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ChatGPT ads: What we know 3 months on (May 2026 update)

I wrote about ChatGPT ads just as they were beginning to surface 3 months ago - here's what we know now.

Cosmetic overhaul for NYCI’s suite of websites

Late 2025 we were approached by National Youth Council of Ireland, about inheriting their collection of WordPress websites and taking over the ongoing support, maintenance and future development of them. We were delighted to learn, in the week before Christmas, that we had been chosen as the selected web agency and got to work with […]

Google Core Updates March 2026

What Google’s March 2026 core update actually means for your website

Google is getting better at telling the difference between content that was created because it's genuinely useful, and content that exists purely to rank. And it is much less tolerant of the latter than it used to be.

Structuring your emails for AI

AI is reading your emails first

AI now sits between you and your newsletter subscribers. Here's how to make sure AI passes the message on...

Writing for the Goldilocks Zone: AI Readiness

I recently went down a bit of a rabbit hole researching how large language models actually select content to cite. I wanted to understand the practical mechanics. When an AI system surfaces a passage from a webpage, what made that passage the one it chose? And more importantly, what does that mean for how we […]

Google reviews - the rules have changed

Google’s updated review rules: what you need to know (and what to do about it)

If you’ve been asking customers for Google reviews – and you absolutely should be – there are some updated rules from Google that are worth knowing about. Nothing too scary, but a few things that might make you rethink how you’re asking. Let me walk you through what’s changed, share a couple of bits that […]

Google search console

5 really useful things you can do with Google Search Console data

There's an enormous opportunity with Google Search Console to really get the best results from things that are very nearly working for you already.

Why we built SiteVitals at exactly the right moment – and what smart investors are confirming about that.

I watched a reel recently where Charlie Weavers-Wright, a venture capitalist, was explaining why investors have stopped chasing AI application layer startups. What he said mapped almost perfectly onto the thing we’ve spent the last few months building. The LLM wrapper problem The argument he was making is this: the tools that do little more […]

Is your website actually yours?

Over the past decade, hosted platforms like Shopify and Squarespace have become incredibly popular. They’ve made it possible for almost anyone to launch a website or an online store without needing to understand servers or code. That convenience has been transformative. Designers can build and sell websites more easily, small businesses can launch stores in […]

API vs MCP

API vs MCP – what’s the difference and when would you use each?

If you’ve been spending any time in the world of AI tools lately, you’ve probably started hearing the term MCP being thrown around. And if you already know what an API is, you might be wondering how MCP is any different – or whether it’s just a fancy new word for the same thing. It’s […]

Do you need to be polite to AI?

How much does AI actually cost – and should you say please?

Someone asked me this week how much AI tokens cost. And the honest answer is: it depends. Which I know is a frustrating answer, but bear with me - it's actually quite interesting once you understand what's going on under the hood.

AI Won’t Replace Your Website. But It Will Ignore a Bad One.

There’s a Google patent doing the rounds that’s making website owners nervous. The idea: Google generates its own AI-powered landing page for your business, right inside the search results. No click required. No visit to your site. The obvious question is a reasonable one. If Google can synthesise your content into their own page, why […]