Directory SEO Lessons From Building Content Sites Again
I built my first directory site in 2026. Then I built another in 2026. Now in 2026, I'm building a third one—and I've stopped listening to…
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Field notes from the build
Practical notes on AI, automation, content sites, and the machinery behind the work.
AI Agents: What They Do Well and Where They Still Need Help
I've been watching the AI agent hype cycle for two years now, and I'm tired of the "set it and forget it" promises. The reality is…
How Useful Directory Sites Actually Make Money
Most people think web directories are dead. They've been told that since 2010. And honestly, most of them are—just link farms and SEO garbage that got…
What Nobody Tells You About Automation Scripts
Most IT folks have been burned by a cron job that stopped working three months ago and nobody noticed until production was on fire. That's not…
Programmatic SEO on a Small Site: Skip the Hype
Programmatic SEO sounds like a silver bullet. Generate thousands of pages automatically, capture long-tail traffic, watch the analytics glow. But I've seen this burn sysadmins and…
Real AI Guardrails for Production Systems
You've got an AI workflow running. Maybe it's drafting support responses, generating documentation, or helping your team triage alerts. It's working fine until it isn't—and then…
AI Workflows That Actually Work in IT Operations
I've been watching the AI workflow hype cycle for a few years now, and I'm tired of seeing the same recycled prompts promising to "transform your…
Programmatic SEO for Small Niche Sites: What Actually Works (and What I’d Skip)
I've been running niche content sites for about eight years now, alongside my day job in IT operations. In that time, I've watched programmatic SEO go…
A Practical AI Workflow for Turning Ideas Into Work
I've been automating things since before it was cool, and I've watched AI go from "that thing IBM沃森 did on Jeopardy" to "every SaaS product adding…
How Useful Directory Sites Actually Make Money
Most directory sites are useless. They're link farms with thin descriptions, auto-generated content, and zero curation. That's why nobody trusts them anymore. But here's the thing…