St. Louis SEO and AI visibility for small businesses & entrepreneurs
Short, practical notes on getting found. How AI assistants and local search decide who to recommend, what they read on your site to make that call, and the small fixes that move the needle.
Squarespace SEO: What's Built In & Where the Ceiling Is
What Squarespace SEO covers on its own, what it hands you to finish, and where the platform's real ceiling sits, from its own docs and independent data.
How to Use Google Search Console: The Only 3 Screens You Need
How to use Google Search Console in three screens, walked on my own property: Performance, the new Generative AI report, and Page indexing, all free.
How to Get More Google Reviews (Legally & Without Tools)
How to get more Google reviews without breaking Google's rules or the FTC's: the free review link, the right moment to ask, and what's actually illegal.
Google Business Profile Suspended? The Reinstatement Path
What a Google Business Profile suspension means, why it happened, and the reinstatement checklist from Google's own docs, by someone who nearly needed it.
SEO for Startups: The Few Fundamentals That Matter First
Start SEO in your startup's first year: the few fundamentals that matter, what the wait really costs, and how much attention AI search actually deserves.
The 4 Types of SEO: On-Page, Off-Page, Technical & Local
The four types of SEO in plain words: on-page, off-page, technical, and local, what each one covers, and how to read any SEO proposal using the list.
Is SEO Dead? What Google's Own Docs Say About AI Search
SEO is alive & still deciding who shows up. What AI Overviews actually take, what Google's own docs say, and how to spot the fear-marketing pitch.
Who Owns My Domain Name? How to Check This Yourself
A WHOIS lookup shows the registrant who owns your domain and the registrar holding it. How to check this yourself, and what to do if the name isn't yours.
Google Business Profile Optimization for AI Recommendations
Finish the profile you own: categories, services, reviews done the legal way, Apple Business Connect, and what no AI dashboard can measure.
Bing Webmaster Tools: The Index ChatGPT Actually Reads
ChatGPT search leans on Bing. Check whether Bing has indexed your site and fix it free with Bing Webmaster Tools, click by click, plus IndexNow.