Notes

What gets cited, and how we know.

Everything here is checked against answers we captured and kept, or against a source we name. Where we do not know something, it says so.

1. 01

   Search Console's generative AI report: what it shows, and what it can't

   Google's generative AI performance report went global on Aug 31, 2026. It counts link impressions by page, country and date. Here's what it leaves out.

   September 18, 2026 · Nordcite

2. 02

   How to report AI visibility to clients when the answers keep changing

   In Ahrefs' data, AI Overviews changed about every 2 days. A client-ready way to report AI visibility: fixed queries, dated screenshots, real denominators.

   September 18, 2026 · Nordcite

3. 03

   We photographed 50 Google AI Overviews about Notion. Here's who got cited.

   50 Google AI Overviews about Notion, captured in the US on Sep 7, 2026: YouTube cited in 36, Reddit in 17, notion.com in 6. 110 domains, 83 cited once.

   September 18, 2026 · Nordcite

4. 04

   Does llms.txt work? AI search myths checked against Google's own guide

   Google says Search ignores llms.txt and AI Overviews need no special schema. What the 2026 evidence says about llms.txt, schema, chunking and other hacks.

   September 18, 2026 · Nordcite

5. 05

   How to get cited in Google's AI Overviews: what the evidence says in 2026

   What gets a brand named and cited in Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode: Google's own guidance, the studies worth trusting, and 50 dated screenshots.

   September 18, 2026 · Nordcite

6. 06

   Earned media for AI citations: how to get into the sources Google already cites (without astroturfing)

   In 50 AI Overviews about Notion (Sep 7, 2026), YouTube was cited in 36 and notion.com in 6. How to earn honest mentions, and why fake posts backfire.

   September 18, 2026 · Nordcite