Month: February 2026

  • You Ask, I Answer: Does AI Content Rank On Google?

    Summary In today's episode, I explain how Google evaluates AI-generated content and why fulfilling user intent remains the most important factor for search rankings. Here's what this means for you. You can leverage AI to create high-quality material that satisfies customers instead of just adding more noise to the internet. You'll also learn these concepts:…

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  • Almost Timely News: 🗞️ How To Get Started with Hosted Open Weights AI (2026-02-22)

    _Almost Timely News: 🗞️ How To Get Started with Hosted Open Weights AI (2026-02-22) :: View in Browser_ The Big Plug Two things to try out this week: 1. Got a stuck AI project? Try out Katie’s free AI Readiness Assessment tool. A simple quiz to help predict AI project success. 2. Wonder how your…

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  • What Should Trust Insights Teach You in 2026? Take Our Quick Survey!

    It’d be nice to have some precedented times. It’s been 6 years since COVID turned over the apple cart that was “normal”, and 3 years since we last asked you what YOU wanted to learn from us. So here’s that chance, a ONE QUESTION (two if you count your email) survey to fill out about…

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  • So What? How to Conduct Marketing Strategy Review with Agentic AI

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through how to use agentic AI to build a complete marketing strategy live on the show, using the Marketing Over Coffee podcast as a working case study. Here's what this means for you. You'll see how combining the 5P framework with a new 5R foundation of research, requirements, rules,…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: AI Agents For Sales Prospecting?

    Summary In today's episode, I examine whether AI agents should automate sales prospecting and how to use them more effectively. Here's what this means for you. You can stop pestering non-buyers and start using AI to identify and support actual prospects. You'll also learn these concepts: the pitfalls of overly personal AI outreach, the power…

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  • How AI Coworkers Can Automate Your Most Tedious Software Tasks

    In case you missed it today, if you’re not great at a specific piece of software, agentic AI that has browser capabilities can give you a huge hand. At the 18:37 mark in this Trust Insights livestream, I let Claude take the wheel in setting up a Google Analytics 4 Exploration. I gave it the…

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  • Mind Readings: The Truth About GEO Tools

    Summary In today's episode, I debunk the myths surrounding Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) tools and provide practical advice for real-world AI optimization. Here's what this means for you. You can avoid wasting money on "snake oil" tools and focus your budget on strategies that actually influence AI models. You'll also learn these concepts: why most…

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  • Agents vs. Skills in AI: Understanding the Key Difference for Smarter Automation

    Here’s a quick refresher on agents vs. skills in AI tools like Claude, Claude Code, Google Antigravity, Qwen Code, etc. An agent is an autonomous version of the AI typically pre-prompted to do a specific kind of task: debugging, acting as the voice of the customer, being a co-CEO. If you’re familiar with GPTs from…

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  • Mind Readings: How AI Models Rank Content

    Summary In today's episode, I explain how AI models use internal rankings to evaluate the relevance of search results. Here's what this means for you. You can optimize your content to ensure AI models select and cite your website instead of ignoring it. You'll also learn these concepts: the importance of the first 400 words,…

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  • Why Detecting “AI Writing Style” Is As Useless As Trying to Spot “Men’s Writing

    Is there “men’s writing?” Is there “women’s writing?” I’d like to think we could agree that such gross generalizations are pointless. (not to mention discriminatory, but that’s a topic for a different time) But there is no such thing as men’s writing. There absolutely IS a Christopher Penn writing style or a Katie Robbert writing…

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