Writing for Readers Who Are AI
ChatGPT, Google’s AI answers, and AI agents now read your website before people do. Plain facts, clear headings, and prices on the page decide whether you get quoted or skipped.
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Web development, design, marketing and operations, from a team that has been at it since 1999.
Welcome to the Alpine Arcade: Retro Games, Built for Your Phone
We’re starting with 12 free retro games, from Missile Command on a mountainside to a maze full of yetis. Here’s what’s in the Alpine Arcade, how the high scores stay honest, and why a development company built it.
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Thinking Beyond WordPress? What to Know About Astro Apps
An Astro app is a custom web application, such as a marketing app, customer portal, or business system, that runs on Cloudflare's global network without the plugin upkeep of WordPress. Here’s who it suits, and how to decide.
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Your WordPress Site and the Five-Hour Window
Attackers now exploit newly disclosed WordPress flaws within hours, and most of the risk lives in plugins. Here’s what that means for your site, and the questions to ask whoever maintains it.
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How Bots Run Up Your Bills, and How to Stop Them
Bots can abuse your website’s forms, texts, and calls to run up large bills or get your email paused. Here’s how these attacks work, and five safeguards that stop them.
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When AI Agents Pay by the Request: What x402 Means for Local Experts
A new open payment standard, x402, lets AI agents pay a few cents at a time for data and expertise. Here’s where it’s headed, and how lawyers, data holders, and other specialists could take part.
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We're Retiring Our Free Online Tools
Our policy generators, link builder and bio interviews are closing. Here are the free and low-cost tools we recommend instead.
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Protecting Your Business from Predatory Legal Solicitations
Running a business website comes with numerous challenges, including an increasingly common threat: predatory legal solicitations targeting small business owners through intimidating emails and urgent warnings. These unsolicited…
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Accessibility Mills: What Business Owners Need to Know About Predatory Accessibility Lawsuits
In recent years, the rise of “accessibility mills” has become a significant concern for website owners. These firms specialize in sending demand letters or filing lawsuits alleging website non-compliance with the Americans with…
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Accessibility Obligations for Government Agencies: A Quick Guide for Organizational Leaders
Accessibility in government services is more than a legal requirement—it’s a moral imperative and a cornerstone of equitable governance. Government agencies must ensure that all citizens, including those with disabilities, can access…
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Receiving Important Notifications from Your Web Server
Or how I learned I should never, ever junk, block, or unsubscribe from my website's admin emails. As a website owner, you may occasionally receive email notifications and confirmations generated automatically by your web server. These…
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Google gives HTTPS websites a boost
Everyone knows that Google has been a strong advocate for high quality search results. Google wants visitors to get exactly what they are searching for on the first try. Google has done extensive work to understand the searcher's…
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