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We had "kimandconor", "conorandkim", "5minuteseo", "10minuteseo", dog names, trip adventure names, individual names like conortreacy or kimtreacy, businesses we will eventually launch, and others we know the time has passed. Then there are domains and websites I built purely as a joke amongst...

Speaking as a client, I hold over 100 domains that are currently unused. Some I've had for more than 15 years and never pointed them anywhere. Many of the domains are registered to protect the main domain. Back in the days of running a hosting company, I had variations of our name...

Interesting, my IP has been blocked :)

Here's my normal checklist: Ping domain.com croxyproxy.com - proxy check if others can access the site works? check logs whois domain.com - check expiration intodns.com - check DNS responding Test uploading TEXT file via the webhost file manager Contact the host if nothing responds Test...

I've used two that are built into WordPress to completely build a WordPress site. It looks pretty decent but still needs some code tweaks - code that would be beyond a drag-and-drop user's level. I've also used AI (ChatGPT and a separate Claude instance) to build out two sites for testing...

Looks like they're just going to blame Cloudflare. Surely someone at WHT has to take some responsibility for this too, but it doesn't look like they will :(

Nope - turn it off ASAP! Unless you absolutely need it, it's going to bloat the heck out of everything. We're seeing people enable AI and using it for everything from SEO Titles, Descriptions, Article help, etc. I'm all for HELP; I'm not for "click - that was easy". Too many people are...

Still not working - it's as if nobody is in control anymore! Is there writing on the wall that we're getting a preview to? :)

Looks like someone didn't check the URL and clear the cache before they walked away from their computer ;) The core problem is that their CSS file is not being found - or there is a 403 error. So instead of processing CSS, it's returning a 403, which is an HTML error, and then nothing to apply...

We have used the Google search "flip a coin" hundreds of times over the years. For everything from "do you want chicken or steak for dinner?" to "what show should we watch?" We take this much further thanks to a book I read 20+ years ago called "The Diceman," written in 1971 by Luke...

It's that time of year again - another large hosting company puts its foot in its mouth and potentially starts a wave of user leaving their service. Over the past weekend, SiteGround rolled out a new WordPress AI Plugin. Nothing wrong with that, but it's what they did next that really causes...

Yeah, Gemini needs a different structure when you're prompting. This particular prompt is designed for a paid version of ChatGPT (even the $20 version). I have found that the free version skips most of the instructions. And this is just a high-level "what do you see" type review - it is by no...

Also - just a reminder - free is free. It's not going to go into crazy detail on fixes. It's also an automated, regurgitating machine, so it's going to repeat the stuff it sees online - even if that advice is outdated or has no impact. An experienced SEO is still worth investing in, but a...

I don't use it for a full audit, but I do use it to get the ball rolling. There's so much that ChatGPT can do, but there's a lot more that an experienced set of eyes can determine without running this scan. When I do our 15-minute audit review (something we do before onboarding a client), this...

The right backlink is always powerful. Generic links have generic effects. Spammy links are ignored. UGC and Guest Post links have much less value than they used to. Forum profile links, Web2.0 links, etc - all have no real value. PBNs work, if you can find one that hasn't been exposed, but it...