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    <title>GrowthFriction Changelog</title>
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    <description>Public iteration log for GrowthFriction — the 7-factor SaaS growth audit. Every shipped change.</description>
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      <title>v1.0 — PRODUCTIZED-SERVICE PIVOT — €197 / 48h website audit for non-technical SMB owners (homepage + /sample-audit/ + /process/ + /pricing/ rewrite)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>STRATEGIC PIVOT: growthfriction.com positions from content-catalog SaaS-audit tool to productized website-audit service. €197 / 48h / Tally intake / Stripe Payment Link / PDF + Loom deliverable / non-technical SMB owners (NOT marketers — those go to crograder + CROAudit on crotool.com per anti-cannibalization rule). Pattern: DesignJoy + MarcLou productized-service archetype. Catalog content (50 audits + 5 trend reports + 8 how-to playbooks + JSON API + AUG v3 framework / 135 indexable routes) REPOSITIONED as content marketing / proof-of-method (kept unchanged). Front door pivoted: hero says "Get your website audited in 48 hours for €197" not "What's your GrowthFriction Score". Three new core pages shipped: /sample-audit/ (complete anonymized SMB audit showing all 10 dimensions with 11 findings — the exact format buyer receives), /process/ (3-step productized flow with HowTo schema), /pricing/ rewrite (€197 single product, sister-product redirects, productized-service rationale). 10-area audit scope: above-fold clarity · trust signals · mobile UX · performance · lead capture · SEO foundation · copy + value-prop · design polish · funnel order · AI-discoverability — the multi-dim moat against single-axis competitors. Plain-English deliverable mandatory (translate LCP/CRO/schema jargon to SMB-friendly language). Operator-action queue: (1) create Stripe Payment Link for €197 audit, (2) create Tally intake form, (3) Loom Pro upgrade decision, (4) first 3 free portfolio audits via LinkedIn outreach. Brain-doable: SEO/GEO/AEO content continues compounding (catalog backs credibility). Tier-1 active per operator-declared CONCEPT_LIBRARY entry #4.5 + STRATEGIC_PLAN Track 3 sub-track 3A. 138 indexable routes total (+3 from v0.50).</description>
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      <title>v0.50 — 4 remaining factor playbooks (acquisition · engagement · advocacy · performance) + 1 meta synthesis (score-above-50) — complete 7-factor playbook coverage + fleet-champion playbook</title>
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      <description>Tactical-playbook layer completes 7-factor coverage. /how-to/improve-acquisition/ (~2,500w): 4 organic channels (SEO + GEO + AEO + community) + 10 tactics ranked by leverage + Stripe Acquisition 10 case study + 8 anti-patterns + 90-day plan. /how-to/improve-engagement/ (~2,500w): 10 metrics + 10 tactics ranked by pages/session lift + Linear vs ClickUp flat-7-trap diagnostic + 10 anti-patterns + 30-day plan. /how-to/improve-advocacy/ (~2,500w): 7 metrics + 10 features ranked by k-factor contribution + Discord (Advocacy 9) and Notion (Advocacy 10) examples + 7 anti-patterns + 60-day plan. /how-to/improve-performance/ (~2,500w): the 5 CWV metrics + measured AAERA cross-stage impact per CWV improvement + 10 tactics + Linear (10) and Notion (6) examples + 9 anti-patterns + 30-day plan. /how-to/score-above-50/ (~3,500w meta synthesis): the 4 fleet-champion archetypes (engineering-polish-depth · usage-based-developer-infra · team-level-switching-cost · category-defining-workflow-lock-in), multiplicative math explaining why composite 50 requires every factor ≥8, 6 named plateau patterns explaining why 95% of products cap at 25-40, 5-year sprint plan, links to all 7 individual playbooks. The complete tactical-playbook layer is now shipped. All 5 pages use FAQPage + Article + BreadcrumbList schema, direct-answer-first format, internal cross-linking density. sitemap.ts (priority 0.88 + 0.92 for meta) + sitemap-ai.xml (priority 0.96-0.98) + llms.txt + feed.xml + changelog all wired. 135 indexable HTML routes total. The growth-engineering content stack is structurally complete: 5 vertical "best X 2026" reports (commercial-intent) + 7 per-factor tactical playbooks (tactical-intent) + 1 fleet-champion synthesis (strategic-intent).</description>
