In this article, you will learn how sentence embeddings work and how to build a fully client-side semantic search engine using Transformers.js, with no server, no API key, and no backend infrastructure required. Topics we will cover include: Building Semantic Search with Transformers.js and Sentence Embeddings Introduction You’ve probably shipped this bug before, where a […]
60+ Google Core Update Statistics 2026: March Hit Hard, May Followed, June Is Coming
Google ran two major core updates in the first five months of 2026 and the SEO community is still assessing the damage. The March 2026 Core Update was the most volatile update in recent history by every major tracking tool’s measure. The May 2026 Core Update arrived just 43 days after March finished rolling out. […]
Firebase Studio Is Being Sunset – What It Means for Developers
Google has officially announced that Firebase Studio will be shut down on March 22, 2027, marking the end of its short‑lived AI‑powered, browser‑based IDE. While this may feel like another “graveyard†entry for beloved Google tools, the good news is that core Firebase services—Cloud Firestore, Authentication, App Hosting, Cloud Functions, and more—remain unaffected and will continue […]
How to build SaaS comparison pages buyers actually trust
How to build SaaS comparison pages buyers actually trust (with 4 examples + a free template) By Danielle Torrie . Updated on April 14, 2026 . 19 min read Most SaaS comparison pages are built to persuade, not to help buyers evaluate their real options. But today’s buyers are too informed and too skeptical for […]
6 Simple A/B Testing Software for Beginners: A 2026 Starter Guide
You don’t need a team of analysts, developers, or statisticians to start A/B testing. Many businesses put it off because they think it requires tech expertise, a complex setup, or months of training. But the truth is, most modern A/B testing tools are user-friendly and they don’t require coding or managing complex processes. The real […]
How Rob Walling Says Fast-Growing SaaS Companies Can Sell for 5x to 7x Revenue
In this week’s episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Rob Walling and I discuss how SaaS founders can build, grow, and sell software businesses that create more freedom. Rob brings 25 years of SaaS experience, including lessons from building and selling companies, mentoring founders, and investing in 239 SaaS businesses. This conversation is geared toward […]
Your AI Tools Are Learning to Replace You
by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book, March 3, 2026 The affiliate marketing industry has a data problem it doesn’t want to talk about. Every time a performance marketer uploads campaign metrics, conversion data, or audience insights into an AI agent platform, they’re training a system that may eventually cut them out of the […]
Peace Out to My Digital Marketing Career – It’s Been One Hell of a Ride
I tried several different ways to begin this post, but it seemed only fitting to be as blunt in this announcement as I have been during my entire SEO and affiliate career, thus the title of this entry. It’s been an amazing ride In 1998, after my oldest son suffered a massive bilateral stroke, I […]
Affiliate Summit East 2020 Has Been Postponed
It is with great sadness that I tell you that as a consequence of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, Affiliate Summit East 2020, originally scheduled to take place on July 27-29, will now be postponed. We are in active conversations with partners, venues, and relevant parties for new dates. We ask that […]
10 Thoughts on impact.com Rakuten Alliance in Affiliate Marketing
A few days ago, the affiliate marketing industry was rocked by major news: Rakuten and impact.com announced “a strategic alliance to modernize the affiliate and performance marketing ecosystem.†Long story short, the world was told that Rakuten Advertising will now focus solely on affiliate program management, while all Rakuten-based affiliate programs will migrate to impact.com‘s […]