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Notes from running an SEO agency.

Workflows, frameworks, AI-era SEO tactics, and product updates from the team building Rankrop.

STRATEGY Coming soon · 8 min read

SEO in the AI-search era: what changes, what doesn't.

ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, Copilot, and Gemini are reshuffling how people find information. Here's what we're seeing across our client portfolio and how we're adapting.

AGENCY OPS Coming soon · 6 min read

We replaced 6 tools with one. Here's the spreadsheet.

A line-by-line breakdown of what we paid for each tool, what Rankrop replaced, and what we kept. Includes the tools we wouldn't give up.

CLIENT EXPERIENCE Coming soon · 5 min read

The case for client portals (and the case against).

When a portal lifts retention vs. when it just shifts work around. We've seen it go both ways. Here's the framework we use to decide.

CONTENT Coming soon · 7 min read

Content briefs writers actually use.

Anatomy of a brief that doesn't get pushed back on. SERP analysis, intent classification, internal-link plan, and the question every writer asks but you forget to answer.

LOCAL SEO Coming soon · 10 min read

Local SEO in 2026: GBP, citations, and what still moves the needle.

Two years of compounding GBP changes, AI overviews showing up in local SERPs, NAP consistency still mattering more than people think. A field guide.

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