SEO Friendly URLs: Hyphens Yes, Renaming Everything No

Google says URL keywords are a tiny signal and hyphens beat underscores. Here's what that means for your site, and the one URL mistake to avoid.

Robots.txt and AI Crawlers: It’s a Doormat, Not a Lock

Google says robots.txt only controls crawling, not what AI does with your content. What small businesses should block, allow and check right now.

AI Overview Citations: Google Now Rewrites Your Snippet

Google is testing AI-written summaries in AI Overview citations. Here's how to make sure what it says about your small business page comes out right.

Google AI Mode Ads: Now the Robot Answer Has Sponsors

Google is testing ads inside AI Mode for people who connect Gmail and Photos. Here's what Google AI Mode ads mean for a small business website.

Google Universal Cart: Shoppers Can Buy Without Your Homepage

Google Universal Cart lets shoppers save, compare and buy from many stores in Search and Gemini. Here is what your product data needs before Black Friday.

ChatGPT Referral Traffic Vanished for a Week, Then Came Back

ChatGPT referral traffic briefly showed up as Direct in analytics. Here's what happened and how I track AI visitors so a missing tag never fools you again.

Google AI Mode Links: Be the Official Site or Be Skipped

Google AI Mode now shows more inline links and tests a top spot for official sites. Here's how a small business site earns that link instead of losing it.

Schema Markup for Small Business: A Name Tag for the Robots

Schema markup for small business sites in plain English: what it is, why AI search reads it, and the mistakes I keep finding on real client sites.

Bing Topics Portfolio: See What AI Thinks You’re About

Bing Topics Portfolio shows which subjects AI answers cite your site for. Here is what it means for small businesses and how to own the right topics.