# AI Orbit

> AI Orbit writes researched long-form articles with Claude (Anthropic): up to 4,000 words (800 on Free), with live keyword research from the web, funnel structure (awareness, consideration, decision), internal links to your own pages, a licensed cover image, and clean Markdown you own. 3 free articles, no credit card. Made by NorwegianSpark SA, Norway.

Billing is in credits: an article written with Claude Sonnet costs 1 credit, one written with Claude Opus costs 3. Length does not change the price. Prices in USD; EU VAT added at checkout.

## Plans
- Free: $0. 3 credits at signup (never expire) plus 1 free article a day; articles up to 800 words; Sonnet only.
- Starter: $19/month, 100 credits a month; articles up to 1,200 words. For a steady publishing habit.
- Pro: $39/month, 250 credits a month; articles up to 2,000 words; Opus available. Long-form, researched, in series.
- Studio: $79/month, 600 credits a month; articles up to 3,000 words; Opus available. For running several sites at once.
- Agency: $149/month, 1,500 credits a month; articles up to 4,000 words; Opus available. Volume for client work.

## Pages
- [Home](https://aiorbit.site/)
- [How it works](https://aiorbit.site/demo)
- [Pricing](https://aiorbit.site/pricing)
- [Journal](https://aiorbit.site/journal)
- [About](https://aiorbit.site/about)
- [Contact](https://aiorbit.site/contact)
- [Terms](https://aiorbit.site/terms)
- [Privacy](https://aiorbit.site/privacy)

## Journal: Tutorials
- [Credits, plans and limits explained](https://aiorbit.site/journal/credits-plans-and-limits-explained): What a credit buys, what each plan includes at the prices on the pricing page, how the balance moves at renewal, change and cancellation, and every cap the product enforces.
- [How AI Orbit researches and writes a long-form article](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-ai-orbit-researches-and-writes-an-article): The real pipeline, step by step: what you hand over, when the credit is charged, how the keyword brief is built, what the writer is told, and what you should check before you publish.
- [Series, kinds and the public share link: what the library can do](https://aiorbit.site/journal/series-kinds-and-the-public-share-link): How the library sorts your articles into Single, Series, Batch and Rewrite, how a series is planned and charged, what Publish actually creates at /p/your-slug, and why that page is deliberately not indexed.