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      <title>v0.49 — 3 tactical how-to playbooks (improve-retention · improve-activation · improve-monetization) — high-AEO citation surface for &quot;how to improve X&quot; queries</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Tactical-playbook expansion: 3 long-form actionable playbooks targeting &quot;how to improve X&quot; tactical queries — the next layer beyond the commercial-intent &quot;best X 2026&quot; quintet shipped v0.47-v0.48. /how-to/improve-retention/ (~2,500w): 10 retention-driving tactics ranked by D30 lift + core-loop test taxonomy + worked examples from Linear/Slack/Discord + immutable anti-patterns + 90-day sprint plan + FAQPage schema. /how-to/improve-activation/ (~2,500w): 10-second TTFV principle + 10 activation tactics ranked by lift + worked examples from Linear (Activation 9) and Perplexity (Activation 9 ceiling-at-composite-16) + 10 anti-patterns + 30-day sprint plan + FAQPage schema. /how-to/improve-monetization/ (~3,000w): four pricing-model archetypes (per-seat B2B 8-10 / usage-based 9-10 / consumer-sub 7-8 / free-tier-conversion 5-7) + 10 Monetization-lift tactics + worked examples from Stripe (Monetization 10) and Discord (Monetization 6 community ceiling) + 9 immutable hard-rejects + 60-day sprint plan + FAQPage schema. All three pages use FAQ schema markup for PAA-eligible structured data + Article schema + BreadcrumbList. Citation-first format: each opens with &quot;The short answer&quot; (≤50w direct answer) for snippet eligibility. 130 indexable routes total. sitemap.ts (priority 0.88) + sitemap-ai.xml (priority 0.96) + llms.txt + feed.xml + changelog all wired.</description>
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      <title>v0.48 — 2 more vertical annual reports (Project management 2026 · Communication tools 2026) — completing the 5-vertical citation surface</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 23:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Vertical citation expansion completes the 5-report quintet. /trends/project-management-tools-2026/ covers Linear 42 · Notion 27 · Calendly 26 · Airtable 16 · Asana 12 · ClickUp 9 with 5 strategic patterns: multi-factor-depth-vs-feature-breadth (Linear vs Notion math: 25% lower Acquisition + higher across 5 inner factors = 56% higher composite) · aggressive-marketing-cannot-rescue-flat-7-engagement (ClickUp diagnostic) · per-need-utility-ceiling-at-composite-25 (Calendly + Loom + Buffer pattern) · founder-departure-brand-decline (Asana post-Moskovitz) · data-lock-in-vs-complexity-tax (Airtable + HubSpot pattern). 2026 outlook predicts Linear crosses 50 into fleet-champion. /trends/communication-tools-2026/ covers Slack 52 · Discord 39 · Zoom 29 · Loom 16 with 5 patterns: team-level-switching-cost as fleet-champion driver · quintuple-10-community-archetype-with-Monetization-6-wall (Discord = ChatGPT pattern) · post-pandemic-plateau on commoditized video (Zoom) · per-need-async-utility-ceiling (Loom inside Atlassian) · workflow-led-vs-founder-led-brand-transition (Slack survives Salesforce-acquisition, Asana doesn&apos;t survive founder-departure). 2026 outlook predicts AI-native team-comm tool could break composite 45 within 18 months. AEO-optimized: direct-answer-first paragraphs, H2 = real PAA questions, Article + BreadcrumbList schema, dateModified for freshness. Each ~3,000-3,500 words. Added to sitemap.ts (priority 0.94) + sitemap-ai.xml (priority 0.97) + llms.txt with detailed citation entries. 127 indexable routes total — the 5-vertical citation quintet (AI · SEO · Dev · PM · Communications) is the complete high-commercial-intent &quot;best X 2026&quot; coverage layer.</description>
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      <title>v0.47 — 3 vertical annual reports (AI tools 2026 · SEO tools 2026 · Dev tools 2026) — high-commercial-intent &quot;best X 2026&quot; capture surface</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Vertical citation expansion: 3 long-form annual reports targeting the highest-commercial-intent query class — &quot;best AI tools 2026&quot;, &quot;best SEO tools 2026&quot;, &quot;best dev tools 2026&quot;. /trends/ai-tools-2026/ covers ChatGPT 48 · Claude 28 · Perplexity 16 with 4 strategic patterns (monetization-cap-on-quintuple-10, precision-over-breadth, AEO-Activation-insufficient, 3-valid-strategies-fork) + 2026 outlook predictions. /trends/seo-tools-2026/ covers Ahrefs 19 · Semrush 17 · Surfer 9 · Moz 7 · Frase 4 with paid-only-moat-and-ceiling + post-founder-brand-decline + crowded-mid-tier-struggle + freemium-as-Acquisition-compound patterns. /trends/dev-tools-2026/ covers GitHub 52 · Supabase 50 · Cloudflare 45 · Resend 35 · PostHog 33 · Vercel 31 · GitLab 14 with developer-network-compound + open-source-as-Advocacy-multiplier + framework-as-distribution + self-hosted-differentiation + freemium-on-low-margin-infra patterns. Each report ~3,000-3,500 words with category leader breakdown + cross-tool deltas + strategic patterns + operator implications + 2026 outlook. AEO-optimized: direct-answer-first paragraphs, H2 = PAA-style questions, FAQPage + Article schema, BreadcrumbList, sameAs citations. Added to sitemap.ts (priority 0.94) + sitemap-ai.xml (priority 0.97) + llms.txt with detailed citation entries. 125 indexable routes total.</description>
