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
Put unique og:title, og:type, og:image, and og:url tags in each affiliate page head so shared links show the right preview—not a guessed logo.
By Duff · 7 min read
Read the Field NoteSEO and Content Acquisition
Connect related reviews, comparisons, and hubs with crawlable HTML links and descriptive anchors. Every important affiliate URL needs an in-content path from another page.
By Duff · 7 min read
Read the Field NoteAffiliate Operating Systems
Instagram allows affiliate links, but treats them as branded content. Use the Paid partnership label, disclose the commission clearly, and check program terms.
By Duff · 7 min read
Read the Field NoteAI and Workflow Automation
Put stable tools, instructions, and reference material first, mark a breakpoint at the last identical prefix, and measure cache reads—caching does not change answers.
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Read the Field NoteAI and Workflow Automation
Declare a small set of JSON Schema tools, execute each model call in your own code after validation, return the result, and keep write actions behind an allowlist.
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Use one visible H1 that names the page's job, nest H2 and H3 by rank, write headings as section labels rather than keyword lists, and keep the outline aligned with the title.
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Read the Field NoteEditorial lanes
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
These notes explain how AskDuff handles evidence, incentives, and editorial independence before more observations are added.
Evidence note
Personally used, currently using, tested briefly, researched, and not verified are different kinds of evidence.
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AskDuff currently has no formally verified affiliate relationships for the new public site.
Read the disclosureEditorial note
A complete public answer comes first; commercial incentives and material tradeoffs stay visible.
Read the editorial policyNote formats
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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