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A good website should grow with your business. Discover why choosing a web designer in Swindon or Wiltshire you can work with long term makes all the difference.
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Google has begun rolling out its September 2026 spam update. It applies worldwide, covers every language, and Google says the rollout may take up to two weeks to complete.
More visitors are arriving at your website from ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and other AI tools. That sounds like good news. Someone asked a question, an AI recommended your business, and they clicked through. But there’s a problem. Most of that traffic isn’t landing where it should. And if you don’t know this is happening, you’re losing customers who were already sold on you before they even arrived.
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Practical ways small businesses can promote themselves online without spending a fortune, including free marketing ideas, affordable paid options and an honest look at what works—and what wastes time and money.
Chris Grant (he/him)
12th July 2026
11:34 am
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