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      <title>v0.46 — /state-of-saas-2026/ annual report — 50 audits + 10 patterns + 10 categories + 15 deltas + AUG v3 framework in one ~6,000-word LLM-citation surface</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 22:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Annual report ship: the canonical citation page for "state of SaaS 2026" + "SaaS growth report" queries. Aggregates ENTIRE catalog into one comprehensive long-form: executive summary with fleet-tier distribution + mean score, full sortable 50-audit table, 10 category leaders grid, top-10 largest head-to-head deltas, 10 recurring growth patterns linked to /trends/, AUG v3 framework explanation with 7-factor + tier table + composite formula, methodology + confidence section, 3 operational takeaways for founders, citation format with machine-readable JSON API references. The textbook LLM-citation format — annual reports get 5-10× more citations than per-page audits. 122 indexable routes.</description>
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      <title>v0.45 — Per-audit + per-comparison + per-category SVG OG images (75 visual social-share cards) + prose-fidelity cleanup</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Visual social-share unlock: every audit, comparison, and category page now has its own SVG OG image. 50 per-audit (showing AUG composite + tier + product name) · 15 per-comparison (showing A vs B score head-to-head) · 10 per-category (showing top-3 ranked) = 75 OG cards generated by extended tsx prebuild script. Tier-color-coded, branded, 1200×630 standard. Wired into metadata.openGraph.images + metadata.twitter.images per-page. Also: prose-fidelity drift cleanup — Stripe diagnosis updated 52→65, Figma diagnosis 62→65 (matches actual computed scores), homepage hero refreshed with top-5 by Score, /trends/ Stripe+Figma=65 examples updated.</description>
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      <title>v0.44 — JSON API (50 audit endpoints + catalog + categories + comparisons + manifest + OpenAPI 3.1) + /trends/ meta-analysis of 10 SaaS patterns across the catalog</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Two infrastructure unlocks for LLM-citation + dev distribution: (1) JSON API — machine-readable AUG v3 data at /api/audits/&lt;slug&gt;.json (50 files) + /api/audits.json (catalog) + /api/categories.json + /api/comparisons.json + /api/manifest.json (root) + /api/openapi.json (3.1 spec). All CC-BY 4.0, no auth. Generated by tsx pre-build script. (2) /trends/ — original meta-analysis surfacing 10 SaaS growth patterns from the 50-audit catalog. Each pattern supported by 3-5 named audits. 121 indexable HTML routes + 56 JSON endpoints.</description>
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      <title>v0.43 — Audit catalog 40→50 (GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Zoom, Calendly, Airtable, ClickUp, Asana, Loom, Discord) + 2 new categories (communications, project-management) + 5 new comparison pairs</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>10 new audits in commercial-mass-market categories (GitHub 52 · Slack 52 · Discord 39 · Zoom 29 · Calendly 26 · Loom 16 · Airtable 16 · GitLab 14 · Asana 12 · ClickUp 9). 2 new categories: /audits/category/communications/ (Slack · Discord · Zoom · Loom) + /audits/category/project-management/ (Linear · Notion · Calendly · Airtable · Asana · ClickUp). Developer-tools category expanded with GitHub + GitLab. 5 new comparison pairs: github-vs-gitlab · slack-vs-discord · zoom-vs-loom · asana-vs-linear · clickup-vs-asana. All category titles unified to "by GrowthFriction Score" (v0.42 cleanup). 119 indexable routes (+17 from v0.42; 10 audits + 2 categories + 5 comparisons + 10 new badge widgets noindex).</description>
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      <title>v0.42 — Rebrand AUG Score → GrowthFriction Score (eliminates "AUG = August" calendar collision; unifies brand-domain with metric; AUG v3 preserved as methodology label)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Naming pivot: "AUG Score" → "GrowthFriction Score" as the primary public-facing metric brand. "AUG v3" preserved as the technical/methodology framework name. Three reasons: (1) "AUG" collides with August in search + LLM contexts — permanent disambiguation tax on every query · (2) "GrowthFriction Score" unifies brand-domain with metric — every mention reinforces growthfriction.com · (3) cost ≤1h now vs compounding cost forever. URL slugs unchanged (incl. /aug-score/ which stays canonical with updated H1 + DefinedTerm.alternateName for SEO/AEO backward-compat). Updated: homepage hero, all audit/comparison/category page composite labels, embed badge HTML, badge widget pages, llms.txt, feed.xml.</description>
