Month: September 2026

Google Search Console’s AI Search Data Still Has Some Big Gaps

Chris Grant (he/him) September 14, 2026 0 Comments
Google has added dedicated reporting for AI Overviews and AI Mode in Search Console, giving website owners a clearer view of when their pages appear in Google’s AI-powered search features. It is a useful step forward, but there is an important catch: the data does not yet tell the whole story. Google’s John Mueller has acknowledged that reporting a meaningful “position” for links within...
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AI Usage Policy – Our Approach to AI at O’Brien Media

Table of Contents AI Use at O'Brien Media - Summary We use AI in our workflow, and we want to highlight how we use it.AI is never used to replace our final deliverables. Everything copyrightable that we produce for you will be human-generated. We use AI to speed up things like research and ideation, but not to replace human intuition, judgment, or final creative decisions.We’re also totally...
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How to Generate an SSH Key to access your website files via SFTP

An SSH key lets you securely connect to your hosting account using the command line or an SFTP application, without relying on a password alone. Your SSH key is made up of two parts: Private key - stays on your computer. Never share this file with anyone. Public key - added to your hosting control panel so it can recognise your computer. This guide shows you how to create a new ed25519 SSH key,...
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Why Hundreds of “Service + Location” Pages Could Hurt Your Website

Chris Grant (he/him) September 10, 2026 0 Comments
A website can genuinely help customers understand where you work. A plumber based in Swindon may cover Old Town, Wootton Bassett, Royal Wootton Bassett, Marlborough and other nearby areas. An electrician may work across Wiltshire. That is useful information, and it belongs on their website. The problem begins when a website turns that sensible idea into hundreds of nearly identical pages....
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Happy 60th Birthday, Star Trek

Chris Grant (he/him) September 08, 2026 0 Comments
On 8th September 1966, television viewers in the United States first boarded the USS Enterprise. Sixty years later, Star Trek remains one of the most recognisable and enduring ideas in popular culture. It began with painted backdrops, chunky switches and wonderfully optimistic ideas about where science and technology might take us. Since then, it has grown into films, series, books, games,...
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