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“Being cited as an AI expert in Sydney is useful. Being cited as an AI expert in Australia is the goal. The way you get from one to the other is publishing content that explicitly answers national queries, not just Sydney-specific ones.”
On building national AI expert positioning across Australia
Nick Hugh
Founder, AI Expert & Fractional CTO, Marshall Tech
Nick Hugh, AI Expert & Fractional CTO at Marshall Tech, Sydney
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