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How a marina should handle analytics tags
How a marina should handle analytics tags. How a marina handles analytics tags, including a certificate that expires on a Sunday.
Managing contact forms at a veterinary clinic
Managing contact forms at a veterinary clinic. How a veterinary clinic handles contact forms, including a www record that disagrees with the apex.
certificate renewals for a yoga studio
certificate renewals for a yoga studio. How a yoga studio handles certificate renewals, including a CAA record that blocks the new CA.
Managing nameservers at a plant nursery
Managing nameservers at a plant nursery. How a plant nursery handles nameservers, including a form that emails a shared inbox.
How a hardware store should handle contact forms
How a hardware store should handle contact forms. How a hardware store handles contact forms, including query-string copies of the same page.
Why DMARC matters for a plumber
Why DMARC matters for a plumber. How a plumber handles DMARC, including a tag manager container with leftover pixels.
office hours: a field note from a florist
office hours: a field note from a florist. How a florist handles office hours, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
Setting up office hours for a plumber
Setting up office hours for a plumber. How a plumber handles office hours, including a mailbox that still points at the old host.
A practical look at certificate renewals for a photo studio
A practical look at certificate renewals for a photo studio. How a photo studio handles certificate renewals, including a CAA record that blocks the new CA.
Setting up chat widgets for a marina
Setting up chat widgets for a marina. How a marina handles chat widgets, including a 2 MB photo in a 320-pixel slot.
How a print shop should handle font loading
How a print shop should handle font loading. How a print shop handles font loading, including a certificate that expires on a Sunday.
Why TLS certificates matters for a florist
Why TLS certificates matters for a florist. How a florist handles TLS certificates, including a form that emails a shared inbox.
Why analytics tags matters for a plant nursery
Why analytics tags matters for a plant nursery. How a plant nursery handles analytics tags, including a lastmod stamp that never changes.
TLS certificates for a small hotel
TLS certificates for a small hotel. How a small hotel handles TLS certificates, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
Why analytics tags matters for a plumber
Why analytics tags matters for a plumber. How a plumber handles analytics tags, including a certificate that expires on a Sunday.
canonical URLs for a driving school
canonical URLs for a driving school. How a driving school handles canonical URLs, including a www record that disagrees with the apex.
How a yoga studio should handle domain mailboxes
How a yoga studio should handle domain mailboxes. How a yoga studio handles domain mailboxes, including a tag manager container with leftover pixels.
Managing A records at a plant nursery
Managing A records at a plant nursery. How a plant nursery handles A records, including query-string copies of the same page.
Why PDF rate sheets matters for a print shop
Why PDF rate sheets matters for a print shop. How a print shop handles PDF rate sheets, including a form that emails a shared inbox.
shared inboxes: a field note from a restaurant
shared inboxes: a field note from a restaurant. How a restaurant handles shared inboxes, including a backup that was never restored as a drill.
What a marina needs to know about DNS TTL
What a marina needs to know about DNS TTL. How a marina handles DNS TTL, including TTL of 300 seconds.
Setting up contact forms for a garage
Setting up contact forms for a garage. How a garage handles contact forms, including query-string copies of the same page.
What a plant nursery needs to know about image compression
What a plant nursery needs to know about image compression. How a plant nursery handles image compression, including a Facebook page with last year's hours.
Why page weight matters for a hardware store
Why page weight matters for a hardware store. How a hardware store handles page weight, including TTL of 300 seconds.
DKIM for a bakery
DKIM for a bakery. How a bakery handles DKIM, including a registrar login nobody wrote down.
canonical URLs for a florist
canonical URLs for a florist. How a florist handles canonical URLs, including query-string copies of the same page.
Managing shared inboxes at a marina
Managing shared inboxes at a marina. How a marina handles shared inboxes, including a backup that was never restored as a drill.
A practical look at backups for a veterinary clinic
A practical look at backups for a veterinary clinic. How a veterinary clinic handles backups, including an inbox shared between the office and the webmaster.
XML sitemaps for a language school
XML sitemaps for a language school. How a language school handles XML sitemaps, including HTTP bookmarks after a forced HTTPS move.
HTTP to HTTPS: a field note from cabin rentals
HTTP to HTTPS: a field note from cabin rentals. How cabin rentals handles HTTP to HTTPS, including a lastmod stamp that never changes.
TLS certificates for a walk-in clinic
TLS certificates for a walk-in clinic. How a walk-in clinic handles TLS certificates, including a form that emails a shared inbox.
How a florist should handle cookie banners
How a florist should handle cookie banners. How a florist handles cookie banners, including a tag manager container with leftover pixels.
How a bakery should handle nameservers
How a bakery should handle nameservers. How a bakery handles nameservers, including identical titles on every inner page.
office hours: a field note from a photo studio
office hours: a field note from a photo studio. How a photo studio handles office hours, including a mailbox that still points at the old host.
How a marina should handle staging sites
How a marina should handle staging sites. How a marina handles staging sites, including a Facebook page with last year's hours.
A records: a field note from a dental office
A records: a field note from a dental office. How a dental office handles A records, including query-string copies of the same page.
chat widgets: a field note from a walk-in clinic
chat widgets: a field note from a walk-in clinic. How a walk-in clinic handles chat widgets, including a CAA record that blocks the new CA.
A practical look at domain transfers for a garage
A practical look at domain transfers for a garage. How a garage handles domain transfers, including a calendar they already pay for.
What cabin rentals needs to know about XML sitemaps
What cabin rentals needs to know about XML sitemaps. How cabin rentals handles XML sitemaps, including HTTP bookmarks after a forced HTTPS move.
How a plumber should handle canonical URLs
How a plumber should handle canonical URLs. How a plumber handles canonical URLs, including a CSV the accountant already knows how to open.
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