387 posts on growth, marketing, sales, processes, business, SEO, GEO, and AI agents — written from the operator's seat.
Updated for 2026. Stateless agents forget everything between runs. Here are the three memory patterns I use in production — working, episodic, and semantic — with TypeScript examples on Cloudflare Workers and KV.
Updated for 2026. From running Flux Chargers to $110k/mo, I tested the major platforms. Here's a current breakdown of Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, Adobe Commerce, Webflow, and TikTok Shop.
Updated for 2026. BuzzSumo remains one of the most useful content research and influencer discovery platforms, now with AI features — but X (Twitter) API restrictions have meaningfully degraded its social data, and pricing has moved firmly upmarket.
Updated for 2026. AI logo generators (Canva, Looka, Adobe Express) make a solid logo achievable in minutes without a designer — then add it via the WordPress Site Editor or Customizer in a few clicks.
Updated for 2026. Bumble runs on a freemium model: free swipes for everyone, paid subscriptions (Bumble Premium) and in-app coin purchases drive nearly all revenue across its dating, BFF, and Bizz modes.
Updated for 2026. Instagram does not let you see who viewed your profile — that feature has never existed. Third-party apps claiming to show profile visitors are scams. Here's what you can actually see.
Updated for 2026. Instagram monetization has evolved beyond just sponsored posts — Reels bonuses, Subscriptions, Live badges, affiliate tools, and Instagram Shop now offer multiple direct revenue streams for creators at every follower level.
Updated for 2026. WordPress dominates with roughly 43% of the web and is the easier choice; Joomla offers more built-in complexity but has a declining user base. Here's when each makes sense.
Updated for 2026. Printful remains a leading print-on-demand dropshipper with deep integrations into Shopify, Etsy, and other platforms — though the landscape shifted after the Printful–Printify merger announcement in 2024.
Updated for 2026. Schema markup was a Google rich-result tiebreaker in 2024. In 2026 it’s a primary signal for AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Claude) — they parse JSON-LD to extract clean, citable answers.
Updated for AI Search (May 2026) TL;DR: The classic SEO tools below — Ahrefs, SEMrush, SE Ranking, Surfer, Clearscope, Ubersuggest, SpyFu, Screaming Frog — are still the workhorses in 2026. The new tool category that didn’t exist when this list was first compiled: AI-search visibility tools (Profound, Athena, and other
Updated for 2026. Not a roundup of every AI tool. These are the 5 I use every day to run a consulting brand and a pickleball facility — with specific use cases and honest caveats.