The field notes

Playbooks for getting cited by AI.

Teardowns, tactics, and short essays on generative engine optimization for service businesses — written in plain English by operators, not marketers.

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[ FEATURED — TOPIC COVER ]

Why ChatGPT cites some accountants and ignores others — the citation gap, explained.

We pulled 2,400 tax questions from Perplexity and ChatGPT, tagged every source cited, and looked for patterns. Here's what the cited firms have in common, what the ignored firms are missing, and a repeatable pattern any practice can copy.

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[ COVER — STATS HEATMAP ]

The 4-part answer format that gets picked up by Google AI Overviews.

A structural template grounded in how AI Overviews select sources. Copy-paste it for your next post.

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[ COVER — VOICE SPECTRUM ]

Why your AI content sounds like everyone else's — and how 8 samples fix it.

Voice profiles fail below a sample threshold. Here's what the threshold is and what to put in your samples.

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[ COVER — PROJECTIONS ]

What 90 days of GEO-optimized content does for an HVAC company.

A projections walkthrough built on industry research. No customers yet, just the math from the data we have.

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[ COVER — CHECKLIST ]

E-E-A-T for service firms: the 9 signals you can actually control.

Most E-E-A-T advice is aimed at publishers. Here's what matters when you're a local practice with 4 staff and no PR budget.

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[ COVER — CITATION GAP ]

Why ChatGPT cites some accountants and ignores others: the citation gap, explained.

The structural difference between cited and uncited accounting content, and how to close the gap.

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[ COVER — CITATION GRAPH ]

Perplexity vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini: which one will cite you, and why they differ.

Each engine has a different idea of authority. Here's what that means for your content strategy and what to prioritize first.

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