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Stop Tracking Prompts: The AI Optimization Mistake 90% of Agencies Make | Dixon Jones
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- The Agency Insider Show
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- Jan 29, 2026
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Summary
🚨 Stop tracking AI prompts. You're optimizing for the wrong thing. Dixon Jones (Majestic founder, InLinks CEO, Entity SEO author) reveals why 90% of agencies are approaching AI optimization backwards—and what actually works in 2026. 🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS: - Why prompt tracking = vanity metrics [3:25] - How mentions now beat links for AI visibility [19:15] - The "infinite prompts problem" nobody's talking about [6:16] - Measuring entity influence when rankings don't exist [28:06] - First thing agencies should change tomorrow [52:01] 🔥 BEST QUOTE: "Prompt tracking is telling you vanity stuff. Topic analysis in an LLM is a proactive metric." - Dixon Jones 📚 RESOURCES: - Free PDF: Dixon's "Entity SEO" book - Waiky: wake.io - InLinks: inlinks.com - Google API Leak Analysis: dixonjones.com 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW: The Agency Insider Show brings you unfiltered conversations with SEO leaders navigating the AI-first future. Hosted by Navneet Kaushal, CEO of PageTraffic (23 years in SEO). #SEO #AIOptimization #EntitySEO #DigitalMarketing #AgencyGrowth