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The Build Log

Notes from building in public.

I test AI tools, build affiliate sites, run races, and write down what actually happened, the wins, the failures, and the numbers behind them. No hype, no theory.

SEO ๐Ÿค–

Google AI Traffic Is Real: How I Track and Optimize for It

Zero-click search hit 64.82% in 2026 and AI referral traffic grew 527% year over year. Here is the GA4 and Search Console setup I run to track AI traffic, the structure that actually earns it, and the full checklist.

August 22, 2026 9 min read
Personal โšก

Hyperscalers vs Neoclouds: How I Invest in the AI Buildout

I moved my AI exposure from chipmakers to the layer underneath: data centers, memory, optics, and power. Here is the split I run across Interactive Brokers and GoTrade, the names on each side, and the parts I got wrong first.

August 12, 2026 15 min read
Personal ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป

I Built a Tech Community Before I Knew What I Was Building

At 20, I bought a domain and started what became WebGeek Philippines, a community for Filipino developers and designers built around meetups and hackathons. It grew into a five-year competition series and a few media mentions along the way.

July 9, 2026 8 min read
Personal ๐Ÿ““

Financial Wisdom I Saved From My Notes App for 10 Years

A decade of saved notes, financial advice from blogs, YouTube, quotes and other social media, tips from financial authors, book highlights, and half-finished checklists, sitting in one Notes app folder. What actually held up, what I quietly dropped, and why the same rules that grew my money grew my career and my running.

July 2, 2026 16 min read
SEO ๐Ÿš€

Pre-Launch Checklist: SEO, AIO, GEO, AEO, SXO & LLMO

Six ranking strategies now decide whether your site gets ranked, cited, or ignored. A practical pre-launch checklist covering technical SEO, AI Overviews, generative engines, featured snippets, search experience, and LLM optimization.

June 25, 2026 14 min read
AI & Automation ๐Ÿงฐ

AI Tools: Reviews, Use Cases & Alternatives

30+ AI tools across automation, coding, video, voice, and hosting, use cases, pricing, and real alternatives. From n8n to ElevenLabs to DigitalOcean.

June 24, 2026 18 min read
AI & Automation ๐Ÿค

How to Choose the Right AI Agents for B2B Sales and Marketing

Most B2B teams already have the workflows worth automating, lead enrichment, outbound personalization, CRM hygiene. Here are the use cases, the toolkit, and how to build your first system without burning three months on infrastructure.

June 21, 2026 9 min read
AI & Automation โš™๏ธ

Productize Yourself with AI: Turn Your Skills Into Agents That Work While You Sleep

Naval said it years ago: productize yourself. I'm finally doing it, not by launching a course, but by encoding my systems, skills, and experience into AI agents that run without me.

June 19, 2026 7 min read
Essay ๐Ÿงญ

The Future of My Work with AI: A Narrative Overview

How my work went from doing everything by hand to architecting systems that mostly run on their own, and the five skills I think matter most before they become table stakes.

June 19, 2026 12 min read
Localization ๐ŸŒ

Scaling Across 80+ Countries Taught Me Where AI Breaks (And How to Fix It)

I ran AI localization across 80+ countries. It works beautifully, until it quietly doesn't. Here are the exact edge cases that broke, and the workarounds that fixed them.

June 19, 2026 8 min read
Workflow ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

Building Alone: Tools, Habits, and What I Outsource to AI

A solo operator manages five earning sites and trains four to five days a week. Here is the exact stack, the daily habits, and the work I hand off to AI so the system keeps moving without me.

June 18, 2026 7 min read
AI SEO ๐Ÿค–

How I Get AI Overviews to Cite My Pages

I spent months watching which of my pages Google AI Overviews actually quote. Here is what got cited, what got ignored, and the structure I now use on every page.

June 17, 2026 8 min read
SEO ๐Ÿ””

IndexNow vs Google Search Console: What Actually Moves Rankings Faster

I pushed the same batch of pages through IndexNow and Search Console and timed how fast each one got crawled and indexed. The gap surprised me.

June 16, 2026 7 min read
Personal ๐Ÿƒ

What Running Taught Me About Consistency in Content

Almost five years of running (and a slower, injury-free season right now) taught me the same lesson my work runs on: not every season is about getting faster. Some are about staying consistent.

June 15, 2026 6 min read