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I’ve been making websites for over 20 years for clients such as BBC TWO, Aardman, Sainsbury’s and loads more, so I have many a tale to tell.

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Web Knowledge Base

Key terms: SEO | AI | WORDPRESS | TRACKING

Designing For Agentic AI
5 MIN READ

5 things we’re doing differently on website designs now, for agentic AI

If your design only works because a human is patiently sitting there, moving a mouse, waiting for an animation, or remembering what they clicked – it won’t work for an agent.

Designing and coding for the agentic web
8 MIN READ

No, you don’t need two websites. But you do need to build differently.

You don’t need one website for people and one for robots, but you do need to get your single website designed and built to suit both audiences.

AI continued due diligence
8 MIN READ

Entity data: structured data is not all equal

If you only have one bit of structured data, make it your entity data – the bit that tells search engines and AI tools who you actually are, and backs it up with sources they can check.

browser network tab
6 MIN READ

How do you find the third-party scripts slowing your website down?

Long forgotten scripts and plugins being served from other websites can slow your site down without you knowing. This is how you fix that.

Website speed performance optimisation
7 MIN READ

How do you speed up a website that’s weighed down by big images and video?

What you actually need to know and do to make your images more suitable for your website.

Feed the machine - SEO for restaurant chains
6 MIN READ

E-E-A-T for restaurants: how do you show Google (and AI) you’re worth recommending?

If you’ve spent any time in SEO conversations, you’ve probably come across the term E-E-A-T. It stands for Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness – and it’s basically the framework Google uses to decide whether your website content deserves to be put in front of people. And increasingly, it’s what AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity […]

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Newsletters

All my weekly newsletters so you can flick back to the info you’re looking for.

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Tools

My favourite (usually free) tools to make your web work easier.

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Glossary

Easy-peasy definitions of all the web jargon you get thrown at you.

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Templates

These are Google docs – you’ll be prompted to make a copy so you have your own version.

WordPress plugin audit template
3rd party providers/services audit template

Things I’ve made…

…to make your life easier

Where is your domain registered?

AIProfiles

I’ve taught SEO for 20 years and this is the bit that clients can’t do themselves, so I built a tool to help.

Structured Data is having a moment thanks to AI – but a moment that’s not going to go away any time soon. If you don’t have a developer on tap, and can’t code, then this tool helps you create structured data for your business in 5 minutes. Use code TWEB to get it for £24 a year.

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SiteVitals

SiteVitals is based on over 20 years of seeing the recurring website problems that occur – and crucially, go unnoticed – within businesses.

You haven’t got time to check your site’s speed and performance every month, so let SiteVitals keep an eye on it for you. It’ll let you know if anything dips, but crucially it’ll also let you know if your site goes down, or if business-critical issues (like your domain expiring) are about to strike.

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Web Guides

SEO Fundamentals: the most detailed SEO course I’ve found online

This is the e-book version of the SEO course I’ve taught for almost 20 years. And that course is based on my work in the trenches, at my agency 18a, over those decades, getting my clients’ sites millions of visitors a day.

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How to optimise your brand for AI

Learn the tips and tricks you can apply to your website and marketing today to get you mentioned by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini and more. If your business isn’t discoverable in their answers, you’re losing visibility.

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How to brief a web designer / developer

If you’re asking for a quote, or going straight to asking for some work to be actioned, there are a few steps to follow to ensure you and your web designer or developer are both on the same page and you get the best results.

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