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2 October 2026 / 11 min read
Does llms.txt Do Anything? What AI Companies Have Said
Google says Search ignores llms.txt, and no major AI crawler documents reading it. What it is, how to write one in 10 minutes, and when it pays off.
llms.txtAI SearchTechnical SEO
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2 October 2026 / 11 min read
Does Schema Markup Get You Cited by AI Search? What Engines Say
What Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Perplexity actually say about schema markup and AI search, which types to add, and the mistakes to avoid.
Schema MarkupAI SearchAEO
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2 October 2026 / 9 min read
Why I Built an SEO Site on a .si Domain, and What It Costs Me
Google reads .si as a Slovenian domain. Why I built my SEO site on one anyway, what it costs in Google, and when a .si makes sense for you.
DomainsInternational SEOAI Search
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Ashikur Rahman
SEO and AI Search Specialist, in search since 2017. I write these from the same work I do for clients, and publish search news and tool reviews on criticnest.com.
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