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An honest practical guide.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><category>Affiliate</category></item><item><title>Kit vs Mailchimp (2026): Which Should Creators Actually Use?</title><link>https://marcodiversi.com/blog/kit-vs-mailchimp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marcodiversi.com/blog/kit-vs-mailchimp/</guid><description>Kit (formerly ConvertKit) vs Mailchimp in 2026 — an honest comparison of free tiers, automation, selling and price, from a blogger who runs his list on Kit.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Email Marketing</category><category>Affiliate</category></item><item><title>Landing Page vs Website: What&apos;s the Difference (2026)?</title><link>https://marcodiversi.com/blog/landing-page-vs-website/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marcodiversi.com/blog/landing-page-vs-website/</guid><description>Landing page vs website — the honest difference, when you need each, and whether a landing page builder can replace a full site. A practical 2026 guide.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><category>Email Marketing</category></item><item><title>Managed vs Shared Hosting (2026): Which Do You Need?</title><link>https://marcodiversi.com/blog/managed-vs-shared-hosting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marcodiversi.com/blog/managed-vs-shared-hosting/</guid><description>Managed vs shared hosting explained honestly — what &quot;managed&quot; actually includes, the real price difference, and which one you should pick for your site in 2026.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Hosting</category><category>Guides</category></item><item><title>What Is a Lead Magnet? (And How to Make One That Works)</title><link>https://marcodiversi.com/blog/what-is-a-lead-magnet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marcodiversi.com/blog/what-is-a-lead-magnet/</guid><description>A lead magnet is a free resource offered in exchange for an email. 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An honest take from a practitioner.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Affiliate</category><category>GEO</category></item><item><title>Every AI Crawler User-Agent in 2026 (Complete List &amp; Reference)</title><link>https://marcodiversi.com/blog/ai-crawler-user-agents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marcodiversi.com/blog/ai-crawler-user-agents/</guid><description>A complete reference of every major AI crawler user-agent in 2026 — GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and more — what each does and whether it obeys robots.txt.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><category>GEO</category></item><item><title>How AI Is Changing Keyword Research (and What Still Works)</title><link>https://marcodiversi.com/blog/ai-keyword-research/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marcodiversi.com/blog/ai-keyword-research/</guid><description>How AI is changing keyword research in 2026: great for topics and intent, weak on real search data. 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