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Plain-English news and advice for UK trades and small businesses. What changes in websites, Google and AI actually mean for you, and what to do about it.
How Landscapers Can Get More Google Reviews Without Feeling Pushy
Landscapers and gardeners: when to ask for Google reviews, the short text that does it for you, what to say, how to reply, and the 2025 fake review ban.
Read the articleEveryone Hates Google's AI Overviews. Ours Just Became Our Best Salesperson.
Everyone's angry about Google's AI Overviews. But when one described exactly what we do and linked to us, it beat any advert. Here's how to get yours right.
Read the articleHow We Took 6 Of 9 Google Page-One Spots In Under Three Weeks (And Google's AI Wrote Our Sales Pitch)
Search your business name on Google. How much of page one is actually you? Here's how we took 6 of 9 spots in under three weeks, step by step.
Read the articleYou Don't Need 500 Google Reviews To Win The Job. BUT...
Most UK tradespeople have fewer than 10 Google reviews. Here's how many you actually need to win the job in your town, and how to get there.
Read the articleYour Facebook Page Feels Like A Website. BUT...
Lots of tradespeople and small businesses run everything from a Facebook page. Here's what that costs you on Google, and how to fix it without losing Facebook.
Read the articleOpenAI's Dots Can Build Your Website In Minutes. That's The Easy Part. BUT...
OpenAI's dots can build a website in minutes. But many AI-built sites reach Google as an empty shell. Here's why yours may never rank, and the fix.
Read the articleUK Tradespeople Are Rated 4.8 Stars On Google. BUT...
We looked at the Google reviews of 41,873 UK trade businesses. They average 4.8 stars, yet 46% have no Google reviews at all. Here's the review gap.
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