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LinkedIn Training AI with Your Profile
When it Starts That thing most of us assumed was already happening (and maybe it already was) is happening: LinkedIn will start using members’ profiles to train its AI. The company announced that this will begin on November 3, 2025, and that, by default, members will...
Small Businesses & Private Events
Don’t Let Private Parties Annoy Your Regular Customers So you own a small business (bar, restaurant, bookshop, mercantile, cafe, etc.) and you offer private party bookings. Congratulations! That’s a great way to make extra income. On the other hand, if your spot is...
How AI Overviews Hurt Page Rankings
Page Traffic Impact A new Pew Research Center study tracked the web browsing habits of over 900 consenting participants and found that AI Overviews have a negative impact on actual website traffic. Le duh. Easier doesn’t mean Better We all see these overviews and have...
Truths About Websites Every Small Business Owner Should Know
Keeping it 100. Is that still a saying? I’ve been in the marketing industry for over a decade and in that time, as you could imagine, I’ve seen a lot. As a big fan of transparency, I’m sharing some of the biggest things about websites I wish all small business owners...
The Society6 Overhaul & Why Artists Need Their Own Sites
Changes to Society6 On February 3rd, Society6 announced its business restructuring. Since then, thousands of artists selling their work on Society6 received emails saying their shops would be closed in March 2025. The statement on the Society6 website claims the...
Favorite Web Design Projects of 2024
My Year-End Wrapped: Website Edition This year has been really cool. I’ve designed websites that I’m super-proud of and met clients who have turned into pals. Take a little walk down memory lane with me as I list some of my favorite website projects this year. New...
The Problems with Generative AI
My Issues with AI Okay, ya got me. These are going to be my problems with generative AI, many of which are backed up by facts, with sources cited, yadda yadda. Before getting started, though, be warned that for the sake of the blog, I’ll be using “generative AI” and...
The WordPress vs. WP Engine Fight
WordPress vs. WP Engine Matt Mullenweg is pissed and WP Engine is feeling his wrath. The WordPress founder and Automattic CEO is clarifying that WP Engine has nothing to do with them and last week, banned it from WordPress. Some folks using WordPress and WP Engine are...
The FTC Bans Fake Reviews
Misleading Marketing Practices are Out Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to ban fake reviews and other misleading advertising and promoting practices. Lina M. Khan, FTC Chair, said, “Fake reviews not only waste people’s time and money,...
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