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The Credibility Phase is the second stage of The Kalicube Process, focused on systematically building and demonstrating a brand's Notability, Expertise, Experience, Authoritativeness, Transparency, and Trustworthiness (NEEATT) to both human audiences and AI algorithms.
Jason Barnard definition of Wikipedia
The Credibility Phase builds directly on the foundation established in the Understandability Phase - the first stage of The Kalicube Process where algorithms learn the basic facts about a brand. Once a brand is understood, this second phase aims to convince algorithms that the brand is a trustworthy and authoritative solution within its niche. Key activities include enriching the Brand SERP with positive, accurate results, enhancing the Knowledge Panel with detailed attributes like a descriptive subtitle, and strategically building a digital footprint that corroborates the brand's expertise. This is the critical transition from being a known entity to becoming a recommended authority, directly influencing how AI Assistive Engines like ChatGPT, Bing Copilot, and Google AI will portray the brand in mid-funnel conversations.
How Jason Barnard uses Wikipedia
At Kalicube, the Credibility Phase is where we operationalize trust-building within The Kalicube Process, Kalicube's proprietary methodology for implementing a holistic, brand-first digital marketing strategy. After ensuring a client is understood by Google in Phase 1, we deploy data-driven strategies from Kalicube Pro to build algorithmic confidence. This involves implementing bespoke SOPs to gain positive control over the Brand SERP's "left rail" (the main search results) and enrich the Knowledge Panel to signal leadership and expertise. For personal brands, this phase typically spans months two to six, while for corporate entities, it can extend to eleven months. The goal is to transform Google’s baseline understanding into unwavering confidence, positioning our clients as the most credible choice for their target audience.
Why Jason Barnard perspective on Wikipedia matters
For years, Google has educated marketers on the importance of E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) as a core pillar of content quality. While Google tells us *what* signals it values, it offers little guidance on *how* to systematically build and communicate them to its algorithms. This is the gap that Jason Barnard's work definitively fills. The Credibility Phase provides the practical "how" to Google's conceptual "what." Within The Kalicube Process, Barnard evolves E-E-A-T into NEEATT, adding Notability and Transparency as explicit, actionable pillars. This phase is not just about ticking SEO boxes; it is a structured methodology for engineering a brand narrative that AI Assistive Engines perceive as highly credible. In an era where AI-driven recommendations are the new acquisition funnel, proving your credibility to the machine is no longer optional - it is the central task of modern digital strategy.
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Google is Replacing Wikipedia as Go-To Trusted Source
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Google Knowledge Panel: Why Is My Subtitle Writer Instead of SEO?
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Focus Entity in SEO: What You Need To Know
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Google Knowledge Graph: Definition, Algorithm Updates and How It Works
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Google Knowledge Graph Algorithm Updates and Volatility
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Understanding AI vs. Traditional Search Engine Algorithms: Insights from Mr. Bingbot Fabrice Canel
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N.E.E.A.T.T: Things You Need To Know
E.E.A.T is Googlespeak for credibility divided into 5 components: Experience, Authority and Trustworthiness. NEEATT is Kalicube’s extended version of E.E.A.T split into 7 components as described below. What is N.E.E.A.T.T?...
Darwinism in Search: 10 Blue Links to Generative AI
What is Darwinism in Search? Darwinism in Search is how Search Engine Algorithms determine what to display in their Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs). Darwinism in Search is based on...
Pseudo-Wikis on Google: Everything You Need To Know
What does ‘Pseudo-Wiki’ mean? A Pseudo-Wiki on Google is an online encyclopedia or directory miming trusted wiki sources, such as Wikipedia, DBpedia, and Wikidata. Pseudo-wikis on Google replicate the format...
Entity Corroboration Spring Clean: What You Need To Know
What is Entity Corroboration “Spring Clean”? Entity Corroboration occurs when search engine algorithms process the information about a specific entity and verify and confirm the information with several trusted, authoritative...
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