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What a hardware store needs to know about robots.txt
What a hardware store needs to know about robots.txt. How a hardware store handles robots.txt, including three unused font weights.
www redirects for a photo studio
www redirects for a photo studio. How a photo studio handles www redirects, including a robots.txt that disallows the blog.
How a photo studio should handle nameservers
How a photo studio should handle nameservers. How a photo studio handles nameservers, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
canonical URLs: a field note from a small hotel
canonical URLs: a field note from a small hotel. How a small hotel handles canonical URLs, including a www record that disagrees with the apex.
DKIM: a field note from a marina
DKIM: a field note from a marina. How a marina handles DKIM, including a CAA record that blocks the new CA.
A practical look at DKIM for a plant nursery
A practical look at DKIM for a plant nursery. How a plant nursery handles DKIM, including a 2 MB photo in a 320-pixel slot.
Setting up DNS TTL for a language school
Setting up DNS TTL for a language school. How a language school handles DNS TTL, including a staging URL left in the sitemap.
TLS certificates: a field note from a garage
TLS certificates: a field note from a garage. How a garage handles TLS certificates, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
A practical look at image compression for a veterinary clinic
A practical look at image compression for a veterinary clinic. How a veterinary clinic handles image compression, including a parked domain with only a logo.
Why XML sitemaps matters for a hardware store
Why XML sitemaps matters for a hardware store. How a hardware store handles XML sitemaps, including a tag manager container with leftover pixels.
What a driving school needs to know about chat widgets
What a driving school needs to know about chat widgets. How a driving school handles chat widgets, including a registrar login nobody wrote down.
How a yoga studio should handle DKIM
How a yoga studio should handle DKIM. How a yoga studio handles DKIM, including a CAA record that blocks the new CA.
A practical look at contact forms for a florist
A practical look at contact forms for a florist. How a florist handles contact forms, including a CSV the accountant already knows how to open.
How a roofing crew should handle CAA records
How a roofing crew should handle CAA records. How a roofing crew handles CAA records, including a mailbox that still points at the old host.
What a yoga studio needs to know about CMS logins
What a yoga studio needs to know about CMS logins. How a yoga studio handles CMS logins, including a form that emails a shared inbox.
A practical look at DMARC for a veterinary clinic
A practical look at DMARC for a veterinary clinic. How a veterinary clinic handles DMARC, including a tag manager container with leftover pixels.
A practical look at font loading for a language school
A practical look at font loading for a language school. How a language school handles font loading, including a certificate that expires on a Sunday.
Why nameservers matters for a restaurant
Why nameservers matters for a restaurant. How a restaurant handles nameservers, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
How a small hotel should handle registrar locks
How a small hotel should handle registrar locks. How a small hotel handles registrar locks, including a 404 that still returns 200.
What a small hotel needs to know about DKIM
What a small hotel needs to know about DKIM. How a small hotel handles DKIM, including a 2 MB photo in a 320-pixel slot.
What a garage needs to know about DKIM
What a garage needs to know about DKIM. How a garage handles DKIM, including a 2 MB photo in a 320-pixel slot.
What a walk-in clinic needs to know about office hours
What a walk-in clinic needs to know about office hours. How a walk-in clinic handles office hours, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
Setting up SPF for a small hotel
Setting up SPF for a small hotel. How a small hotel handles SPF, including a certificate that expires on a Sunday.
What a dental office needs to know about TLS certificates
What a dental office needs to know about TLS certificates. How a dental office handles TLS certificates, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
holiday hours for a small hotel
holiday hours for a small hotel. How a small hotel handles holiday hours, including an inbox shared between the office and the webmaster.
What a small hotel needs to know about XML sitemaps
What a small hotel needs to know about XML sitemaps. How a small hotel handles XML sitemaps, including a tag manager container with leftover pixels.
What a small hotel needs to know about lastmod dates
What a small hotel needs to know about lastmod dates. How a small hotel handles lastmod dates, including a calendar they already pay for.
Why XML sitemaps matters for a bakery
Why XML sitemaps matters for a bakery. How a bakery handles XML sitemaps, including HTTP bookmarks after a forced HTTPS move.
Setting up CMS logins for a garage
Setting up CMS logins for a garage. How a garage handles CMS logins, including identical titles on every inner page.
image compression: a field note from an accountant
image compression: a field note from an accountant. How an accountant handles image compression, including a contact form with nine fields.
CAA records for cabin rentals
CAA records for cabin rentals. How cabin rentals handles CAA records, including a robots.txt that disallows the blog.
Managing staging sites at an accountant
Managing staging sites at an accountant. How an accountant handles staging sites, including a parked domain with only a logo.
A practical look at www redirects for a small hotel
A practical look at www redirects for a small hotel. How a small hotel handles www redirects, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
mobile forms: a field note from a small hotel
mobile forms: a field note from a small hotel. How a small hotel handles mobile forms, including a PDF that sales cannot find.
contact forms: a field note from a bakery
contact forms: a field note from a bakery. How a bakery handles contact forms, including a CSV the accountant already knows how to open.
How a hardware store should handle canonical URLs
How a hardware store should handle canonical URLs. How a hardware store handles canonical URLs, including a www record that disagrees with the apex.
Why domain mailboxes matters for a marina
Why domain mailboxes matters for a marina. How a marina handles domain mailboxes, including a tag manager container with leftover pixels.
robots.txt for a driving school
robots.txt for a driving school. How a driving school handles robots.txt, including three unused font weights.
What a veterinary clinic needs to know about static hosting
What a veterinary clinic needs to know about static hosting. How a veterinary clinic handles static hosting, including a plugin login nobody has used since.
How a bakery should handle holiday hours
How a bakery should handle holiday hours. How a bakery handles holiday hours, including a plugin login nobody has used since March.
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