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How to get found on Google and in AI search — structured data, local and international SEO, AI-search optimization and Core Web Vitals.

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Google’s September 2026 spam update is done: how to check if your site was hit

Google’s fourth spam update of 2026 took almost 14 days to roll out — far longer than the others. Here’s a simple Search Console check to see if your traffic was affected, what spam policies usually trip up small business sites, and how to recover.

  • SEO
  • Google Updates
  • Search Console
  • Small Business
  • 5 min read

    Local SEO for small businesses: how to show up when people search nearby

    When someone searches “therapist near me” or “car rental Lugano”, Google shows a map and a handful of businesses. Here’s how local search works and a practical plan to make your business one of them.

    • Local SEO
    • SEO
    • Small Business
    • Structured Data
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    Caching for web apps: browser, CDN, server and Redis — explained

    Caching is the cheapest way to make a website faster and an API cheaper to run — and the easiest way to show users stale data. Here’s how each caching layer works, which headers to use, and how to keep caches correct.

    • Caching
    • Performance
    • Redis
    • DevOps
  • 5 min read

    Multilingual websites done right: URLs, hreflang and international SEO

    Translating your website can open new markets — or quietly confuse Google and frustrate visitors. Here’s how to structure a multilingual site, use hreflang correctly and avoid the mistakes that cost international traffic.

    • International SEO
    • SEO
    • Web Development
    • Next.js
  • 6 min read

    Core Web Vitals explained: how to make your website feel fast

    Google measures how fast your pages load, how quickly they respond and how stable they look — and visitors notice all three. Here’s what LCP, INP and CLS mean, how to measure them properly, and the fixes that make the biggest difference.

    • Performance
    • Core Web Vitals
    • SEO
    • Web Development
  • 6 min read

    Structured data and JSON-LD: help Google and AI understand your website

    Structured data tells search engines and AI systems exactly what your page is about — your business, services, articles and reviews — in a format machines can’t misread. Here’s how JSON-LD works, which types matter, and how to add it correctly.

    • SEO
    • Structured Data
    • JSON-LD
    • AI Search