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The McKinsey Crossword: Initial Reaction | No. 258

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win. Source: McKinsey The Read more about The McKinsey Crossword: Initial Reaction | No. 258[…]

Entity-First SEO: Using Topics, Brands, and People to Strengthen AI and Google Rankings

Most SEO still starts with this question: “What keywords should we target?” In 2025, that’s only half the game. Google and AI assistants care less about exact keywords and more about entities—the things in the world you talk about: topics, brands, people, places, products, and how they all connect. If […] The post Entity-First Read more about Entity-First SEO: Using Topics, Brands, and People to Strengthen AI and Google Rankings[…]

How to Structure Blog Posts So AI Assistants Actually Cite You

Most blog posts are written like someone will read them top-to-bottom. AI assistants don’t read like that. They skim, chunk, and summarize. They’re trying to answer a question in a few seconds by pulling the clearest, most self-contained pieces from the web. If your post is just “pretty good writing,” […] The post How Read more about How to Structure Blog Posts So AI Assistants Actually Cite You[…]

Caching vs CDN vs Web Hosting: What to Use (and When) for a Faster Website

If you want a faster website, you’ll eventually run into the same three pieces of advice: The problem: almost nobody explains how caching, CDNs, and web hosting actually work together—or which one will make the biggest difference for your site. If you care about website speed optimization, Core Web Vitals, […] The post Caching Read more about Caching vs CDN vs Web Hosting: What to Use (and When) for a Faster Website[…]

Content Refresh Playbook: How to Update Old Posts for AI Search and Google

Most blogs don’t need more content. They need their existing content not to suck anymore. If you’ve been publishing for a few years, you’re likely sitting on: In 2025, with AI search chewing through the web and Google pushing hard on “helpfulness,” you can’t just keep shipping new stuff and […] The post Content Read more about Content Refresh Playbook: How to Update Old Posts for AI Search and Google[…]

Programmatic SEO in the Age of AI: Scale Content Without Getting Hit for Thin Pages

Programmatic SEO used to be a growth hack. You’d find a pattern (“best dentists in {city}”), build one template, plug in a spreadsheet of locations, and ship hundreds or thousands of pages at once. If you did it halfway decently, traffic followed. In the age of AI and “helpful content” […] The post Programmatic Read more about Programmatic SEO in the Age of AI: Scale Content Without Getting Hit for Thin Pages[…]