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How ChatGPT chooses its sources, and why your brand isn't there yet

Generative Engine Optimization · · 14 min read

Generative AI doesn't pick random sources. There's a surprisingly predictable system behind it, with three main components: factual authority, structural clarity and repetition in training data. In this article I break down all three and give five actions per component you can take today.

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Web development
· 9 min

Building a website with AI: what you have to sort out yourself afterwards

Nine AI site builders compared on what they actually handle for visibility, plus the four things you need to check after building.

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SEO
· 11 min

Technical SEO in 2026: the foundation Google and AI search engines need

Crawling, indexing, canonicals, status codes, Core Web Vitals and schema, with the Google documentation behind every point.

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Strategy
· 10 min

Outsourcing SEO: what it costs, what you get and what to watch out for

27 published prices from nine Dutch providers, the warning signs Google lists, and the calculation that makes every proposal comparable.

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Web development
· 8 min

What a website costs in 2026: I counted 36 prices in the Dutch market

I counted 36 published prices from 18 providers in the Dutch market: simple sites, custom builds, webshops, plus the costs nobody mentions.

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GEO
· 9 min

Measuring AI traffic in GA4: what the AI Assistant channel does and does not show

GA4 has had an AI Assistant channel since May 2026, and it excludes AI Overviews and AI Mode. How to measure AI traffic without double counting.

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GEO
· 13 min

How Perplexity reads your site, and what that means for structure

PerplexityBot does not render JavaScript. What that means for your HTML, your structure and your chance of being cited.

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Strategy
· 10 min

Why GEO doesn't replace SEO, it complements it

A sober case for running both disciplines side by side, and why AI search runs on classic search.

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SEO
· 12 min

Schema markup for AI Overviews: the actual rules

Which types work, which don't, and how Google AI Overviews interpret schema in practice.

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GEO
· 9 min

Measuring citations in ChatGPT: a methodology

A repeatable method to measure your citation share in AI answers, without expensive tools.

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SEO
· 11 min

Core Web Vitals in 2026: what changed with INP

FID is gone, INP is the new standard. What you need to know and which fixes deliver the most.

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GEO
· 8 min

llms.txt explained: what it is and how to set it up

The file that tells AI crawlers which content they may use. A practical guide with a working example.

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