https://stewartmedia.com.au/writing/Practical search, ecommerce, marketing and AI insights from StewArt Media.en-AUhttps://stewartmedia.com.au/i-replaced-wordpress-with-an-ai-agent/https://stewartmedia.com.au/i-replaced-wordpress-with-an-ai-agent/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:33:00 GMTOur new site runs on Astro, with Hermes handling the website work. Watch an AI agent build and test a landing page in about 10–15 minutes.https://stewartmedia.com.au/ai-citation-dashboards-big-lie/https://stewartmedia.com.au/ai-citation-dashboards-big-lie/Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:01:13 GMTJim Stewart explains the limitations of AI citation tracking and why brand-building and agent experience matter when assessing a website.https://stewartmedia.com.au/the-agentic-first-web-is-already-here/https://stewartmedia.com.au/the-agentic-first-web-is-already-here/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:51:53 GMTAgentic Workflows, Business Economics, and What’s Really Changing in SEO Welcome back! It’s been a busy period — there have been several speaking gigs on the go, with another one coming up next week on the…https://stewartmedia.com.au/ai-agents-are-changing-how-we-run-our-agency/https://stewartmedia.com.au/ai-agents-are-changing-how-we-run-our-agency/Mon, 11 May 2026 23:38:47 GMTWhy I Haven’t Posted in a While — And Why That’s a Good Thing G’day Rankers, welcome back. Things are moving incredibly fast right now, which is exactly why I haven’t recorded in a little while — I’ve simply…https://stewartmedia.com.au/skaw-app-is-now-free-for-all-shopify-merchants/https://stewartmedia.com.au/skaw-app-is-now-free-for-all-shopify-merchants/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:05:27 GMTSKAW is Now Free for Shopify Merchants — Plus How AI Agents Are Changing the Game Welcome back, Rankers! It’s been another big week, and if you’re a Shopify merchant, I’ve got some great news for you. SKAW is…https://stewartmedia.com.au/shopifys-ai-toolkit-changes-everything-heres-why/https://stewartmedia.com.au/shopifys-ai-toolkit-changes-everything-heres-why/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:05:27 GMTShopify’s New AI Toolkit: A Game Changer You Can’t Ignore There’s no shortage of things to talk about in the world of AI and e-commerce right now, but one release this week from Shopify genuinely stands out …https://stewartmedia.com.au/you-can-scale-content-with-ai-please-dont-heres-why/https://stewartmedia.com.au/you-can-scale-content-with-ai-please-dont-heres-why/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:06:50 GMTKeeping Up With AI: What You Need to Know Right Now If you’ve been trying to stay across all the AI announcements lately, you’ll know exactly how overwhelming it feels. It’s like drinking from a fire hose.…https://stewartmedia.com.au/every-business-needs-an-ai-hero/https://stewartmedia.com.au/every-business-needs-an-ai-hero/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:14:08 GMTWhy AI Reports Are Only as Good as the Human Behind Them G’day Rankers, welcome back. AI tools are everywhere right now, and chances are you’re already using them. If you’re not, you should be. But as useful as…https://stewartmedia.com.au/agents-are-now-your-customers-is-your-store-ready/https://stewartmedia.com.au/agents-are-now-your-customers-is-your-store-ready/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:17:36 GMTAgentic AI Is Going Mainstream — And It’s Changing Everything G’day Rankers, welcome back. A lot has happened this week, so let’s get into it. The Agentic Framework Wave Is Here It wasn’t that long ago — a…https://stewartmedia.com.au/is-schema-dead-why-that-viral-experiment-got-it-wrong/https://stewartmedia.com.au/is-schema-dead-why-that-viral-experiment-got-it-wrong/Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:14:03 GMTSchema Is Not Dead — Stop Listening to Bad Takes A viral experiment claimed schema markup is useless for AI. Here’s why that conclusion is dangerously wrong. There’s a lot happening in the agentic commerce…https://stewartmedia.com.au/would-you-hire-an-ai-agent-for-10k-month/https://stewartmedia.com.au/would-you-hire-an-ai-agent-for-10k-month/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:01:06 GMTAn ad appeared on X this week that stopped me in my tracks. Not a job listing for a human — for an AI agent. The listing was offering $10,000 a month for an agent (or the human who built one) to handle content…https://stewartmedia.com.au/the-agentic-web-is-here-stop-denying-it/https://stewartmedia.com.au/the-agentic-web-is-here-stop-denying-it/Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:10:14 GMTThe Agentic Web Is Here — And Most Marketers Are in Denial There’s a quiet shift happening in the digital marketing world, and many people are choosing not to see it. Yes, Google still drives the lion’s share…https://stewartmedia.com.au/openai-just-acquired-openclaw/https://stewartmedia.com.au/openai-just-acquired-openclaw/Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:15:52 