Black Friday is won in search (and it's already started!)
AI and agents influenced one in five global orders last Cyber Week. The work that shapes who gets surfaced and recommended is happening now, not in November.
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Sharing my latest ideas and top tips from 18+ years in search. Proven techniques and honest industry perspective.
The work that decides Black Friday happens in September and October, not on the day. These two cover it from both ends: how search and AI now decide who gets shortlisted, and the CRO and paid search execution I shared at brightonSEO, which comes with a free Black Friday planning template, updated for 2026, that you can copy and use.
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13 winning Black Friday CRO & PPC tips I shared at brightonSEO and MeasureFest
I was invited to speak at brightonSEO and MeasureFest about how I approach Black Friday and other high-pressure campaigns. Here are the 13 tips I shared, drawn from real budgets and real results.
"Can't we just use AI for our SEO instead?"
I use AI for SEO every day, and I've corrected it 487 times in four months. So who's catching the mistakes when a brand hands its SEO over to AI?
Black Friday is won in search (and it's already started!)
AI and agents influenced one in five global orders last Cyber Week. The work that shapes who gets surfaced and recommended is happening now, not in November.
You can rank first and still lose the sale
Ranking first no longer wins the sale. How AI search decides who gets recommended, why your authority is earned off-site, and how sentiment loses deals before buyers reach you.
How a technical GA4 setup cut wasted PPC spend by 50%
How fixing the signal in GA4, Google Ads and Data Studio cut a lead-gen client's wasted ad spend by over 50% and lifted lead quality. My Hero Conf walkthrough.
A website carbon score is a performance clue, not a badge
A website carbon score isn't just a sustainability badge. It can reveal page weight, bloat, speed issues and performance problems that affect SEO, PPC and CRO.
How goodrich.digital achieved 100/100 on PageSpeed Insights
How goodrich.digital reached 100/100 on PageSpeed Insights through image optimisation, preload hints, font changes and template-level performance fixes.
What Google I/O 2026 means for the next 12 months of search
What Google I/O 2026 means for SEO, PPC, AI search, measurement and commercial planning over the next 12 months.
Visible but not chosen: why good SEO is no longer enough on its own
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My collaboration with Writesonic on an AI search case study for SOZO
My collaboration with Writesonic on an AI search case study: a Shopify migration with a 10%+ uplift in AI search visibility within 30 days of launch.
Key reflections from brightonSEO and HeroConf, April 2026
Practical reflections from brightonSEO and HeroConf April 2026: AI search, zero-click SEO, paid media, reporting and trust.
How I helped a brand grow organic search impressions by 76% year-on-year
A practical SEO case study showing how organic impressions grew by 76% year-on-year while clicks and rankings also improved.
The practical guide to calculating SEO ROI
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How I helped a client save over £35,000 in wasted PPC spend for 2026
A PPC case study showing how wasted spend was identified, reduced and reallocated without losing qualified leads.
From page 5 to position 1: how I won visibility in AI Overviews
How a UK e-commerce brand went from outside the Top 50 to position 1 and became the most-cited source in the AI Overview, without ad spend.
Why GA4 e-commerce attribution is too fragile to trust on its own
GA4 still has value, but e-commerce brands need a more resilient attribution setup if they want to make confident commercial decisions.
If your website were a shop window, would you stop and look?
A practical CRO article showing how to review your website like a shop window and improve clarity, trust and conversions.
Your contact page is costing you clients: here's how to fix it
Learn how to improve your contact page with clearer CTAs, trust signals, better mobile usability and simpler forms.
13 winning Black Friday CRO & PPC tips I shared at brightonSEO and MeasureFest
I was invited to speak at brightonSEO and MeasureFest about how I approach Black Friday and other high-pressure campaigns. Here are the 13 tips I shared, drawn from real budgets and real results.
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