AEOMay 12, 2026 · 7 min read
What is AEO — and why it beats SEO for local businesses
Answer-engine optimization is not SEO with a new hat. It changes what you publish, how you structure it, and who (or what) reads it first.
Elena Vasquez
The rail yard
Field notes on answer engines, agent commerce, and publishing AI content you can stand behind.
Agent commerceJun 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Agent commerce: when AI assistants become your booking channel
MCP servers let an AI assistant check your availability and book a job mid-conversation. Here's what that means for service businesses.
Tom Okonkwo
TrustJun 24, 2026 · 5 min read
Why every AI-published page needs a critic (that can say no)
The biggest risk in AI content isn't blandness — it's a confident, invented statistic on your homepage. The fix is architectural, not editorial.
Amira Haddad