Directory Site SEO: Lessons from Building Again in 2026
I built my first directory site in 2012. Then I rebuilt one in 2019. Last year I built another one. Each time, the SEO landscape had…
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Field notes from the build
Practical notes on AI, automation, content sites, and the machinery behind the work.
AI Workflow Guardrails for People Who Run Real Systems
AI is in your tools whether you asked for it or not. Copilot suggests code in your IDE. ChatGPT writes your scripts. Your content pipeline might…
Real AI Workflows That Work in IT Operations
Most "AI for IT" content is either breathless hype or so vague it couldn't help you debug a stuck cron job. I've been running AI workflows…
Why Automation Breaks (And the Boring Checks That Save You)
Automation is great until it isn't. That's the part nobody tells you when they're selling you on the promise of pipelines that run themselves. I've been…
How Directory Sites Make Money Without Being Garbage
Most directory sites are garbage. They're thin SEO vehicles stuffed with affiliate links, or abandoned skeletons that haven't been updated since 2019. But here's the thing—some…
When to Automate: A No-Nonsense Decision Framework
Most automation advice is written by people who've never maintained a script in production. They see a repetitive task and immediately shout "automate it!" like it's…
Directory Site SEO: Lessons From Rebuilding Content Sites
I built my first directory site in 2019. Thought I'd slap some categories together, add some links, watch the traffic roll in. It didn't work that…
How I Use AI to Turn Messy Notes Into Real Work
I take terrible notes. Half a sentence about a config issue. A screenshot of an error log with no context. A paragraph that made sense at…
Scripts vs Systems: The Difference That Costs You Sleep
Most IT folks I know have been burned by a "simple script" that turned into a maintenance nightmare. Or they've built something they called a system…
Practical AI Guardrails for IT Operations
Most people reach for AI guardrails too late—or not at all. They hear "AI" and imagine something that either works like magic or burns the house…