The SearchMaxx blog
How to get your company named when buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google. Every post comes from work on real sites, and we show the numbers.

Written by Roshan, who took an open-source AI company from 515 to 2,573 Google clicks a day in 12 weeks.
- The SearchMaxx experiment, day 0: growing a new site in public
Oct 18, 2026 - searchmaxx.link is a new domain. It has no Google traffic and no links. We will grow it with the same work we sell, and publish the numbers every week.
searchmaxx.link/blog/searchmaxx-experiment-day-0 - Experiment - 2 min read
- Case study: 515 to 2,573 Google clicks a day in 12 weeks
Oct 17, 2026 - Real Google Search Console numbers from an open-source AI company. In the top 1,000 queries, 66% of clicks came from searches without the brand name.
searchmaxx.link/blog/case-study-5x-google-clicks - Case studies - 2 min read
- AI crawlers don't run JavaScript. Here's how to see what they see
Oct 16, 2026 - ChatGPT's, Claude's and Perplexity's crawlers read the HTML your server sends and skip the JavaScript. If your words only appear after JavaScript runs, those engines see an empty page.
searchmaxx.link/blog/ai-crawlers-javascript - Guides - 2 min read
- Which AI crawlers to allow in robots.txt, and which only collect training data
Oct 15, 2026 - OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity and Google each run several bots. Some put you in AI search answers and some only collect training data. Here is which is which, and a robots.txt you can copy.
searchmaxx.link/blog/ai-crawlers-robots-txt - Guides - 3 min read
- Best AI visibility tracking tools for software companies in 2026
Oct 14, 2026 - Self-serve tools that count how often ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI answers name your brand, with verified prices and a free manual method.
searchmaxx.link/blog/best-ai-visibility-tracking-tools - Best of - 7 min read
- Best places to list your software so AI assistants recommend it
Oct 13, 2026 - AI assistants lean on Reddit, G2, Wikipedia and comparison articles to recommend software. Where to get listed, what it costs, and the rules.
searchmaxx.link/blog/best-places-to-list-your-software-for-ai - Best of - 8 min read
- The best schema markup types for SaaS websites, with copy-paste JSON-LD
Oct 12, 2026 - The schema.org types a software company needs, which page each goes on, and valid JSON-LD to copy. Updated for the end of FAQ rich results.
searchmaxx.link/blog/best-schema-markup-for-saas - Best of - 6 min read
- Best SEO tools for early-stage startups in 2026
Oct 11, 2026 - Most startups need four free tools from Google and Bing and at most one paid tool. What each one costs as of October 2026, and what you can skip.
searchmaxx.link/blog/best-seo-tools-for-startups - Best of - 7 min read
- Ahrefs alternatives for startups and small teams in 2026
Oct 10, 2026 - Semrush, SE Ranking, Moz Pro and free tools compared with Ahrefs on price and limits as of October 2026, plus when to stay on Ahrefs.
searchmaxx.link/blog/ahrefs-alternatives - Alternatives - 6 min read
- Ahrefs vs Semrush vs Moz: which should a startup pick in 2026?
Oct 9, 2026 - Pricing, data, AI visibility features and limits side by side as of October 2026, with a clear pick for each kind of startup.
searchmaxx.link/blog/ahrefs-vs-semrush-vs-moz - Comparisons - 6 min read