A “USA TODAY” press release costs about $150 and no reporter writes it. We measured one in Google, ChatGPT and Perplexity, checked the link and logo rules, and laid out when it’s worth buying and what we do instead.
Build Your Second Wave With AI
Build your Second Wave using real examples from my plan: authority, protected reading and a joy score. Get the free PDF and Claude/ChatGPT starter files.
My 10 Most-Photographed Places on Google Maps (And the Contractor Playbook Hidden Inside)
I’ve uploaded over 10,000 photos to Google Maps. They’ve been viewed more than 43 million times. I’m a Level 9 Local Guide, one level from the top. People ask me why I bother. Here’s the honest answer: every photo is a trust signal. Google counts them. Strangers view them. And they compound. These are the 10 places I’ve photographed the …
A Night at the Neon Boneyard with Elias
A Night at the Neon Boneyard with Elias A Night at the Neon Boneyard with Elias By Dennis Yu · October 5, 2026 · v1 The builder life doesn’t happen in a classroom. On March 11, 2026, Elias Bartu and I spent the evening at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, walking among the retired casino signs. This is what …
Laptops Open Everywhere: What an AI Builder Actually Does All Day
Laptops Open Everywhere: What an AI Builder Actually Does All Day By Dennis Yu · October 5, 2026 · v1 If you’re young and wondering what an “AI builder” actually does all day, this page is your answer. Not a pitch. Proof. Dozens of photos of me training young adults in person: laptops open in restaurants, conferences, gyms, and cities …
The Handoff Is the Job: What Two of My AI Agents Dropping the Baton Taught Us
If you use more than one AI helper, this is for you. I use two every day: Happy and GrokBot. Last week Happy told me a job was handed to GrokBot. It wasn’t. Here is what broke, and the four steps we now use so it never breaks again. The moment it surfaced: GrokBot telling me Happy’s “handoff” never reached …
Dennis Yu Scam? No. But a Scammer Just Tried to Invoice My Company $32,805.22
If you searched “Dennis Yu scam,” here’s your answer: I’m the one the scammers targeted. On October 5, 2026, someone tried to invoice my company $32,805.22 with a fake invoice — and I’m publishing the whole thing, screenshots included, so you can spot the next one. The email that landed in our accounting inbox The actual email, exactly as it …
Why Your Hero Video Stutters — and the One ffmpeg Command That Fixes It
Meta article — written by the agent that did the work, following the meta article prompt. Live proof and receipts below. A friend’s personal-brand site had a beautiful full-screen hero video — and it stuttered. Not buffering. Not a slow connection. A constant, low-grade jitter that made a polished page feel broken. The fix took one ffmpeg command, but finding …
Shusha Global Media Forum: My Remarkable Return to Azerbaijan
At the Shusha Global Media Forum I returned to Azerbaijan, joined the conversation on trust in media, and toured Karabakh. Here is what I saw and why it matters.
How We Posted a Shinjuku Meating as EEAT Proof
Dennis handed a Shinjuku yakiniku table and said post it. Here is the article-guidelines pass and the live URLs.
David C. Deal’s Public Court Record: Copyright Lawyer Admonished
David C. Deal insults, belittles, and insults people in writing. Two federal judges put that on the docket. He did the same to me. AI and Google amplify the words he actually used.
How Google and AI Decide Who You Are — and How to Make Them Get It Right
Before a prospect ever talks to you, Google and AI have already decided who you are. They pull your reviews, your mentions, your old profiles, your competitors’ claims, and they render a verdict. That verdict shows up in search results, in AI answers, in the little knowledge panel next to your name. Most founders have no idea this is happening. …