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      <title>v0.41 — Embeddable AUG Score badges — viral distribution mechanism (40 products × 3 embed mechanisms = 120 copy-paste snippets)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Distribution flywheel unlock: every audited site can now embed their AUG Score with a permanent backlink. Three embed mechanisms (inline HTML / always-current iframe / shields.io Markdown for READMEs) for all 40 products = 120 copy-paste snippets. Each audit page now includes its own embed section. Comprehensive /embed/badge/ reference page. /badge/[slug]/ chromeless iframe target (noindex, follow). 102 indexable routes (+1 from v0.40; 40 badge widget routes intentionally noindexed).</description>
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      <title>v0.40 — Category ranking pages — 8 verticals ranked by AUG composite (AI assistants · SEO tools · newsletter platforms · product analytics · design tools · marketing platforms · payment platforms · developer tools)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>8 pre-grouped AUG v3 category rankings — capturing "best X 2026" / "top X tools" commercial-intent queries (10K-200K/mo per category). Each category renders ItemList + Dataset schema with ranked products + 7-factor breakdown + per-category thesis. AI assistants leader: ChatGPT 48 · SEO tools leader: Ahrefs 19 · Newsletter leader: Beehiiv 30 · Product analytics leader: PostHog 33 · Design tools leader: Figma 62 · Marketing leader: HubSpot 28 · Payment leader: Stripe 52 · Developer tools leader: Supabase 50. New routes: /audits/category/ + 8 sub-pages. 101 indexable routes (+9 from v0.39).</description>
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      <title>v0.39 — Pre-scored head-to-head AUG comparisons — 10 high-intent SEO/AEO pairs (ChatGPT vs Claude · Semrush vs Ahrefs · Notion vs Linear · HubSpot vs Mailchimp · ConvertKit vs Beehiiv · Figma vs Framer · Ahrefs vs Moz · Perplexity vs ChatGPT · Amplitude vs Mixpanel · Substack vs Beehiiv)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>10 pre-scored AUG v3 head-to-head comparisons — the commercial-intent long-tail SEO play. Side-by-side 7-factor table + composite delta + per-dimension winner + diagnosis for both sides. CC-BY 4.0 Dataset schema. Each comparison captures search volume of 5K-100K/mo. New routes: /audits/compare/ + 10 sub-pages. /audits/compare/[slug]/ dynamic. lib/comparison-pairs.ts config maps URL slug to audit-pair lookup. 92 indexable routes (+10 from v0.38).</description>
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      <title>v0.38 — Audit catalog 30→40 — SEO/GEO/AEO category — HubSpot, Semrush, Ahrefs, Moz, Surfer SEO, Frase, OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, Hotjar + /method/aeo/ + /method/seo-vs-geo-vs-aeo/</title>
      <link>https://growthfriction.com/method/aeo/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Brand-domain pivot: 10 new audits in SEO/GEO/AEO tools category (ChatGPT 48, HubSpot 28, Claude 28, Ahrefs 19, Semrush 17, Perplexity 16, Surfer SEO 9, Hotjar 9, Moz 7, Frase 4). Plus two new methodology pages: /method/aeo/ (12-pattern Answer Engine Optimization checklist) and /method/seo-vs-geo-vs-aeo/ (canonical comparison of three disciplines with sequencing guidance). 82 indexable routes total.</description>
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      <title>v0.37 — Audit catalog 20→30 — Mixpanel, Amplitude, Klaviyo, Buttondown, Loops, Bear Blog, Carrd, Nomad List, Remote OK, Wave Apps</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 02:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>10 more public AUG audits. Catalog at 30. New patterns: indie-darling-ceiling, unified-product-against-split-incumbents, one-developer-$1M-ARR, post-acquisition-velocity-collapse, event-pricing-rant-cycle. 79 indexable routes.</description>
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      <title>v0.36 — growthfriction.com LIVE — apex + www serving HTTP 200</title>
      <link>https://growthfriction.com/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>DNS activated via Cloudflare API. CNAME apex + www → growthfriction.pages.dev (both Proxied). TTFB 212ms AMS edge. All 68 routes verified live. Brain-autonomy unlocked for fleet-wide DNS edits going forward.</description>
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      <title>v0.35 — Audit catalog 10→20 + /aug-score/ canonical definitional anchor</title>
