Ravi Yadav

68 posts on the TrustGrowth blog, newest first.

68 posts on the TrustGrowth blog, newest first.

2026

August

Posts published in August 2026, newest first
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A Neutral 50 Is Not a Measurement: Anatomy of a Fail-Open Scoring Defect We Found in Our Own Publication Gate Scoring Methodology 10 min · AI-assisted

We audited our own evaluator and found a fail-open scoring defect letting collection errors score neutral 50. Here's the finding, scope, and the fix.

What an EEAT Checker Can and Cannot Verify E-E-A-T and Trust Signals 9 min · AI-assisted

An eeat checker confirms schema, links, and HTTPS — not credentials or truth. See the present/absent/unreachable model and worked scoring example.

How We Score E-E-A-T from Search Console Data — and How to Check It Yourself E-E-A-T and Trust Signals 9 min · AI-assisted

How TrustGrowth infers E-E-A-T from GSC data: API endpoints, scored dimensions, published uncertainty ranges, and stated limitations — dated 2026-07-28.

Inventory Isn't Opportunity: The Qualification Stage Content Systems Skip Content Operations 8 min · AI-assisted

457 keyword rows, 6 active claims. A sourced look at the qualification stage missing between content inventory and production, pulled 2026-08-17.

Check if AI crawlers can access my site: a step-by-step verification method AI Visibility 7 min · AI-assisted

Check whether GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and five other AI crawlers can reach your site across robots.txt, HTTP, CDN/WAF, and access-log layers - and date every result.

AI Trust Signals Audit: The Signals That Fail Verification, and How to Fix Them E-E-A-T and Trust Signals 13 min · AI-assisted

A real AI trust signals audit of trustgrowth.ai (2025-11-04): which signals fail verification and the exact fix-and-reverify steps for each.

SEO Tool False Positives: How to Tell Whether a Tool Measured Your Site or Just Failed to Reach It Technical SEO 13 min · AI-assisted

Learn to spot SEO tool false positives caused by failed fetches, with a repeatable test, reason codes, and a documented PR #659 case study.

What SEO Proof Has to Get Right: Inside a Public Register of Scored Sites Scoring Methodology 8 min · AI-assisted

Learn what real SEO proof requires: permanent IDs, first-party GSC data, visible weak spots, and machine-readable records — tested on a live register.

We Ran Our Own E-E-A-T Audit. Our Authoritativeness Scored 33. E-E-A-T and Trust Signals 10 min · AI-assisted

A GSC-verified TrustGrowth E-E-A-T audit of trustgrowth.ai, run 2026-07-26, shows a 33.33% authoritativeness pillar. Full method, JSON data, and limits.

March

Posts published in March 2026, newest first
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The Technical SEO Checklist Every Indie SaaS Should Follow in 2026 Technical SEO 3 min · AI-assisted

A practical technical SEO checklist for indie SaaS: Core Web Vitals, crawlability, structured data, security, and mobile experience.

How to Build a Content Calendar That Actually Drives Organic Growth Content Operations 2 min · AI-assisted

Stop publishing random blog posts. Build a keyword-driven content calendar that compounds organic traffic with the 3-2-1 publishing cadence.

TrustGrowth vs Ahrefs vs Semrush: Verified Data vs Estimates Product Updates 5 min · AI-assisted

I built TrustGrowth, so I have a bias. But here's a fair comparison: Ahrefs uses estimates. Semrush uses estimates. TrustGrowth uses your real GSC data. Here's when each approach is the right call.

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