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Jun 19, 2026

The AI Mandate Was Also a Pay Cut: What State Farm's Agent Overhaul Teaches Anyone Building on a Platform

State Farm is requiring 19,000 agents to use its AI tools and accept a rewritten compensation structure under a single contract. The mechanics matter more than the headline, and they reach well beyond insurance.

Jun 18, 2026

The Quiet Winner of AI Search Is the Company Running It

AI Overviews were supposed to eat into Google's business. A year of results says the opposite happened, and small firms are paying the difference.

Jun 18, 2026

How to Write for SGE and AEO: Getting Cited in AI Answers

A follow-up to our piece on how Google keeps the value of AI search: the practical playbook for getting your small firm cited inside the answer.

Jun 16, 2026

Repricing Around AI: How Small Professional Firms Should Unbundle the Billable Hour in 2026

The billable hour was always two jobs sold under one rate. AI just pulled them apart — and the firms that don't notice are quietly handing back the margin they can't see.

Jun 15, 2026

You're Billing Premium Rates for Work That's Now Free

Half your bill is now commodity work AI does for nearly nothing. The other half is the only thing keeping your rate. Here's how to tell them apart before your clients do it for you.

Jun 7, 2026

The AI Rework Tax: Why 37% of AI Work at Small Firms Gets Redone

Roughly 37% of AI-assisted work gets sent back and redone. This is where that cost hides, and how to stop paying it.