GMTMeet Jan: Why Every Business Needs an AI Employee (Not Just a Chat Button) The race to own the personal assistant layer just got a whole lot more serious — and if you’re running a business, it’s time to pay…https://stewartmedia.com.au/agentic-commerce-is-about-to-take-off-buckle-up/https://stewartmedia.com.au/agentic-commerce-is-about-to-take-off-buckle-up/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:26:42 GMT2026: The Year Agentic Commerce Explodes Why Your E-commerce Business Needs to Prepare Now G’day Rankers, what a year 2026 is turning out to be! Everything is starting to fall into place for agentic commerce…https://stewartmedia.com.au/is-your-store-ready-for-the-personal-bots/https://stewartmedia.com.au/is-your-store-ready-for-the-personal-bots/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:26:25 GMTThe Wild Weekend That Changed Everything: Moltbook, OpenClaw, and the Dawn of Agentic Commerce G’day Rankers, welcome back. It’s been an amazing weekend, and I need to tell you about something that’s taking the…https://stewartmedia.com.au/is-your-store-invisible-to-ai/https://stewartmedia.com.au/is-your-store-invisible-to-ai/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:44:59 GMTHow to Optimise Your E-Commerce Store for AI Shopping Agents: A Complete Guide The landscape of online shopping is undergoing a fundamental transformation. With major platforms like Shopify, Google, and OpenAI…https://stewartmedia.com.au/bye-bye-websites/https://stewartmedia.com.au/bye-bye-websites/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:38:03 GMTThe Dawn of Agentic Commerce: Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol Changes Everything Happy new year, and what a year it’s starting out as. About 18 months ago, I wrote about agentic commerce and dedicated an…https://stewartmedia.com.au/shopify-winter-2026-the-sidekick-update-explained/https://stewartmedia.com.au/shopify-winter-2026-the-sidekick-update-explained/Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:06:16 GMTTranscript Three Years of AI Transformation: What eCommerce Businesses Must Focus on in 2026 As 2025 draws to a close, it’s worth stepping back and recognising just how dramatically the digital landscape has…https://stewartmedia.com.au/how-google-ai-mode-selects-websites-to-rank-its-not-standard-seo/https://stewartmedia.com.au/how-google-ai-mode-selects-websites-to-rank-its-not-standard-seo/Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:39:07 GMTTranscript How Google AI Mode Really Chooses Which Sites to Show (and What You Can Do About It) If you’ve played with Google’s new AI mode lately, you’ve probably noticed something: the way links are surfaced…https://stewartmedia.com.au/chatgpt-code-red-and-why-were-switching-to-gemini/https://stewartmedia.com.au/chatgpt-code-red-and-why-were-switching-to-gemini/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:34:35 GMTTranscript Is Your Site AI-Ready? What Black Friday, Gemini and ChatGPT Just Revealed About E-commerce If you’re still wrapping your head around social media bans, age verification, AI tools and another Black…https://stewartmedia.com.au/how-the-social-media-ban-will-impact-business-its-bad/https://stewartmedia.com.au/how-the-social-media-ban-will-impact-business-its-bad/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:11:59 GMTTranscript Australia’s New Online Safety Rules: What the Under-16 Ban and Search Age Checks Mean for Marketers After a short escape to Penang in Malaysia it’s jarring to come home to a very different kind of…https://stewartmedia.com.au/agentic-commerce-what-path-will-you-take/https://stewartmedia.com.au/agentic-commerce-what-path-will-you-take/Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:09:26 GMTAgentic Commerce Is Here: What Amazon vs Shopify Means for Your Store (and Your GA4) Lately there’s been a lot of chatter about agentic commerce—and for good reason. A public spat has emerged around whether…https://stewartmedia.com.au/whoa-these-guys-built-a-great-agentic-browser/https://stewartmedia.com.au/whoa-these-guys-built-a-great-agentic-browser/Sun, 02 Nov 2025 23:16:17 GMTTranscript Agentic Browsers Are Here: What “Flow” Means for E-commerce, Ads, and the Next Wave of Shopping If the last wave of AI helped write product pages, the next wave will shop for your customers. Agentic…https://stewartmedia.com.au/chatgpt-atlas-browser-is-it-a-threat-to-google/https://stewartmedia.com.au/chatgpt-atlas-browser-is-it-a-threat-to-google/Sun, 26 Oct 2025 23:03:54 GMTTranscript The Promise of a Smarter Search For months, there’s been anticipation around OpenAI’s next big move: giving ChatGPT its own browser. On paper, it sounded revolutionary — a chance to skip Google…https://stewartmedia.com.au/buy-it-in-chatgpt/https://stewartmedia.com.au/buy-it-in-chatgpt/Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:02:26 GMTTranscript Stop Worrying About AI Taking Your Job—Start Using It to Remove