Decide whether a PDF preview belongs in search
Separate a useful public preview from full paid delivery and document the intended indexing treatment for each resource.
THE GROWTH LIBRARY · SEO + AEO
Built for Search.
Ready for Answers.
100 practical guides for SEO, AI search, content, and authority—built to answer real growth questions clearly and usefully, by Matt Pru.
100 articles · Page 5 of 12
Design a benchmark survey before collecting responses
Prepare eligibility, questions, a data dictionary, and reporting limits before turning survey responses into a benchmark.
Diagnose a content cluster with overlapping answers
Map page promises and reader tasks before merging, redirecting, or expanding a content cluster.
Earned coverage and paid sponsorship do different jobs
Choose the commercial arrangement, disclosure, and success measure before buying or pitching a placement.
Evaluate a directory listing for referral value
Compare directory placements by audience task, category fit, destination quality, and observable referral behavior.
Expire a paid placement without breaking the article
Plan the end-date review, commercial labels, destination handling, and delivery report before a sponsorship concludes.
Five search growth tests worth defining before you increase output.
A bounded test backlog that connects content, authority, and measurement to real decisions.
Guides, essays, and checklists: choose the right format
Match the reader’s task to the structure, evidence, and maintenance burden of the article.
Handoff a qualified content enquiry to the right next step
Preserve consented context, deduplication, ownership, and truthful status when an educational resource produces a commercial enquiry.