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What is AI search? (And how it differs from Google)
AI search is when a model answers your question directly and names a few sources inside its answer, and this guide explains what it is, how the main surfaces differ, and why it changes what…
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Meet the man behind Knownful, Matthis Duarte
Over 10+ years in SEO, I've driven millions in organic revenue for international brands in highly competitive verticals. Now I'm putting that experience in the open, to help brands get found in a fragmenting search landscape.
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Zero-click search: what it is and how to adapt
Zero-click search is when a query is answered right on the results page so the user never visits a site, and this guide explains why it isn't new, what's changed, and how to adapt by measuring…
August 17, 2026
AEO vs GEO vs SEO: what actually changed
SEO, AEO and GEO are mostly the same discipline, and this guide cuts through the acronym noise to explain the one change that genuinely matters: being mentioned off your own site and being quotable.
August 16, 2026
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What Is Search Intent (And How to Match It Every Time)
Search intent is the reason behind every Google query — and the #1 reason good content fails to rank. Learn the four intent types, how to identify them in 2 minutes, and how to structure your…
August 15, 2026
60+ SEO Acronyms: The Complete A-Z Glossary
A plain-English glossary of 60+ SEO acronyms, grouped A to Z, with a letter-jump bar and links to full guides.
August 15, 2026
E-E-A-T explained: what it is and how to actually show it
A practical guide to Google's E-E-A-T framework, why first-hand experience is the signal most content misses, and concrete ways to prove it on the page.
August 14, 2026
International SEO and hreflang: a practical guide
A practical guide to hreflang: what it actually does, why return tags are the number one failure, and how to choose between ccTLDs, subfolders and subdomains.
August 13, 2026
Technical SEO: the complete guide
A marketer-friendly pillar guide to technical SEO, covering crawlability, indexability, site structure, speed and rendering, grounded in Google's own developer documentation.
August 12, 2026
How search engines actually work: crawling, indexing, and ranking explained
A clear, no-jargon mental model of how search engines find, understand, and rank pages, and how AI answers changed the final step.
August 11, 2026
Knownful Research
Who does AI recommend?
The AI Search Visibility Index tracks which brands ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude actually name, across 10 industries.
HubSpot79%
Amazon68%
Nike65%
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