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The Secret to Getting Your Website into ChatGPT Results
As it turns out, there really is a secret to helping get your website seen and included in the search results for ChatGPT. AI and SEO are changing how search works at a record-breaking pace. But there are action items you can do today! The Missing Link in ChatGPT Visibility: Bing Indexing I recently tunneled…
Steps to Effective Digital Estate Planning (Especially your website!)
Disclaimer: Estate planning is a complicated area of law. My post is meant to give a general overview of DIGITAL estate planning simply to get the idea going, and hopefully give my clients some guidance. My post does not constitute legal advice; consult an attorney for advice about your particular situation. Most of us have…
URGENT: How the new ICANN Rules Impact You Today
UPDATED 9/21/2025 Rules for registering Domain Names changed effective August 21, 2025. If you haven’t checked your domain names as instructed below, you should still do this, as soon as possible. Log into your Domain Registration accounts and review your domain’s ‘registration contact’ information. This affects your domain’s security, and legal ownership of those domains. Full…
Opening the Digital Door for Everyone: Understanding Website Accessibility
Accessibility is important. I design all new websites with accessibility in mind. Starting in 2025, I plan to write a series of blog articles explaining the many facets of what accessibility entails. Today’s article is an introduction for the layman. Simply Put Imagine trying to read a book with blurry text, or listening to a…
The Evolution of SEO: Is It Transforming into AIO?
Are Google’s AI Overviews taking over SEO? Have you seen those Google AI Overviews when you search for something? (they show on all devices) The overviews appear on top, before any other search results. Here is an example. The thin red arrows point to the link icon that is the source of the data being…
What you need to know about the 2024 Corporate Transparency Act’s BOI requirement for your business (now discontinued for US Companies)
* UPDATE * UPDATE * UPDATE * On March 21, 2025, The U.S. Treasury Department announced they are narrowing the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting requirement to Foreign Entities only. They will not enforce penalties on US companies who didn’t report. Following this, FinCEN immediately announced the same – they have removed BOI reporting requirements for…
The Hard Lesson I learned When I (Almost) Got Swindled by a Scary Phone Scammer
Can you say “Con Man”? First of all, I’ll tell you that I’m pretty suspicious of most emails and fishy voicemails. Secondly, this criminal kept me on the phone for about an hour, and it was a very scary hour. This is an ugly story to tell; mostly because I preach to my clients about…
Ways to Use Your Care Plan Update Minutes
I had a fairly new client ask me recently what my other clients use their Update Minutes for. She hadn’t used any of her available minutes yet. I gave her a few ideas but then thought I’d spend a few minutes thinking about this, and making the list available to everyone. So without further ado,…
Websites Created From Google Business Profiles Are Going Away – March 2024
Why is this important? Do you have any websites where the URL ends with business.site? Maybe you still post occasionally to your Google Business Profile (formerly known as Google My Business), and the post displays on the website? Historically, Google used to offer a feature that allowed for the creation of a simple website (which…