Friction and Lift Conversions AI was pitched as a productivity tool (and it absolutely is), but when you can do more, you inevitably do…https://stewartmedia.com.au/beyond-the-ai-hype-how-one-ecommerce-business-grew-revenue-153-in-12-months/https://stewartmedia.com.au/beyond-the-ai-hype-how-one-ecommerce-business-grew-revenue-153-in-12-months/Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:17:51 GMTTranscript In the face of relentless noise about AI Overviews, declining organic reach, and the next big search algorithm shake-up, it’s easy for business owners to feel paralysed. But the fundamentals of good…https://stewartmedia.com.au/avoid-the-ai-snake-oil-and-prepare-for-jarvis/https://stewartmedia.com.au/avoid-the-ai-snake-oil-and-prepare-for-jarvis/Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:10:19 GMTTranscript Why Traditional SEO Is Dead—and What Smart Businesses Are Doing Instead Brand Over Backlinks: The New SEO Reality For years, businesses were sold the dream that blogs and backlinks would bring in…https://stewartmedia.com.au/the-biggest-google-update-ever-search-will-never-be-the-same/https://stewartmedia.com.au/the-biggest-google-update-ever-search-will-never-be-the-same/Mon, 02 Jun 2025 23:27:13 GMTTranscript “We’re not going to get that traffic anymore.”That’s the uncomfortable truth business owners need to face after Google’s latest updates. At its annual developer conference, Google confirmed what many…https://stewartmedia.com.au/seo-isnt-dead-its-evolving-into-shopper-experience-optimisation-for-the-ai-first-web/https://stewartmedia.com.au/seo-isnt-dead-its-evolving-into-shopper-experience-optimisation-for-the-ai-first-web/Tue, 13 May 2025 00:07:55 GMTTranscript “SEO Is Dead” … or Just Different? Every few years someone declares search‑engine optimisation finished. Today the culprit is AI Overviews—Google’s new answer boxes that summarise the web so well…https://stewartmedia.com.au/shopify-checkout-coming-to-chatgpt/https://stewartmedia.com.au/shopify-checkout-coming-to-chatgpt/Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:57:12 GMTTranscript Google Search is Changing Fast — Here’s How Smart Businesses Are Adapting The New Search Reality: Why AI Is Reshaping Everything If you have noticed a drop in website traffic or changes in ad…https://stewartmedia.com.au/gpt-4o-awesome-until-its-not/https://stewartmedia.com.au/gpt-4o-awesome-until-its-not/Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:25:46 GMTTranscript From Prompt to Poster: How AI Tools Like GPT-4o Are Revolutionising Event Marketing AI Isn’t Just for Coders Anymore—It’s Now a Designer Too AI image generation tools are no longer just experimental…https://stewartmedia.com.au/which-ai-tool-for-which-job/https://stewartmedia.com.au/which-ai-tool-for-which-job/Sun, 30 Mar 2025 23:09:35 GMTTranscript AI Tools Showdown: Choosing the Best LLM for Digital Marketing in 2025 In the fast-paced digital marketing landscape, AI has shifted from optional innovation to essential necessity. Digital marketers…https://stewartmedia.com.au/how-googles-ai-studio-can-transform-your-e-commerce-workflow-and-save-hours-each-week/https://stewartmedia.com.au/how-googles-ai-studio-can-transform-your-e-commerce-workflow-and-save-hours-each-week/Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:13:27 GMTTranscript As e-commerce continues its relentless growth, the stakes get higher for business owners and digital marketers who need to stay ahead of the curve. With each technological advancement, there are new…https://stewartmedia.com.au/big-changes-for-google-openai-as-china-challenges-again/https://stewartmedia.com.au/big-changes-for-google-openai-as-china-challenges-again/Sun, 16 Mar 2025 23:35:30 GMTTranscript Unlocking Productivity: How Manus AI is Revolutionising Business Operations Artificial intelligence continues to transform the landscape of business productivity, and one of the most exciting…https://stewartmedia.com.au/free-ai-deep-research-and-much-more/https://stewartmedia.com.au/free-ai-deep-research-and-much-more/Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:25:57 GMTWelcome back Rankers! This week I take you on a deep dive into the rapidly evolving world of generative AI and digital marketing. I share firsthand insights into the latest models and research tools that are…https://stewartmedia.com.au/david-meerman-scott-on-ai/https://stewartmedia.com.au/david-meerman-scott-on-ai/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:19:07 GMTWelcome back, Rankers! In this insightful conversation with David Meerman Scott, we explore the transformative impact of AI on marketing, content creation, and business strategy. David shares his expertise on…https://stewartmedia.com.au/deepseek-powers-my-personal-search-engine/https://stewartmedia.com.au/deepseek-powers-my-personal-search-engine/Mon, 03 Feb 2025 23:27:14 GMTWelcome back Rankers! This week I dive into the latest disruptions in AI, how search is evolving, and why brand is more