{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"J.A. Watte","home_page_url":"https://jwatte.com","feed_url":"https://jwatte.com/feed.json","authors":[{"name":"J.A. Watte"}],"items":[{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-google-merchant-center-free/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-google-merchant-center-free/","title":"List Your Books on Google Shopping for Free via Merchant Center","summary":"Google Merchant Center lets you list physical and digital products in Google Shopping results for free. Here's how to set it up for books without having a traditional e-commerce store, including direct links to Amazon.","date_published":"2026-08-04T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-linkedin-newsletter-authority/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-linkedin-newsletter-authority/","title":"LinkedIn Newsletters: 100% Reach to Every Subscriber (Not 5% Like Posts)","summary":"LinkedIn newsletters deliver to every subscriber's inbox and LinkedIn notification feed — bypassing the algorithm that throttles regular posts to 5% reach. Here's how to set one up, what to write, and how it cross-promotes your books and sites.","date_published":"2026-07-28T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-bookbub-author-profile/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-bookbub-author-profile/","title":"BookBub: The Author Platform With 15 Million Power Readers","summary":"BookBub's 15 million subscribers are the most purchase-ready book audience on the internet. Here's how to set up a free author profile, understand featured deals, build followers, and use BookBub's ad platform for targeted book marketing.","date_published":"2026-07-21T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-goodreads-librarything-storygraph/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-goodreads-librarything-storygraph/","title":"Goodreads, LibraryThing, and StoryGraph: The Three Book Discovery Platforms You're Not Using","summary":"90 million readers on Goodreads, 2.5 million on LibraryThing, and a fast-growing audience on StoryGraph are discovering books without ever touching Google. Here's how to claim your author profiles, optimize your listings, and use each platform's discovery mechanics.","date_published":"2026-07-14T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-amazon-kdp-aplus-content/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-amazon-kdp-aplus-content/","title":"Amazon KDP A+ Content: The Free Upgrade That Doubles Your Book Page Conversions","summary":"A+ Content (formerly Enhanced Brand Content) transforms your Amazon book listing from a wall of text into a visual, conversion-optimized sales page. Here's how to set it up for free, what modules to use, and the before/after data from six book listings.","date_published":"2026-07-07T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-bluesky-attie-custom-feeds/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-bluesky-attie-custom-feeds/","title":"Bluesky Custom Feeds: Become the Curator for 42 Million Users","summary":"Bluesky's AT Protocol lets anyone create custom algorithmic feeds. With Attie AI, you can build feeds using plain language — no coding required. Here's how to become the go-to curator in your niche.","date_published":"2026-06-30T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-gumroad-discover-marketplace/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-gumroad-discover-marketplace/","title":"Gumroad Discover: Passive Sales From a 1.6 Million Product Marketplace","summary":"Gumroad Discover surfaces your digital products to 1.6 million+ listed products' worth of buyer traffic. Here's how to optimize your listings, use commission boosts, and leverage tags for passive discovery.","date_published":"2026-06-23T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-github-repos-authority/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-github-repos-authority/","title":"GitHub for Authors: DA 95 Backlinks and AI Citation Signals for Free","summary":"GitHub has a Domain Authority of 95 and is one of the most-cited sources in ChatGPT responses. Here's how publishing open-source tools related to your book generates permanent backlinks and AI visibility.","date_published":"2026-06-16T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-crunchbase-knowledge-graph/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-crunchbase-knowledge-graph/","title":"Crunchbase and Wikidata: Two Free Profiles That Feed Google's Knowledge Graph","summary":"Crunchbase and Wikidata are primary data sources for Google's Knowledge Graph. Here's how creating free profiles on both platforms can trigger a Knowledge Panel for your brand or personal entity.","date_published":"2026-06-09T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-google-discover-optimization/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-google-discover-optimization/","title":"Google Discover Optimization: The Passive Traffic Firehose Most Sites Ignore","summary":"Google Discover sends content to 800 million+ devices based on interest graphs, not keywords. Here's how to optimize for Discover's unique ranking signals and start generating passive traffic.","date_published":"2026-06-02T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-generative-engine-optimization/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-generative-engine-optimization/","title":"Generative Engine Optimization: Why Traditional SEO Is No Longer Enough","summary":"Traditional SEO optimizes for ten blue links. Generative Engine Optimization targets the AI models that now answer questions directly. Here's how citation farming works differently for ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.","date_published":"2026-05-26T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-content-credentials-c2pa/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-content-credentials-c2pa/","title":"Content Credentials and C2PA: Prove Your Content Is Human-Made","summary":"The C2PA standard lets you cryptographically prove that your content was created by a human. With the EU AI Act requiring AI content labeling, Content Credentials are becoming a trust signal. Here's how to implement them.","date_published":"2026-05-19T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-server-side-analytics-zaraz/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-server-side-analytics-zaraz/","title":"Server-Side Analytics With Cloudflare Zaraz: The Free Fix for Ad Blockers","summary":"Ad blockers, privacy browsers, and tracking prevention tools hide up to 40% of your real traffic from Google Analytics. Cloudflare Zaraz fixes this for free. Here's how to set it up.","date_published":"2026-05-12T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-well-known-directory-guide/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-well-known-directory-guide/","title":"The .well-known Directory Guide: security.txt, agent-card.json, ai-plugin.json, and More","summary":"The .well-known directory is how machines discover your site's identity, security contacts, AI capabilities, and federation endpoints. Here's the complete guide to every file that matters in 2026.","date_published":"2026-05-05T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-itemlist-carousel-schema/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-itemlist-carousel-schema/","title":"ItemList Carousel Schema: Multiple Pages in One Google Result","summary":"ItemList carousel schema lets you occupy a horizontal scrolling carousel in Google search — showing multiple pages from your site in a single result. Here's the implementation guide with real CTR data.","date_published":"2026-04-28T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-speakable-schema-ai-citations/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-speakable-schema-ai-citations/","title":"SpeakableSpecification Schema: Get Cited by AI and Voice Assistants","summary":"SpeakableSpecification markup tells Google, voice assistants, and AI tools exactly which text on your page is worth quoting. Here's how to implement it and why it matters for AI citations.","date_published":"2026-04-21T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-ai-agent-cards-2026/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/blog-ai-agent-cards-2026/","title":"AI Agent Cards: Why Every Website Needs One in 2026","summary":"AI agents are crawling the web autonomously. An agent-card.json file in your .well-known directory tells them who you are, what you offer, and how to interact with your site. Here's how to deploy one.","date_published":"2026-04-14T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/best-personal-finance-books-2026-modern/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/best-personal-finance-books-2026-modern/","title":"Best Personal Finance Books 2026 — Why Most Lists Are Outdated","summary":"Every 'best finance books' list recommends the same titles from 1997. Here's why those lists fail in 2026 — and which books actually address inflation, AI, energy mandates, and the insurance crisis.","date_published":"2026-04-11T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/trap-series-which-book-first/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/trap-series-which-book-first/","title":"Which Trap Series Book Should You Read First?","summary":"Six books. 2,611 pages. But you don't need to read them in order. Your starting point depends on where you are right now. Here's a decision tree to find your Book 1.","date_published":"2026-04-10T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jwatte.com/blog/books-like-rich-dad-poor-dad/","url":"https://jwatte.com/blog/books-like-rich-dad-poor-dad/","title":"Books Like Rich Dad Poor Dad — But With Actual Playbooks","summary":"Rich Dad Poor Dad changed how you think about money. These 6 books give you the specific strategies, tax math, and exit plans Kiyosaki never covered.","date_published":"2026-04-09T00:00:00Z"}]}