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<item><title>The monthly client report template that gets read (and renews the retainer)</title><link>https://agencylookout.com/blog/monthly-client-report-template/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://agencylookout.com/blog/monthly-client-report-template/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Client reporting</category><description>A page-by-page monthly marketing report template for agencies, built around one idea: show the work you did, not just the charts. Sections and order.</description></item>
<item><title>The Google Ads audit checklist agencies actually use (40 checks, with thresholds)</title><link>https://agencylookout.com/blog/google-ads-audit-checklist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://agencylookout.com/blog/google-ads-audit-checklist/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Google Ads</category><description>A working Google Ads audit checklist for agencies: conversion tracking, wasted spend, bidding, budgets, settings and creative, with pass/fail thresholds.</description></item>
<item><title>Organic clicks are down but rankings aren't. How to explain AI search to clients</title><link>https://agencylookout.com/blog/explaining-ai-search-traffic-drops-to-clients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://agencylookout.com/blog/explaining-ai-search-traffic-drops-to-clients/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>SEO &amp; AI search</category><description>AI answers are cutting clicks on pages that still rank. What to measure instead, how to report it, and what to say to a client who sees traffic falling.</description></item>
<item><title>What an MCP connector actually lets Claude do for your agency (and what it shouldn't)</title><link>https://agencylookout.com/blog/claude-mcp-for-marketing-agencies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://agencylookout.com/blog/claude-mcp-for-marketing-agencies/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI for agencies</category><description>MCP connectors let Claude work directly with your clients' data and websites. What that means in practice, real examples, and the safety rules to insist on.</description></item>
<item><title>Why agency audits don't get fixed, and the follow-through system that changes it</title><link>https://agencylookout.com/blog/agency-task-follow-through-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://agencylookout.com/blog/agency-task-follow-through-system/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Agency operations</category><description>Most audit findings never get actioned. A simple finding-to-task-to-recheck system for agencies running many clients, and the three rules that make it stick.</description></item>
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