Notes

What we're learning.

Short, practical notes on paid media, SEO, automation and AI — written from real accounts, not press releases.

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Analytics
Aug 28, 2026
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AI

What an AI agent should never do in your ad account

Automation is great at bids and budgets. It's terrible at offers. Here's where we draw the line, and why.

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Aug 14, 2026
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Paid media

Blended CAC is hiding your worst channel

One number for all channels feels tidy. It also lets a losing channel ride on the back of a winner for years.

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Jul 30, 2026
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SEO

How to get cited by ChatGPT (it's mostly good writing)

We tracked 200 queries for six months. The pages that got cited had three things in common.

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Jul 9, 2026
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Automation

The 60-second rule for inbound leads

Reply in under a minute and conversion roughly doubles. Here's the exact routing setup we use.

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Jun 18, 2026
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Analytics

Server-side tracking, explained to a CFO

Why your reports and your bank account disagree, and what it takes to make them match.

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May 27, 2026
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Paid media

We turned off 40% of a client's spend. Revenue went up.

A case study in incrementality testing and the courage to trust the result.

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