Field Notes
Concise observations, transparent breakdowns, and material updates from the work—without manufacturing a daily content treadmill.
Published Field Notes
New articles appear here only after their evidence, claims, sources, and practical value have been reviewed.
SEO and Content Acquisition
Reserve the final space for product media, ads, embeds, fonts, and late interface elements before they load, then fix the largest unexpected movement first.
By Duff · 6 min read
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Use AVIF or WebP when a tested export meaningfully reduces image bytes without obscuring product details, and keep a dependable fallback and responsive sizes.
By Duff · 6 min read
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Use a CDN when edge caching solves measured latency, traffic, or resilience problems—not as a ranking shortcut—and set a cache policy for each content type.
By Duff · 6 min read
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Write alt text around an image's purpose on the page: convey useful product information, name linked actions, explain complex data nearby, and silence decoration.
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Most affiliate sites should serve complete article HTML first and use JavaScript for enhancement. Reserve client-side rendering for interactions that truly need it.
By Duff · 7 min read
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Use a 301 only when an affiliate URL is permanently replaced by a useful on-site page. Prefer server-side redirects, keep the map one-to-one, and avoid homepage dumps.
By Duff · 6 min read
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One reader intent, one original angle, complete public value, visible tradeoffs, sourced claims, and a contextual next step.
Offer fit, useful assets, disclosure, measurement, and the operating sequence behind legitimate affiliate work.
Search intent, durable content, technical foundations, internal linking, and evidence-led traffic improvement.
Responsible AI systems for repeatable work, with human review retained where accuracy, trust, and risk matter.
Open notes
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Evidence note
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Field Notes is the public operating journal, not a volume-driven content feed.
A concise pattern, failure, or decision worth recording while the evidence is still fresh.
A structured explanation of a workflow, tool decision, or public framework with evidence limits.
A material change to an earlier conclusion, label, tool, policy, or build status.
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