when it was in its infancy in search labs we were diligently testing and analyzing. We knew we needed to get ahead of this so we had our own internal code red where we

Trevor Stolber
Apr 184 min read


PAIS - Create content that your audience actually wants to read!
PAIS stands for Problem, Application, Industry, Solution. It’s a unique content marketing framework I developed that aligns the needs of...

Trevor Stolber
Sep 23, 20253 min read


No One Lies to Their Search Bar
Why your marketing strategy should start with Google even if you’re not doing SEO If there’s one hill I’ll die on, it’s this: No one lies...

Stephan Bajaio
Sep 18, 20253 min read


Google Broke Rank Tracking – But There’s More to It Than That
Google quietly pulled the plug on the long-standing &num=100 search results API parameter. For years, this was the backbone of how rank...

Trevor Stolber
Sep 15, 20252 min read


What Is Local SEO?
Follow these steps and you’ll soon see more nearby searchers turning into real-world customers - saving money on ads while building long-term, trust-based growth.

Trevor Stolber
Aug 5, 20252 min read
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