important than ever for businesses. You’ll discover insights into DeepSeek, the latest…https://stewartmedia.com.au/ai-search-marketing-the-future-is-now/https://stewartmedia.com.au/ai-search-marketing-the-future-is-now/Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:01:38 GMTWelcome back Rankers! This week I dive into the seismic shifts happening in the world of search and digital advertising as we enter a brave new world in 2025. With AI tools like ChatGPT and competitors like…https://stewartmedia.com.au/using-ai-to-expand-our-team-this-is-gold/https://stewartmedia.com.au/using-ai-to-expand-our-team-this-is-gold/Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:59:09 GMTWelcome back Rankers! This week we’ll explore the evolving landscape of Generative AI, sharing insights on how tools like Google’s Gemini 2.0 and custom GPTs are reshaping efficiency and client outcomes. You’ll…https://stewartmedia.com.au/ai-conversational-agents-wow/https://stewartmedia.com.au/ai-conversational-agents-wow/Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:05:55 GMTWelcome back, Rankers! This week I dive into the exciting possibilities unlocked by Eleven Labs’ new Conversational Agents. You’ll learn how these advanced AI tools can transform the way businesses interact…https://stewartmedia.com.au/new-ai-shopping-assistant-is-so-good/https://stewartmedia.com.au/new-ai-shopping-assistant-is-so-good/Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:06:54 GMTIn this blog, I sit down with Michael Tutek, CEO of Preezi.com, to explore how their groundbreaking AI shopping assistant is transforming the e-commerce landscape. Michael shares the journey of building this…https://stewartmedia.com.au/the-end-of-search-engines-is-coming/https://stewartmedia.com.au/the-end-of-search-engines-is-coming/Tue, 12 Nov 2024 22:14:18 GMTWelcome back Rankers! This week I’m sharing insights into some of the biggest trends shaping the digital landscape right now, plus some personal milestones like our 19th year on YouTube and the launch of my new…https://stewartmedia.com.au/beyond-google-book-giveaway/https://stewartmedia.com.au/beyond-google-book-giveaway/Thu, 24 Oct 2024 07:12:19 GMTWelcome back Rankers! This week I’ll explore how the evolving world of AI is reshaping the way we search and interact with the web, focusing on major developments from tech giants like Google and Microsoft.…https://stewartmedia.com.au/google-traffic-is-shifting-to-llms/https://stewartmedia.com.au/google-traffic-is-shifting-to-llms/Wed, 25 Sep 2024 02:21:31 GMTWelcome back Rankers. This week we explore the evolving landscape of SEO as large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Bard, and Claude become more prominent in everyday search behaviour. With traditional…https://stewartmedia.com.au/google-search-query-analysis-podcast/https://stewartmedia.com.au/google-search-query-analysis-podcast/Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:09:12 GMTWelcome back Rankers. This week we take a deep dive into the Harris-Trump debate, analysing audience reactions through the lens of Google Trends. By examining real-time search spikes and breaking down what…https://stewartmedia.com.au/google-traffic-drops-dramatically/https://stewartmedia.com.au/google-traffic-drops-dramatically/Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:08:05 GMTWelcome back Rankers! This week I’ll explore the evolving landscape of digital search and artificial intelligence, particularly focusing on how tools like ChatGPT and Claude are reshaping the way we find…https://stewartmedia.com.au/google-is-in-big-troublefinally/https://stewartmedia.com.au/google-is-in-big-troublefinally/Wed, 07 Aug 2024 23:12:39 GMTHey Rankers! Today I’ll be covering the recent antitrust case against Google, exploring the implications of the court’s findings and comparing it to past cases like the Microsoft antitrust case. You’ll discover…https://stewartmedia.com.au/search-killers-are-answers/https://stewartmedia.com.au/search-killers-are-answers/Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:07:20 GMTG’day Rankers! This week we’ll explore the evolving landscape of search technology and its impact on e-commerce. Discover how AI assistants like Perplexity and Siri are revolutionising the way users find…https://stewartmedia.com.au/google-is-in-trouble/https://stewartmedia.com.au/google-is-in-trouble/Tue, 28 May 2024 22:51:41 GMTHi Rankers! This week I’ll go over the recent mishaps by Google, specifically focusing on their latest venture, AI Overviews. You will learn about the background and implications of these AI-driven results…https://stewartmedia.com.au/ai-seo-why-brand-building-is-the-key-to-success/https://stewartmedia.com.au/ai-seo-why-brand-building-is-the-key-to-success/Wed, 08 May 2024 22:55:07 GMTWelcome back Rankers! Apologies for my lengthy absence but the world of AI is moving at such a breakneck pace that by the time I’ve planned a new video, the content is outdated! We’re celebrating 25 years in…