I was inspired to write this post after I read something on Google+ yesterday about SEO. It really got me thinking about the economics of SEO and more importantly, SEO blogs. (I do not offer SEO services anymore though.)Years back- I was talking to my friend Kathleen Daniels- a member of ActiveRa
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06/01/2026
I called her "gram" though- which of course, was "gramma" shortened. I didn't have great parents, but that's okay- I was raised by my grandmother, who was a mom, a dad, and a Grandma rolled into one.Madeleine, pronounced "Ma-Da-Lay-Na" was the toughest woman I ever met. She came from Italy throug
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05/30/2026
Can Claude.AI or ChatGPT make checks? Probably... But then I had a much better idea- much more permanent.I Need a Check, and I don't have a checkbook!I am getting ready to pay my landlord for my June rent. I love the lady, but she does not have any electronic way of paying. I could PayPal her, bu
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05/30/2026
First, I want to say that I'm not a doomsayer. This article is about approaching the inevitable and how to prepare. That's what I am doing right now: Preparing. :)I own a legal document preparation business in Phoenix, Arizona. I've owned that business for about 13 years...and I hate it.The whole
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05/12/2026
When I first started blogging on ActiveRain... Oh my gosh was it really 20 years ago? I hate how fast time goes by once you hit 50.But I digress.When I left the divorce business a few weeks ago, I really left. Meaning, I didn't calmly give my notice and leave-- it was more of a "Ef this crap righ
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04/14/2026
Do you ever do something that's so ironic and against your own self-interest, that when you finally snap out of it-- you can't believe you did whatever stupid thing you did...for such a long time? It could be heavy drinking, or gambling, or staying in a bad relationship.In my family law business,
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04/12/2026
If you have a WordPress site, this post will show you how to connect AI to your backend, and give you an SEO audit. In order to do this, you do need ChatGPT Plus which is $8 per month at this time.If there is interest in this kind of content, I'll write more and tell you how you can connect to ot
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04/09/2026
Can you really build a great website with AI?Unequivocally. 💯 Absolutely! You can even do it for free with good token management. There are many different sites to do this with (for free), but today, let's cover Manus AI. I built this simple landing page today, with free tokens and one prompt: ht
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03/10/2026
I have a bunch of ideas for posts and I wanted my first one "back" to be a good one. I searched Google to make sure there were no other posts on Active Rain about this topic. Can I say "firsties"? Seriously though: I love this free software that I am writing about today. If you use WordPress, of
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03/03/2026
In 2008, when the mortgage business fell apart- I lost my wife Karen that same year. She was a regular blogger here on ActiveRain and after she died, I took over her blog for the next 7 years. I wrote about optimizing your website on ActiveRain- and then Zillow hired me to write on their professi
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02/09/2026
