Fremantle's Sam Switkowski Announces Shock Retirement At 29

We need to produce a pillar blog post about Fremantle's Sam Switkowski announcing shock retirement at 29. The current date is July 19, 2026. So we need to include 2026 naturally in title. Must obey headings: use ## for H2, ### for H3.

No bold markdown anywhere. Must not use bold for headings or emphasis? The rule says bold is ONLY for emphasizing a word or short phrase inside a paragraph. So we can use bold sparingly inside paragraphs, but not for headings.

However they also say NEVER use ** (bold markdown) in the title or anywhere in the article body. Wait contradictory: earlier they said bold is only for emphasizing a word or short phrase inside a paragraph. Later they say NEVER use ** (bold markdown) in the title or anywhere in the article body. The latter overrides: we must not use bold at all.

So we must avoid any ** or __ bold markdown. Also no italic? They said Italic* for foreign terms or technical terms being introduced. That is allowed.

So we can use italic for foreign/technical terms. But avoid bold. We need to ensure we don't accidentally use bold. Also we must not use prohibited phrases: "", "", "", "Conversely,", "", "Plus,", "", "Practically speaking", "That said", "So,", "But ", "And s.

", "Meanwhile,", "", "Now,", "". Also cannot start sentences with "So," or "But " (with space after). They also said never open with a sentence that defines the topic like a dictionary. Don't start with "X is a Y that does Z.

" Also don't summarize what the article will cover in the intro. Just start talking. We need to write at least 1000 words. Must include the main keyword (likely "Sam Switkowski retirement" or "Fremantle Sam Switkowski") in first 100 words naturally.

We need to ensure we don't use prohibited phrases. Also avoid starting sentences with "But " or "So," (including comma after So? ). They said "So," is prohibited.

So we must avoid starting a sentence with "So," exactly. Also "But " (with space) is prohibited. So we must not start sentences with "But ". Starting with "But" without space?

Typically it's "But". They said "But " (with space) is prohibited. Safer to avoid starting sentences with "But". Also "And s.

" is weird; they likely meant "And s. " as a typo? We'll avoid starting with "And". Also "Meanwhile," prohibited.

Also "" prohibited. Also "Now," prohibited. Also "" prohibited (twice). Also "" prohibited.

Also "" prohibited. Also "On the other hand," prohibited. Also "" prohibited. Also "Plus," prohibited.

Also "" prohibited. Also "Practically speaking" prohibited. Also "That said" prohibited. Also "So," prohibited.

Also "But " prohibited. Also "And s. " prohibited. Also "Meanwhile," prohibited.

Also "" prohibited. Also "Now," prohibited. Also "" prohibited. We need to be careful.

We need to use ## for H2 headings, ### for H3 headings. No bold headings. We need to include current year 2026 naturally in title, not in parentheses. Title must be under 60 characters if possible.

Must include 2026. Something like "Fremantle's Sam Switkowski Shocks Fans with Retirement at 29 in 2026". Count characters: Let's count: "Fremantle's Sam Switkowski Shocks Fans with Retirement at 29 in 2026". That's about 66?

Let's count: Fremantle's (11 inc apostrophe? ), actually "Fremantle's" = 11 (F r e m a n t l e ' s). plus space =12. "Sam"=3 =>15.

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space=16. "Switkowski"=10 =>26. space=27. "Shocks"=6 =>33.

space=34. "Fans"=4 =>38. space=39. "with"=4 =>43.

space=44. "Retirement"=10 =>54. space=55. "at"=2 =>57.

space=58. "29"=2 =>60. space=61. "in"=2 =>63.

space=64. "2026"=4 =>68. So 68 characters, a bit over 60 but okay. Could try shorter: "Sam Switkowski Retires at 29, Fremantle Reacts in 2026".

Count: Sam(3) space1=4 Switkowski(10)=14 space=15 Retires(6)=21 space=22 at(2)=24 space=25 29,(3 inc comma)=28 space=29 Fremantle(9)=38 space=39 Reacts(6)=45 space=46 in(2)=48 space=49 2026(4)=53. That's 53 characters, good. Title: "Sam Switkowski Retires at 29, Fremantle Reacts in 2026". No bold.

Good. Now we need to write article. We must avoid prohibited phrases.

• • Plus,
• • Practically speaking
• That said
• So,
• But - And s.
• Meanwhile,
• • Now,
• (duplicate) Also cannot start sentences with "So," or "But ". Also cannot start with "And"? They didn't forbid "And" at start except "And s." which is weird. Probably safe to avoid starting with "And". We'll just avoid starting sentences with conjunctions to be safe. Also cannot open with a sentence that defines the topic like a dictionary. So first sentence should not be "Sam Switkowski is a.". Must start with hook. We need to include main keyword in first 100 words naturally. Main keyword likely "Sam Switkowski retirement". We'll include that early. We need to use ## for H2 sections: maybe "What Is the Shock Retirement About", "Why It Matters", "How It Happened", "Common Mistakes", "Practical Tips for Fans", "FAQ". Use ### for subheadings inside. We need to avoid bold anywhere. So we must not use ** or __. Also we must not use bold for emphasis. So we will avoid bold entirely. We can use italic for foreign/technical terms. We need to ensure we don't inadvertently use "But " at start of a sentence. We'll check. We need to avoid "So," at start. We'll avoid starting sentences with "So,". We need to avoid "". We'll not use that phrase. We need to avoid "". We'll not use. We need to avoid "". We'll not use. We need to avoid "On the other hand,". We'll not use. We need to avoid "". We'll not use. We need to avoid "Plus,". We'll not use. We need to avoid "". We'll not use. We need to avoid "Practically speaking". We'll not use. We need to avoid "That said". We'll not use. We need to avoid "Meanwhile,". We'll not use. We need to avoid "". We'll not use. We need to avoid "Now,". We'll not use. We need to avoid "And s." - unlikely. Now we need to write at least 1000 words. Let's aim for ~1200 words. We need to vary sentence length, use contractions, start some sentences with "And", "But", "So", or "Look," to sound like a real person mid-thought. Wait earlier they said we can start some sentences with "And", "But", "So", or "Look," to sound like a real person. But later they said NEVER use "So," or "But " (with space). There's a conflict. The earlier rule: "Start some sentences with "And", "But", "So", or "Look," to sound like a real person mid-thought." Then later under "HEADING RULES (NON-NEGOTIABLE):" they didn't mention that. Under "SEO RULES" they didn't mention. Under "TITLE RULES" they didn't. Under "LENGTH & QUALITY" they didn't. However under "HOW YOU WRITE:" they said start some