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Why registrar locks matters for a veterinary clinic
Why registrar locks matters for a veterinary clinic. How a veterinary clinic handles registrar locks, including a PDF that sales cannot find.
What a print shop needs to know about SPF
What a print shop needs to know about SPF. How a print shop handles SPF, including a lastmod stamp that never changes.
Why robots.txt matters for a roofing crew
Why robots.txt matters for a roofing crew. How a roofing crew handles robots.txt, including three unused font weights.
Managing office hours at a dental office
Managing office hours at a dental office. How a dental office handles office hours, including a robots.txt that disallows the blog.
A practical look at registrar locks for a florist
A practical look at registrar locks for a florist. How a florist handles registrar locks, including a calendar they already pay for.
How a plant nursery should handle static hosting
How a plant nursery should handle static hosting. How a plant nursery handles static hosting, including three unused font weights.
A practical look at quote emails for a walk-in clinic
A practical look at quote emails for a walk-in clinic. How a walk-in clinic handles quote emails, including a Facebook page with last year's hours.
DNS TTL: a field note from a print shop
DNS TTL: a field note from a print shop. How a print shop handles DNS TTL, including a staging URL left in the sitemap.
backups for a photo studio
backups for a photo studio. How a photo studio handles backups, including an inbox shared between the office and the webmaster.
Setting up mobile forms for a veterinary clinic
Setting up mobile forms for a veterinary clinic. How a veterinary clinic handles mobile forms, including a calendar they already pay for.
A practical look at robots.txt for a dental office
A practical look at robots.txt for a dental office. How a dental office handles robots.txt, including three unused font weights.
Setting up www redirects for a florist
Setting up www redirects for a florist. How a florist handles www redirects, including a mailbox that still points at the old host.
DKIM for a dental office
DKIM for a dental office. How a dental office handles DKIM, including a 2 MB photo in a 320-pixel slot.
DMARC for an accountant
DMARC for an accountant. How an accountant handles DMARC, including a chat widget that blocks the submit button.
What a plant nursery needs to know about HTTP to HTTPS
What a plant nursery needs to know about HTTP to HTTPS. How a plant nursery handles HTTP to HTTPS, including a certificate that expires on a Sunday.
Managing CAA records at a language school
Managing CAA records at a language school. How a language school handles CAA records, including a robots.txt that disallows the blog.
How a restaurant should handle DNS TTL
How a restaurant should handle DNS TTL. How a restaurant handles DNS TTL, including TTL of 300 seconds.
Why www redirects matters for a driving school
Why www redirects matters for a driving school. How a driving school handles www redirects, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
certificate renewals for a hardware store
certificate renewals for a hardware store. How a hardware store handles certificate renewals, including a 2 MB photo in a 320-pixel slot.
What a bakery needs to know about DNS TTL
What a bakery needs to know about DNS TTL. How a bakery handles DNS TTL, including a staging URL left in the sitemap.
Why CAA records matters for a print shop
Why CAA records matters for a print shop. How a print shop handles CAA records, including a robots.txt that disallows the blog.
Setting up DNS TTL for a yoga studio
Setting up DNS TTL for a yoga studio. How a yoga studio handles DNS TTL, including TTL of 300 seconds.
MX records for a plant nursery
MX records for a plant nursery. How a plant nursery handles MX records, including a contact form with nine fields.
Managing XML sitemaps at a plant nursery
Managing XML sitemaps at a plant nursery. How a plant nursery handles XML sitemaps, including a tag manager container with leftover pixels.
How cabin rentals should handle office hours
How cabin rentals should handle office hours. How cabin rentals handles office hours, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
image compression: a field note from a walk-in clinic
image compression: a field note from a walk-in clinic. How a walk-in clinic handles image compression, including a contact form with nine fields.
Why MX records matters for a language school
Why MX records matters for a language school. How a language school handles MX records, including a parked domain with only a logo.
A practical look at A records for a restaurant
A practical look at A records for a restaurant. How a restaurant handles A records, including a www record that disagrees with the apex.
Why booking forms matters for a marina
Why booking forms matters for a marina. How a marina handles booking forms, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
A practical look at booking forms for a veterinary clinic
A practical look at booking forms for a veterinary clinic. How a veterinary clinic handles booking forms, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
Setting up DMARC for a garage
Setting up DMARC for a garage. How a garage handles DMARC, including HTTP bookmarks after a forced HTTPS move.
Why 404 pages matters for a plumber
Why 404 pages matters for a plumber. How a plumber handles 404 pages, including a registrar login nobody wrote down.
Setting up TLS certificates for a roofing crew
Setting up TLS certificates for a roofing crew. How a roofing crew handles TLS certificates, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
What a plumber needs to know about static hosting
What a plumber needs to know about static hosting. How a plumber handles static hosting, including a plugin login nobody has used since March.
mobile forms: a field note from an accountant
mobile forms: a field note from an accountant. How an accountant handles mobile forms, including a 404 that still returns 200.
Managing booking forms at a driving school
Managing booking forms at a driving school. How a driving school handles booking forms, including a mailbox that still points at the old host.
Setting up SPF for a language school
Setting up SPF for a language school. How a language school handles SPF, including a lastmod stamp that never changes.
How a walk-in clinic should handle DNS TTL
How a walk-in clinic should handle DNS TTL. How a walk-in clinic handles DNS TTL, including a staging URL left in the sitemap.
Setting up nameservers for a plumber
Setting up nameservers for a plumber. How a plumber handles nameservers, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
Why CMS logins matters for an accountant
Why CMS logins matters for an accountant. How an accountant handles CMS logins, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
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