Forget "1,000 True Fans." In 2026, You Need "100 True Agents" (The Agentic Funnel).
⚡ Key Takeaways:
The Future: We are moving from the "Attention Economy" (fighting for eyeballs) to the "Agentic Economy" (fighting for AI trust).
The Shift: Marketing is no longer B2B (Business to Business) or B2C (Business to Consumer). It is B2A (Business to Agent).
The Strategy: You must build "API-Ready" content that allows an AI Agent to transact with you without human friction.
For 20 years, the holy grail of the creator economy was Kevin Kelly’s "1,000 True Fans."
The idea: If 1,000 humans love you enough to buy everything you make, you are set for life.
In the Infomly Lab, I believe this model is about to break.
Why? Because humans are tired. We are drowning in content. We are done with "Browsing."
In 2026, I won't search for "Best flights to Tokyo."
I will tell my AI Agent: "Book me a flight to Tokyo, under $1,000, window seat. Use my credit card."
The Agent goes out. The Agent searches. The Agent buys.
I never saw an ad. I never visited a website.
If your business relies on "Eyeballs," you are dead.
If your business relies on "Agent Trust," you are about to become very rich.
The Rise of B2A (Business-to-Agent)
Marketing is about to split into two realities:
Brand Marketing (For Humans): Making people feel good so they tell their Agent to use you.
Agentic Marketing (For Bots): Making it easy for the Agent to execute the task.
The "Gatekeeper" Problem:
Your competitor might have a prettier website. But if your website is structured with clean Schema, clear Pricing Tables, and fast APIs, the Agent will choose YOU because you are "frictionless."
Agents follow the path of least resistance.
How to Optimize for the "100 True Agents"
You don't need 1,000 fans. You need to be the "Preferred Provider" for the top AI Agents (Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, Apple Intelligence).
Here is the Infomly B2A Protocol:
1. Radical Pricing Transparency
Agents cannot negotiate. If your pricing says "Contact Us for a Quote," the Agent skips you.
The Fix: Your pricing page must be a public, scrapeable table.
Human: "Talk to Sales."
Agent: "Error. Moving to next vendor."
Infomly Way: "$20/month. Sign up here."
2. The "Action" Schema
We talked about "Information Gain" (Post #14) and "Structure" (Post #4).
Now we need "Action Schema."
This is code that tells the AI: "Here is the button to Buy. Here is the button to Book."
If an Agent can't find the "Buy Button" in the code, it can't spend the user's money.
3. Reputation as Data
Agents don't have "Gut Feelings." They have Probability Scores.
When an Agent decides which product to buy, it scans Trustpilot, Reddit, and G2 instantly.
Review: "This tool crashes a lot." -> Probability: 10%.
Review: "It just works." -> Probability: 90%.
Your "Sentiment Injection" Strategy (Post #17) is not just for ranking; it is for Conversion.
The "Agent-Ready" Audit
I recently audited a popular SaaS tool.
Website: Beautiful animations.
Load Time: Slow.
Pricing: Hidden.
Verdict: 0/10 Agent Score. An AI cannot use this site.
Then I audited Replit.
Website: Clean text.
Pricing: Public.
Function: Instant.
Verdict: 10/10 Agent Score. An AI can write code and deploy on Replit easily.
Replit will win the Agentic Economy. The fancy SaaS will die.
Final Verdict: The Invisible Economy
The biggest transactions of the next decade will happen in the dark.
No ads. No clicks. Just a silent data exchange between a User's Agent and a Business's API.
If you follow the Solar System Strategy (Post #2), you are already preparing for this.
You are building a Database of Truth.
You are building Anti-AI Assets (Trust).
You are building Flows (Post #7).
You are not just building a blog. You are building the infrastructure for the next version of the internet.
Welcome to the Lab.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Will Agents really spend money?
Yes. "Autonomous Agents" are already here. Tools like AutoGPT can already be given a budget and a goal. As trust increases, users will delegate smaller purchases (groceries, software) to bots first.
How do I track Agent traffic?
It will look like "Direct Traffic" or "Bot Traffic" in analytics. This is why Brand Search Volume (Post #18) is so critical. Agents will likely search for your Brand Name to execute a task.
Is SEO dead then?
No. SEO evolves into AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and eventually Agent Optimization. The fundamental rule remains: Be the most trusted, structured source of data.