The Agent Notebook

Posts

405 posts on growth, marketing, sales, processes, business, SEO, GEO, and AI agents — written from the operator's seat.

How To Advertise On Spotify In 2026

Spotify Ads Manager (formerly Ad Studio) is Spotify's self-serve platform for audio, video, and podcast ads. Here's how to set up a campaign, target listeners

Mar 22, 2022

SEO

What Are Facebook Polls And How To Make them Engaging?

Facebook polls still work in Groups and Stories, but the old News Feed timeline poll is gone. Here's where polls live now and how to run them effectively.

Jul 20, 2020

SEO

How To Use Google Scholar To Generate Content Ideas

Google Scholar remains a powerful free source for niche research and content ideas — now best used alongside AI research tools like Perplexity, Elicit

Jun 1, 2022

SEO

Improve SEO With Google Autocomplete: [A Quick Guide]

Updated for AI Search (May 2026) TL;DR: Google Autocomplete is still a fast, free keyword-research signal in 2026

May 3, 2026

SEO

9 Must-Have Off-Page SEO Factors: 2026 Checklist

Updated for AI Search (May 2026) TL;DR: Off-page SEO — backlinks, brand mentions, social signals, third-party citations

May 3, 2026

Marketing

Generating Leads With OptinMonster: May 2026 Review

OptinMonster remains a strong lead-gen and popup tool with solid exit-intent and targeting features, but pricing is paid-only

Feb 9, 2022

SEO

How To Write Pillar Content: A Step By Step Guide

Pillar content anchors topical authority clusters that help both Google and AI engines like ChatGPT cite your site.

Sep 27, 2021

SEO

How To Use SEO As A Strategy To Create Site Structures?

Updated for AI Search (May 2026) TL;DR: Site structure — how pages link together, how depth relates to authority, how categories and pillars cluster

May 3, 2026

SEO

The Best SEO Tools for 2026 (Free and Paid)

Updated for AI Search (May 2026) TL;DR: The classic SEO tools below — Ahrefs, SEMrush, SE Ranking, Surfer, Clearscope, Ubersuggest, SpyFu, Screaming Frog

May 3, 2026