# The Aura8 blog. URL: https://aura8.ai/blog/ Updated: 3 November 2026 > This blog explains how to be found online in search and AI answers, and the governance that goes with it: privacy, AI use and honest marketing claims. Each article names its source and country, separates what the source says from our reading, says what it does not show, and links to the original. ## Latest articles Latest / Article / Our own test / 27 October 2026 ### Your robots.txt says yes. Your firewall might say no. A clean robots.txt can hide a site that AI crawlers cannot read at all. Here is how to tell. Read the article ## Being found GUIDE / TECHNICAL / 9 JUNE 2026 ### A 30-minute AI search check you can do yourself Seven steps, no special tools. Catch the most common reasons AI cannot read or describe your business. Read the articleGUIDE / MARKETING / 14 APRIL 2026 ### Write pages that answer real questions Start with the question, answer in two sentences, keep the facts in text. A practical guide for any business. Read the articleARTICLE / MARKETING / 12 FEBRUARY 2026 ### How Google ranks local businesses Relevance, distance and prominence. What Google says, and the simple habit that helps with all three. Read the article ## Technical ARTICLE / TECHNICAL / 5 MARCH 2026 ### AI crawlers: search, training and user requests Some AI crawlers collect training data. Others help you show up in answers. What the two companies say, and how to choose on purpose. Read the articleARTICLE / GOOGLE GUIDANCE / 3 FEBRUARY 2026 ### What Google says about AI features A lot of advice says you need new files and tricks. Google's own guidance says otherwise. Read the article ## Research ARTICLE / RESEARCH / 9 DECEMBER 2025 ### Pew: AI summaries and clicks Researchers tracked what 900 Americans did on Google for a month. The numbers tell a clear story about where customers make up their minds. Read the articleARTICLE / GOOGLE / 18 NOVEMBER 2025 ### Google AI Overviews arrive in Australia On 29 October 2024, Google began showing AI-written answers to people searching in Australia. Here is what Google said, what it did not say, and what you can do about it. Read the article ## Measurement GUIDE / MEASUREMENT / 12 MAY 2026 ### Measuring AI visibility honestly No rank to read off, so you need a method: fixed questions, dated samples and enquiries, with the limits stated. Read the article ## Governance ARTICLE / GOVERNANCE / 7 OCTOBER 2026 ### Privacy policy rule from 10 December 2026 A new duty to say how computer programs are used in decisions about people. Who it covers, what to say and what to check. Read the articleARTICLE / GOVERNANCE / 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 ### Does the Privacy Act cover small businesses? The $3 million line, who is covered whatever their size, and why clinics and allied health are on the list. Read the articleARTICLE / GOVERNANCE / 24 MARCH 2026 ### Fake reviews and misleading claims Writing your own reviews, or promising results nobody can guarantee, is a legal risk. What the ACCC has said and done. Read the articleARTICLE / GOVERNANCE / 20 JANUARY 2026 ### Six practices for using AI responsibly A plain-English look at Australia's Guidance for AI Adoption, and what it means for a business using AI in marketing. Read the articleARTICLE / GOVERNANCE / 16 DECEMBER 2025 ### No AI Act: the National AI Plan The Government will manage AI through existing laws. What that means when you use AI in your marketing. Read the article How we write theseEach article names its source and country, links to the original so you can check it, and separates what the source says from our reading of it. We say what each one does not show. Governance articles are general information, not legal advice. Subscribe by RSS. ## Questions ### Why does Aura8 publish articles like these? So that every claim we make about AI search can be checked. Each article links to the original and says what it does not show. ### Are these articles advice? No. They are general information. Nothing in them is legal advice or a promise of rankings, citations or sales. ### Why are there governance articles on an AI search blog? Being found online involves what you claim, what you do with people's information and how you use AI tools. Those are governance questions, so we cover them alongside the technical ones. ### Where do the facts on the home page come from? From the first two articles: Google's Australian blog on AI Overviews and Pew Research Center's study of clicks. Both are linked in full.