METHODOLOGY

Every recommendation should show its working.

Keep every buyer ask connected to the business context, website answer, supporting evidence, competitor comparison and next action.

Seven connected methodology stages from Buyer Ask and business context to evidence, coverage judgement, competitor comparison, and recommended action
1

Start with the business, not a generic prompt

We anchor the work in your market, ideal customer, offer, current content, and business goal. That keeps every Buyer Ask relevant to the decision you want to win.

Market & ICP
Offer & positioning
Audience evidence
Content inventory
Business goals
2

Use several kinds of evidence for different jobs

Client website

Source
Your site content and structure
Purpose
Understand what you say, how it is organised, and where answers are missing.
Limits
Only what exists on your site today.
Attribution
Page URL, section, and capture date.

Competitor websites

Source
Competitors’ public websites
Purpose
Find where alternatives make their value, proof, and process easier to understand.
Limits
Public content only.
Attribution
Page URL, competitor, and capture date.

Search Console export

Source
Your approved query and page data
Purpose
See existing demand, impressions, clicks, and pages that already earn attention.
Limits
Only queries your site already appears for.
Attribution
Query, page, device, and date range.

Buyer-ask patterns

Source
Licensed research and documented decision patterns
Purpose
Reveal useful Buyer Asks across the decision journey.
Limits
Patterns are not your buyers’ exact words.
Attribution
Publisher, study, and collection date.
3

Discover and classify Buyer Asks

We organise what buyers ask by the job they are trying to get done.

Define

Understand a need or problem.

Compare

Evaluate options and differences.

Validate

Check credibility, fit, and risk.

Constrain

Assess resources, trade-offs, and limits.

Implement

Choose, plan, and get it done.

4

Review website coverage

Each Buyer Ask is matched to the most relevant page and scored with a clear rubric.

Answered

The page fully addresses the Buyer Ask with clear evidence.

Partly answered

The page touches the ask, but important parts are missing.

Unanswered

No page meaningfully addresses the Buyer Ask.

Needs review

Content exists but is outdated, thin, or difficult to assess.

5

Test and verify citations

Citations must be findable, readable, and able to support the claim. If not, we reject or downgrade them.

LocateFind the exact source section.
ExtractCapture the relevant passage.
VerifyConfirm accuracy and context.
ScoreRate confidence and recency.
CiteAttach URL, section, and date.
6

Prioritise with explainable factors

We use visible factors your team can understand and adjust—never a black-box score.

Priority score
Business valueHigh / Med / Low
Buyer evidenceHigh / Med / Low
Coverage gapHigh / Med / Low
CompetitionHigh / Med / Low
Ease to implementHigh / Med / Low

Weights are set with you to match your market and strategy.

7

Known limits

We are clear about what the evidence can—and cannot—tell you.
  • Public data only. We do not access private competitor content, paywalls, or gated research.
  • Search Console reflects past activity, not future buyer intent.
  • Competitor coverage can change at any time.
  • Buyer-ask patterns guide discovery; they are not your buyers’ exact words.
  • AI extraction can miss nuance, so material claims are reviewed.
  • Your strategy, market, and offer can change—research should be refreshed.
8

Buyer asks, answered.

Where does the data come from?

We identify every source category, why it is used, what it can prove, and where it is limited.

How fresh is the data?

Sources are date-stamped. Material research should be refreshed when your market, website, competitors, or offer changes.

How are competitor sites chosen?

We use relevant alternatives buyers are likely to compare, agreed with your team before the research begins.

How do you decide what is answered?

Each Buyer Ask is matched to the most relevant page and reviewed for completeness, specificity, evidence, clarity, and a useful next step.

Can I see the sources behind a recommendation?

Yes. Recommendations keep the page, source section, capture date, coverage judgement, and confidence available for review.

Are research patterns the same as measured search demand?

No. Research patterns help identify plausible buyer questions. Search Console provides first-party observations of past search activity, while website and competitor sources provide answer evidence. Keep those source types separate when judging relevance, frequency and confidence.

BUYER ASKS. ANSWERED.

Use evidence people can inspect—not conclusions they have to take on faith.