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…doesn’t matter anything like as much as your enthusiasm for helping people!

I have just seen drop down menus with images in them… WOW! Is all I can say… Looks beautiful!!! The new Optimal Website website will have these for sure, if I can figure out a way for it to work. They will work well for anything visually driven.

Google optimisation is being replaced with AI optimisation, and this is being powered by Google Maps reviews, which are already being used to create the summaries that are prominently listed in the results. Think about what that means, and you’ll be secure for the next 10 years of digital change. Fail, and you’ll be replaced.…
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This booking system provides a simple, user-friendly way for visitors to check availability and reserve their stay at Dagger Wood Campsite in real time. Instead of needing to email or call, guests can quickly select dates, enter their details, and secure their pitch or activities online, making the whole process faster and more convenient. By…
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Polite reminder to all those tech developers, optimizers & designers feeling the AI tsunami is looking more like an apocalypse, that BAD DESIGN IS EVERYWHERE. If anything, the rise of AI slop has made poorly thought out user experiences even more common. My latest gripe is with the Waitrose homepage – I’ve placed an order,…
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Some interesting observations… this will probably be powered by review content, and this will probably come from Google Maps. A key part of this will be automation – telling your phone to book [INSERT SERVICE HERE], and the service provider making this automation a part of their marketing and operation. Finally, the importance of “trust”,…
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Without good email security an email is completely unusable. But most webmasters fail to set this up properly, or at all. I am adding a proper email spam filter and spam captcha as standard.

That’s it, that’s the post. The best approach in my experience, is to contact them directly, say you’re interested in advertising with Facebook, and then wait for the sales people to lean in and get things done…

…a lot more available for small to medium sized businesses than most owners think. Your website and emails can take payments not just for products and services, but also for invoices. A real game changer for the business community everywhere.

I’m going to call it that the informational search results provided by AI are going to be so much better that we will be using them as the default for ALL information. But what about informational searches for businesses, services and products? Some interesting points to ponder…. How will ChatGPT, Claude and the rest display…
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