## Journal: Guides
- [Google core and spam updates in 2026: what happened, and what to do after a ranking drop](https://aiorbit.site/journal/google-core-update-2026-what-to-do-after-a-ranking-drop): The 2026 core and spam updates from Google's own dashboard, how Google says to assess a drop, the scaled content policy AI-assisted publishers should read, and a recovery plan.
- [How to appear in Google AI Overviews and AI Mode: what Google's own guidance says](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-to-appear-in-google-ai-overviews): Google says there are no extra requirements or special optimisations for AI Overviews and AI Mode. What it does ask for, how query fan-out works, the controls, and a one-week checklist.
- [llms.txt explained: what it is, how to write one, and whether Google uses it](https://aiorbit.site/journal/llms-txt-explained): What the llms.txt proposal specifies, how to write the file, how it differs from robots.txt and a sitemap, and why Google says no AI text file is needed for its AI features.
- [AI-generated content and Google Search: what Google's own guidance says](https://aiorbit.site/journal/ai-generated-content-and-google-search): What Google's documentation on generative AI content actually states, quoted, and what it means for publishing AI-drafted articles: fact-check manually, add value, say how the content was made.
- [Article structured data for blog posts: Article schema explained](https://aiorbit.site/journal/article-structured-data-for-blog-posts): What Article, BlogPosting and NewsArticle markup tells Google, the properties it recommends, how to mark up authors, and how to test it.
- [Awareness, consideration, decision: why one article cannot do all three jobs](https://aiorbit.site/journal/content-funnel-stages-for-blog-articles): What each funnel stage asks of an article, how to tell which stage a reader is at from the words they searched, why a single piece that tries to do all three usually fails, and how a series covers the journey instead.
- [Credits, words or seats: how AI writing tools charge, and what each model costs you](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-ai-writing-tools-charge-credits-vs-words): The four common pricing models for AI writing software, the failure mode of each, how to convert any of them into a per-published-article cost, and what AI Orbit's credit model does to your balance.
- [Do AI content detectors work? What the evidence says](https://aiorbit.site/journal/do-ai-content-detectors-work): What independent studies found when they tested AI content detectors: missed AI text, false flags on human writers, and easy evasion. And what to check instead.
- [E-E-A-T explained: what Google means by experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trust](https://aiorbit.site/journal/e-e-a-t-explained-experience-expertise-authoritativeness-trust): What each part of E-E-A-T means in Google's own rater guidelines, why it is not a ranking factor in itself, and the changes that make a page more trustworthy to readers.
- [How long should a blog post be? What Google says about blog post length, and how to decide](https://aiorbit.site/journal/blog-post-length-how-long-should-a-blog-post-be): Google says it has no preferred word count. What it says instead, why padding is the real risk, and a five-step way to decide the right length for any post.
- [How to brief an AI writing tool so the first draft is usable](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-to-brief-an-ai-writing-tool): The topic sentence, the audience note, the length, the reader's stage and the call to action: what each input does to the draft, with examples of briefs that work and briefs that produce mush.
- [How to build a content calendar for a small business blog you can actually keep](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-to-build-a-content-calendar-for-a-small-business-blog): Set a rhythm you can sustain, collect topics from real customer questions, track each post in a simple spreadsheet, and schedule updates alongside new posts.
- [How to cite sources in a blog post: links, source lists and formal styles](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-to-cite-sources-in-a-blog-post): What needs a citation, how to use inline links and a sources list, how APA, Chicago and MLA handle web pages, and when to mark a link sponsored or nofollow.
- [How to fact-check an AI-written article before you publish: a twenty-minute routine](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-to-fact-check-an-ai-written-article): A fixed-order review for AI drafts: sources first, then every figure, then names and dates, then the metadata, then one read as the intended reader. What to cut when a claim cannot be verified.
- [How to update old blog posts without losing rankings](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-to-update-old-blog-posts): When to update, merge or remove an old post, how to keep the URL and what already works, and how to handle dates honestly.
- [How to write a blog post outline before you start drafting](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-to-write-a-blog-post-outline): A five-step method for outlining a blog post: name the reader, brainstorm, group and order, turn clusters into headings, and attach evidence to every point before you draft.
- [How to write a meta description: what Google uses, what it ignores, and a six-step routine](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-to-write-a-meta-description): What Google says about meta descriptions, why there is no fixed length, Google's own good and bad examples, and a step-by-step routine for writing one per page.
- [How to write people-first content, using Google's helpful content guidance](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-to-write-helpful-content-people-first): What Google's helpful content guidance actually asks, how it changed in March 2024, and a seven-step editing routine for making a draft genuinely useful to its reader.
- [How to write title tags for SEO: what Google uses, why it rewrites them, and how to avoid it](https://aiorbit.site/journal/how-to-write-title-tags-for-seo): The difference between a title tag and a title link, what Google says about length, the issues that make it rewrite titles, and a routine for writing one that holds.
- [Image alt text, file names and formats: image SEO for blog posts](https://aiorbit.site/journal/image-alt-text-file-names-and-formats): How to write image alt text that serves readers and search, when to leave it empty, how to name image files, and which formats Google indexes.
- [Internal linking for blogs: a practical guide](https://aiorbit.site/journal/internal-linking-for-blogs): What Google's documentation says about internal links, how to choose what to link to, how to write link text, and a routine for fixing links on an existing blog.
- [Is an AI article generator worth paying for? A checklist before you subscribe](https://aiorbit.site/journal/is-an-ai-article-generator-worth-paying-for): Seven questions to settle before you pay for an AI long-form writing tool: what you would do with the draft, who checks it, what a credit really costs, and when the free tier is the right answer.
- [Keyword research without a search volume: what live results can tell you](https://aiorbit.site/journal/keyword-research-without-search-volumes): Why a search-volume figure is a modelled estimate, what you can read directly from the results page instead, and how to turn titles, questions and gaps into an article brief you can defend.
- [Search intent: the four types and how to match them](https://aiorbit.site/journal/search-intent-four-types-and-how-to-match-them): The four search intent types SEO writers use, how they map to the Know, Do, Website and Visit-in-person intents in Google's rater guidelines, and how to read a query before you write.
- [Topic clusters and pillar pages: how to plan a blog around them](https://aiorbit.site/journal/topic-clusters-and-pillar-pages): An honest look at topic clusters as an industry convention, what Google's guidance supports, and how to plan, write and link a cluster step by step.
- [Writing in your own voice with an AI tool: personas, neutral register and when to switch the voice off](https://aiorbit.site/journal/ai-writing-in-your-own-voice): What a persona actually changes in a draft, why the neutral register is the right choice for most commercial writing, how to brief tone without a style sample, and what no voice setting can do for you.