Practical guides to AI visibility, SEO data and using AI agents

Step-by-step guides to tracking AI visibility and doing keyword research with your AI agent, with the exact prompts to copy.

Comparisons

Best AI visibility MCP servers: check brand mentions from Claude and ChatGPT

Compare AI visibility MCP servers from Cite42, Ahrefs, SE Ranking, OtterlyAI, Peec AI and more: what each lets Claude or ChatGPT do and what it costs.

October 5, 202615 min read
Developer guides

Google Trends API: the official alpha, pytrends alternatives and pricing

Google's Trends API is an application-only alpha and pytrends is archived. Compare SerpApi, SearchApi, DataForSEO, Glimpse and Cite42, with Python code.

October 3, 202614 min read
Comparisons

The best AI visibility tools in 2026: dashboards and pay-per-call options compared

Compare the best AI visibility tools: Ahrefs Brand Radar, Semrush, Peec AI, OtterlyAI, Profound, Scrunch and Cite42 by AI engines covered and price.

October 2, 202615 min read
Content planning

Content gap analysis for AI answers: a worked example with citations and keyword data

A worked content gap analysis for AI answers: which brands and sources AI tools cite, which phrases people search, and the brief that came out of it.

October 1, 202612 min read
Comparisons

The best keyword research APIs for developers in 2026

Compare keyword research APIs for search volume, CPC and ideas: Cite42, DataForSEO, Semrush, Ahrefs, SE Ranking, Google Ads, Keyword Tool and Serpstat.

September 30, 202614 min read
SEO research

ChatGPT keyword research with real search volume: a step-by-step guide

Connect a keyword data tool to ChatGPT as a custom MCP server, then pull real search volume, CPC and keyword ideas into your research.

September 29, 202610 min read
Comparisons

The best DataForSEO alternatives in 2026: pricing, MCP and APIs compared

Compare DataForSEO alternatives for SERP, keyword and AI data: SerpApi, Serper, SE Ranking, Ahrefs, Semrush, Keywords Everywhere and Cite42, with prices.

September 28, 202612 min read
AI visibility

AI citation tracking: see which pages ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity cite

See which URLs ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and AI Overviews cite for a question, check whether your page is one, and compare citation tools.

September 26, 202611 min read
Comparisons

The best AI visibility APIs: pay-as-you-go and enterprise options compared

Compare AI visibility APIs from Cite42, DataForSEO, SE Ranking, SerpApi and Scrunch: AI engines covered, live checks or databases, and pay-as-you-go pricing.

September 25, 202613 min read
MCP guides

Google Trends MCP servers compared, with a real analysis in Claude

Compare Google Trends MCP servers from Cite42, HasData, SerpApi, DataForSEO, Trends MCP and Apify, then follow a real US vs UK Trends analysis in Claude.

September 24, 202611 min read
Comparisons

The best SEO MCP servers in 2026: Semrush, Ahrefs, DataForSEO and more

Compare the best SEO MCP servers for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor: Semrush, Ahrefs, DataForSEO, SE Ranking, Keywords Everywhere, Keyword Tool and Cite42.

September 23, 202615 min read
SEO research

Claude Code for SEO: keyword research with real search volume

Connect Claude Code to an SEO MCP server, check real Google keyword volume, see what AI answers recommend, and decide what to write next.

September 22, 202614 min read
AI visibility

AI visibility tracking: how we measured our own brand in 54 AI answers

How to track your brand in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, shown on our own baseline: 11 buyer prompts, 54 AI answers and what we changed.

September 22, 202614 min read
Founder story

AEO and GEO without another $100-a-month subscription

A pay-as-you-go way to measure how brands appear across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews for different prompts.

August 26, 20267 min read