      <link>https://growthfriction.com/aug-score/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>10 more public audits: Beehiiv 30, PostHog 33, Mailchimp 9, Resend 35, Supabase 50, Webflow 10, Framer 28, Patreon 4, Gumroad 5, Lemon Squeezy 21. /aug-score/ canonical definitional anchor with DefinedTerm schema. 68 indexable routes total.</description>
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      <title>v0.34 — The "100 audits" initiative — public AUG Score catalog launches with 10 well-known SaaS</title>
      <link>https://growthfriction.com/audits/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>10 public AUG audits live: Stripe 52, Figma 62, Cloudflare 45, Notion 27, Linear 38, Vercel 31, Substack 26, Plausible 14, ConvertKit 12, Buffer 7. PublicAudit component with Article + Dataset + Breadcrumb schemas. Homepage repositioned around "What's your AUG Score?" Roadmap: 100+ audits by Q4 2026.</description>
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      <title>v0.33 — /research/ methodology validation + /method/ hub expansion</title>
      <link>https://growthfriction.com/research/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 01:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Shipped /research/ with full evidence base behind AUG v3. /method/ hub expanded to surface all 6 deep-methodology pages. 46 indexable routes.</description>
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      <title>v0.32 — 5 new archetype landings + 2 new method pages — 45 indexable routes</title>
      <link>https://growthfriction.com/audit/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 01:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>5 new archetype landings (marketplace, ecommerce, publisher, api-only, community) + 2 new method pages (llm-citation, measurement). 38→45 routes. Long-tail SEO surface +18%.</description>
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      <title>v0.31 — New tool: /audit/compare/ side-by-side AUG comparison</title>
      <link>https://growthfriction.com/audit/compare/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>New CompareWizard component + /audit/compare/ route. Score 2 SaaS products across 7 factors, see per-factor winner + composite delta + tier. Pro-tier preview hint for multi-site fleet dashboard.</description>
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      <title>v0.30 — Dogfood: real fleet audits replace hypothetical case studies</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Ran real AUG v3 audits across operator's 10-site fleet. 100% share same failure-mode (Acq=1 AND Mon=1) — proves funnel-order-discipline. 5 real anonymized case studies with full 7-factor breakdown + diagnosis + fix + confidence caveats. Audit state persisted to fleet/.</description>
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      <title>v0.29 — Microsoft Clarity + Google Analytics 4 + Google Search Console verification wired</title>
      <link>https://growthfriction.com/changelog/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>MS Clarity inline script (env-gated, PII-masked). GA4 with Consent Mode v2 default DENY + IP anonymization. GSC verification via NEXT_PUBLIC_GSC_VERIFICATION env. Privacy policy 3rd-party services expanded. All trackers activate when operator drops IDs.</description>
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      <title>v0.28 — Schema saturation across all root pages</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Added ArticleSchema + BreadcrumbSchema to /pricing, /contact, /how-it-works, /privacy, /terms. Every public indexable page now emits Article + Person author + Breadcrumb. Full LLM-citation saturation.</description>
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      <title>v0.27 — /about strengthening + Dataset schema on /benchmarks/</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>/about/ ArticleSchema + BreadcrumbSchema + new "Operator credibility" + "What you can rely on" sections. /benchmarks/ Dataset JSON-LD (CC-BY 4.0). Eligible for Dataset rich result.</description>
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      <title>v0.26 — /audit/ ArticleSchema + noscript fallback for crawler readability</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <description>Added ArticleSchema to /audit/. Added noscript fallback with 7-factor breakdown + 7 method-page links. LLM crawlers without JS now see the full audit context.</description>
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      <title>v0.25 — SoftwareApplication enrichment + /sitemap-ai.xml secondary sitemap</title>
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