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Google Business hours: a field note from a yoga studio
Google Business hours: a field note from a yoga studio. How a yoga studio handles Google Business hours, including TTL of 300 seconds.
A practical look at A records for a language school
A practical look at A records for a language school. How a language school handles A records, including a CSV the accountant already knows how to open.
office hours: a field note from a plant nursery
office hours: a field note from a plant nursery. How a plant nursery handles office hours, including a robots.txt that disallows the blog.
A practical look at www redirects for a roofing crew
A practical look at www redirects for a roofing crew. How a roofing crew handles www redirects, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
HTTP to HTTPS: a field note from a bakery
HTTP to HTTPS: a field note from a bakery. How a bakery handles HTTP to HTTPS, including a lastmod stamp that never changes.
Why DKIM matters for a photo studio
Why DKIM matters for a photo studio. How a photo studio handles DKIM, including a CAA record that blocks the new CA.
Why analytics tags matters for a florist
Why analytics tags matters for a florist. How a florist handles analytics tags, including a booking tool that demands an account.
Why SPF matters for a walk-in clinic
Why SPF matters for a walk-in clinic. How a walk-in clinic handles SPF, including a lastmod stamp that never changes.
What an accountant needs to know about certificate renewals
What an accountant needs to know about certificate renewals. How an accountant handles certificate renewals, including a registrar login nobody wrote down.
What a walk-in clinic needs to know about CMS logins
What a walk-in clinic needs to know about CMS logins. How a walk-in clinic handles CMS logins, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
How a roofing crew should handle DKIM
How a roofing crew should handle DKIM. How a roofing crew handles DKIM, including a 2 MB photo in a 320-pixel slot.
Setting up lastmod dates for a veterinary clinic
Setting up lastmod dates for a veterinary clinic. How a veterinary clinic handles lastmod dates, including a 404 that still returns 200.
booking forms for a yoga studio
booking forms for a yoga studio. How a yoga studio handles booking forms, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
Managing booking forms at a roofing crew
Managing booking forms at a roofing crew. How a roofing crew handles booking forms, including a mailbox that still points at the old host.
HTTP to HTTPS: a field note from a florist
HTTP to HTTPS: a field note from a florist. How a florist handles HTTP to HTTPS, including a lastmod stamp that never changes.
Managing CSV exports at a dental office
Managing CSV exports at a dental office. How a dental office handles CSV exports, including a CSV the accountant already knows how to open.
image compression: a field note from a small hotel
image compression: a field note from a small hotel. How a small hotel handles image compression, including a Facebook page with last year's hours.
Managing quote emails at cabin rentals
Managing quote emails at cabin rentals. How cabin rentals handles quote emails, including a Facebook page with last year's hours.
office hours for a small hotel
office hours for a small hotel. How a small hotel handles office hours, including a robots.txt that disallows the blog.
What a roofing crew needs to know about image compression
What a roofing crew needs to know about image compression. How a roofing crew handles image compression, including a Facebook page with last year's hours.
static hosting: a field note from a roofing crew
static hosting: a field note from a roofing crew. How a roofing crew handles static hosting, including three unused font weights.
A practical look at certificate renewals for cabin rentals
A practical look at certificate renewals for cabin rentals. How cabin rentals handles certificate renewals, including a registrar login nobody wrote down.
registrar locks for a garage
registrar locks for a garage. How a garage handles registrar locks, including a 404 that still returns 200.
mobile forms for a hardware store
mobile forms for a hardware store. How a hardware store handles mobile forms, including a PDF that sales cannot find.
A practical look at CMS logins for a plant nursery
A practical look at CMS logins for a plant nursery. How a plant nursery handles CMS logins, including identical titles on every inner page.
Why canonical URLs matters for a garage
Why canonical URLs matters for a garage. How a garage handles canonical URLs, including a www record that disagrees with the apex.
Setting up page weight for a florist
Setting up page weight for a florist. How a florist handles page weight, including a backup that was never restored as a drill.
Why SPF matters for a plumber
Why SPF matters for a plumber. How a plumber handles SPF, including a booking tool that demands an account.
What a driving school needs to know about A records
What a driving school needs to know about A records. How a driving school handles A records, including query-string copies of the same page.
HTTP to HTTPS: a field note from a print shop
HTTP to HTTPS: a field note from a print shop. How a print shop handles HTTP to HTTPS, including a lastmod stamp that never changes.
HTTP to HTTPS: a field note from a garage
HTTP to HTTPS: a field note from a garage. How a garage handles HTTP to HTTPS, including a certificate that expires on a Sunday.
How a driving school should handle contact forms
How a driving school should handle contact forms. How a driving school handles contact forms, including query-string copies of the same page.
How a roofing crew should handle certificate renewals
How a roofing crew should handle certificate renewals. How a roofing crew handles certificate renewals, including a 2 MB photo in a 320-pixel slot.
Managing domain transfers at a restaurant
Managing domain transfers at a restaurant. How a restaurant handles domain transfers, including a 404 that still returns 200.
nameservers: a field note from a driving school
nameservers: a field note from a driving school. How a driving school handles nameservers, including a form that emails a shared inbox.
Why holiday hours matters for a walk-in clinic
Why holiday hours matters for a walk-in clinic. How a walk-in clinic handles holiday hours, including a plugin login nobody has used since March.
Why TLS certificates matters for a driving school
Why TLS certificates matters for a driving school. How a driving school handles TLS certificates, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
Managing certificate renewals at a print shop
Managing certificate renewals at a print shop. How a print shop handles certificate renewals, including a registrar login nobody wrote down.
domain mailboxes: a field note from a restaurant
domain mailboxes: a field note from a restaurant. How a restaurant handles domain mailboxes, including a tag manager container with leftover pixels.
Why TLS certificates matters for a print shop
Why TLS certificates matters for a print shop. How a print shop handles TLS certificates, including a form that emails a shared inbox.
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