Five channels. One playbook each.
Every post on RankingHacks fits into one of these channels. The thesis: a solo publisher in 2026 should pick three of these well, not all five poorly.
- Channel
SEO
Search rankings that still pay in 2026 — schema, internal links, content depth, and the algorithm changes that reshuffle organic traffic across a publisher portfolio.
28 posts - Channel
AI Search · GEO
Citability for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews — what gets your content cited in AI answers when traditional SERP traffic shifts.
23 posts - Channel
Social
Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, Flipboard, and the long tail of social referral — the platforms that still send qualified traffic to a publisher portfolio in 2026.
11 posts - Channel
Paid
PPC and paid social for affiliates who actually have margin — when paid acquisition is the right answer, when SEO is, and how to know which is which.
2 posts - Channel
Owned Audience
Newsletter, video, and podcast — audiences that subscribe, not strangers who land.
4 posts