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Field notes from the citation economy.

How AI search is changing what counts as a placement, a citation, and a measurable result.

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From 19,000 to 154,000 visitors: the explosive growth of Woood.nl

How Woood.nl grew 8x in seven months with almost no linkbuilding, why traffic is already falling, and what the data says about the fix.

Martijn van der Pasread_post

Diagram of overlapping link profiles from many competitors

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Why cross intersection analysis changes linkbuilding for good

Standard backlink gap analysis is no longer enough. Learn how cross intersection analysis with 15+ competitors reveals patterns that drive real growth.

Martijn van der Pas8 min read

ChatGPT result citing Suitable as a recommended men's clothing store

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Why Suitable does show up in ChatGPT

Suitable ranks number three in ChatGPT for men's clothing in the Netherlands. But only for some questions. Here is what the data says about why.

Jessica Ehrhardt9 min read

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Moz: SEO tool, MozBar and more

Moz is a Seattle SEO company behind MozBar, MozCast, Page Authority and Domain Authority. Here is what each one does.

Martijn Co4 min read

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Moz Spam Score: should you take this metric seriously?

Spam Score is Moz's attempt to flag spammy pages and links. Useful as a signal, dangerous as a verdict. Here is when to trust it.

Martijn Co3 min read

Ahrefs Domain Rating gauge

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Domain Rating by Ahrefs

Ahrefs Domain Rating is the most used authority metric in SEO. What it measures, why it matters, and how to spot a manipulated score.

Jessica Ehrhardt4 min read

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What is Bing? The search engine explained

Bing is one of the largest search engines, much smaller than Google but worth optimizing for. Here is how it works and what to do.

Jessica Ehrhardt4 min read

Trust Flow score on a dashboard

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Trust Flow

Trust Flow is Majestic's metric for how trustworthy your backlinks are. Here is how the score works, where to check it, and how to improve it.

Martijn Co5 min read

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Google, the largest search engine in the world

Google indexes billions of pages every week. Here is a plain explanation of how it works, what SEO means inside it, and where it goes next.

Martijn Co4 min read

Ahrefs dashboard on a laptop screen

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Ahrefs

Ahrefs is the SEO platform most professionals trust for backlink data, keyword research and competitor analysis. Here is what it does and what it costs.

Jessica Ehrhardt4 min read

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Domain Authority by Moz

Domain Authority measures a site's strength based on its incoming link profile. Still useful, but easier to manipulate than the alternatives.

Martijn Co3 min read

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Page Authority: what it is, the checker tool, and is it still useful?

Page Authority was a critical SEO metric in 2012. The web has changed since. Here is what it still tells you and what it does not.

Jessica Ehrhardt3 min read

Citation Flow versus Trust Flow comparison chart

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Citation Flow: what it is, why it matters, and where to check it

Citation Flow measures link quantity. Trust Flow measures link quality. Use the two together and you have a clear authority picture.

Martijn Co4 min read

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CTR: click through rate explained

CTR shows how many people click your search result. Google says it does not rank pages by CTR. Practitioners say strong CTR helps anyway. Here is how to improve yours.

Jessica Ehrhardt4 min read

Mockup of a high converting landing page

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Landing page

A landing page exists to drive one specific action. Here is how to plan one, write one, and make sure it ranks.

Martijn Co3 min read

A long tail keyword chart

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Long tail keywords

Long tail keywords are specific phrases with lower competition and stronger buyer intent. Here is how to find them and rank for them.

Jessica Ehrhardt4 min read

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Search engine

A search engine helps you find webpages relevant to your query. Here is how they work, which ones lead in the Netherlands, and how to advertise inside them.

Martijn Co4 min read

SEO term illustrated as a layered system

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SEO

SEO is improving how easily your site is found in search engines. The basics: content, links, technical, structure, keywords.

Jessica Ehrhardt3 min read