In My Own Words

AI search, authority architecture, and what it actually takes to get verified, trusted, and cited as the source.

Articles

Authority Architecture

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May 3, 2026

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How to Go from Opinionated Stranger to Topical Authority

For 2 years I was frustrated about why I couldn't achieve topical authority. Experts said it MUST be your content. Turns out it wasn't about the content. It was authority...

Tia A. Williams

Entity Coherence

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May 3, 2026

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2 min read

AI Gave Me Someone Else's MBA

I don't have a degree. So AI gave me someone else's MBA. This is what AI hallucinations actually look like in the real world, and it's so absurd you couldn't make it up. But AI did.

Tia A. Williams

AI Search

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May 3, 2026

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3 min read

Stand Out in AI Search Even With A Common Name

There are more than 500 Tia Williams profiles on LinkedIn. When someone searches my name, AI has to decide which one is me. For a long time, it was getting it wrong. What I discovered as I fixed my own results is that this problem is more common than most realize.

Tia A. Williams

AI Search

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May 3, 2026

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2 min read

AI Won't Cite You Unless You Have This

If AI search keeps getting you wrong, suppressing your content, misattributing your expertise, or erasing decades of experience, the problem isn't your content strategy. It's trust. And until you understand why AI doesn't trust you, nothing you publish is going to change that.

Tia A. Williams