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title: "Furqan | Founder @ Vista (@vistaai) | Hashnode"
description: "AI Search Visibility & GEO Platform for Tracking Your Brand Across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude & Perplexity"
url: "https://hashnode.com/@vistaai"
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@vistaai

# Furqan | Founder @ Vista

@vistaai · Joined October 2026

AI Search Visibility & GEO Platform for Tracking Your Brand Across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude & Perplexity

### [Brand Mentions vs Backlinks: What Actually Correlates With AI Search Visibility](https://vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev/brand-mentions-vs-backlinks-ai-search-visibility?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

What the Ahrefs and Seer data say, why LLMs repeat what the web says about you, and where developer tools earn mentions that matter

7 min read · [vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev](https://vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev/brand-mentions-vs-backlinks-ai-search-visibility?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[1d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/brand-mentions-vs-backlinks-ai-search-visibility/6af16f7a1c8103592a271327)

### [Content Freshness for AI Search: dateModified, lastmod and an Honest Refresh Workflow](https://vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev/content-freshness-ai-search-datemodified-lastmod?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

What the 2026 citation studies say about recency, how the date signals fit together, and a CI check that catches mismatched dates

7 min read · [vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev](https://vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev/content-freshness-ai-search-datemodified-lastmod?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Nov 2](https://hashnode.com/posts/content-freshness-ai-search-datemodified-lastmod/6ae821ad9e5e6502d4f12c33)

### [Chunk-Friendly Content: How AI Search Splits Your Post, and How to Write for It](https://vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev/chunk-friendly-content-ai-search-retrieval?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A hands-on look at passage retrieval with Python: chunk a real post, score the chunks against questions, and see which writing habits lose

6 min read · [vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev](https://vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev/chunk-friendly-content-ai-search-retrieval?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/chunk-friendly-content-ai-search-retrieval/6ae4d86543f49747f157d994)

### [The Rank–Citation Gap: Why a Top-10 Ranking No Longer Predicts AI Overview Citations](https://vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev/rank-citation-gap-ai-overviews-query-fan-out?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Query fan-out explained, what the 2025 and 2026 overlap studies found, and a Python script to find the sub-questions you're missing

6 min read · [vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev](https://vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev/rank-citation-gap-ai-overviews-query-fan-out?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 26](https://hashnode.com/posts/rank-citation-gap-ai-overviews-query-fan-out/6adf0abfafdf3c8588b68f27)

### [How LLMs Are Changing SEO in 2026: What the Data Actually Shows](https://vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev/how-llms-are-changing-seo-2026-data?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Clicks, citations, sources and measurement: four shifts backed by studies, the numbers that disagree, and what to do about each

7 min read · [vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev](https://vistaai-geo.hashnode.dev/how-llms-are-changing-seo-2026-data?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 24](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-llms-are-changing-seo-2026-data/6adce433146a85d1ae68f2b7)