<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>izzy.agency Blog</title><description>Engineering insights, product thinking, and lessons from building software that matters.</description><link>https://izzy.agency/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>One brain, many systems: how to build a searchable operating memory for your company</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/searchable-operating-memory-company/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/searchable-operating-memory-company/</guid><description>A practical architecture for searchable company knowledge across Drive, Notion, Slack, GitHub and Linear - with authority, permissions and freshness.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why AI search engines cite different sources</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/why-ai-search-engines-cite-different-sources/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/why-ai-search-engines-cite-different-sources/</guid><description>Why do AI search engines cite different sources? Compare ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google, map each evidence gap and measure brand visibility responsibly.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Should you add an AI shopping assistant to your ecommerce site?</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-shopping-assistant-ecommerce-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-shopping-assistant-ecommerce-site/</guid><description>Learn when an on-site AI shopping assistant can improve product discovery, what it needs and how to test one without replacing search.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why is your ecommerce website not converting? Audit the path from product data to fulfilled order</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ecommerce-website-not-converting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ecommerce-website-not-converting/</guid><description>Trace ecommerce conversion leaks from product data and discovery through checkout, fulfilment and analytics before adding more traffic or tools.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>An AI share link is not private: what should your company control?</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-share-link-privacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-share-link-privacy/</guid><description>Claude, ChatGPT or another AI assistant: learn what a shared link can expose and how to control access, publication, revocation and incidents.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to automate meeting notes to tasks with n8n without duplicate tickets</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/meeting-notes-to-actions-n8n/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/meeting-notes-to-actions-n8n/</guid><description>Turn Google Meet notes into approved, owned tasks with n8n, Notion and Linear - without duplicate tickets, invented owners or hidden workflow failures.</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google Ads vs Meta Ads for small businesses: what to check before you spend</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/google-ads-vs-meta-ads-small-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/google-ads-vs-meta-ads-small-business/</guid><description>Google Ads or Meta Ads? Check your offer, margins, landing page, measurement and follow-up before buying more traffic for your small business.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CRM outreach and consent: does your automation know why it is sending each message?</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/crm-outreach-consent-automation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/crm-outreach-consent-automation/</guid><description>Review CRM permissions, message purpose, suppression, vendors and email tracking before automating sales outreach across EU markets.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to turn a prototype into a product customers will pay for</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/prototype-to-commercial-product/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/prototype-to-commercial-product/</guid><description>A practical route from working prototype to paid proof, usable onboarding and a product your business can operate - without building every feature first.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your AI prototype looks ready. Is it ready to win trust and convert?</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-prototype-conversion-readiness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-prototype-conversion-readiness/</guid><description>Before launching an AI-generated website or app, check whether customers can understand it, trust it, complete key actions and receive a reliable response.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can another team own your AI-built product?</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-built-product-codebase-handoff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-built-product-codebase-handoff/</guid><description>Assess whether another team can operate an AI-built product, identify bounded hardening needs and make a defensible handoff decision.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Do you need an AEO tool? A practical guide for small businesses</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/do-you-need-an-aeo-tool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/do-you-need-an-aeo-tool/</guid><description>Learn what you can measure for free, what paid AI-visibility tools add and which evidence to request before your business subscribes.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google AI Overviews in France: How to Measure the Impact on SEO Traffic and Enquiries</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-overviews-france-seo-traffic-enquiries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-overviews-france-seo-traffic-enquiries/</guid><description>AI Overviews is rolling out in France. Learn how to measure its impact on Google visibility, SEO traffic and qualified enquiries.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Users sign up but do not activate. Where is your onboarding breaking?</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/onboarding-activation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/onboarding-activation/</guid><description>Users sign up but never activate? Define activation as real value, validate events and cohorts, find the first break in the journey, then fix the smallest part.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is your slow website costing you sales - or hiding a bigger reliability problem?</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/slow-fragile-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/slow-fragile-site/</guid><description>Separate speed, reliability and measurement before you rebuild a slow website: field vs lab evidence, the first bottleneck, releases and tested recovery.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Production context for AI coding agents</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-coding-agents-production-context/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-coding-agents-production-context/</guid><description>Learn how to give AI coding agents useful production context through snapshots, replicas and controlled retrieval - without broad production access.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why did your website traffic drop? 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Learn how to build and measure earned AI visibility before increasing your media budget.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your llms.txt is a sign an AI can read outside a door it cannot open</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/llms-txt-webmcp-website-ai-agents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/llms-txt-webmcp-website-ai-agents/</guid><description>An llms.txt file does not make a website usable by an AI agent. Learn what to check and where transactional sites should invest.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI agent security: what changes when AI can take actions?</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-agent-security-product-controls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-agent-security-product-controls/</guid><description>When AI agents can call tools, change data or trigger transactions, security becomes a product-design decision. 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Check these five things before spending more on ads</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/website-visitors-no-enquiries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/website-visitors-no-enquiries/</guid><description>Your website gets visitors but few calls or messages? Check the audience, offer, contact path and follow-up before spending more on advertising.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI Agents Are Not Replacing SaaS - They Are Becoming It</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-agents-replacing-saas-shift/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/ai-agents-replacing-saas-shift/</guid><description>The billion-dollar shift: AI agents are absorbing SaaS functions, collapsing the cost of enterprise software, and remaking how work gets done.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OpenAI&apos;s GPT-5.6 Redefines the Frontier: Three Models, One Paradigm Shift</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/openai-gpt-5-6-flagship-model-launch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/openai-gpt-5-6-flagship-model-launch/</guid><description>OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 - a family of models that trades raw scale for precision, delivering better results at lower cost across coding, knowledge work, and reasoning.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GEO: How to Get Your Site Cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overview</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/geo-generative-engine-optimization/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/geo-generative-engine-optimization/</guid><description>SEO got a sibling. 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Here&apos;s why abstracting infrastructure away from developers makes your team ship 3x faster.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The True Cost of Technical Debt (And a Framework for When to Refactor, Rewrite, or Leave It)</title><link>https://izzy.agency/en/blog/true-cost-of-technical-debt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://izzy.agency/en/blog/true-cost-of-technical-debt/</guid><description>Technical debt compounds like interest. 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