By Dakota Hagler, web designer at HaglerDesigns (Longview, TX) Key takeaways AI Overviews now appear on roughly 60% of searches, and on those queries, clicks to websites dropped about 58%. Informational queries got crushed hardest. “How long does an oil change take” no longer needs a website visit. Local “near me” and transactional queries are…
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By Dakota Hagler, web designer at HaglerDesigns (Longview, TX) Key takeaways Most small-business sites fail on fundamentals, not design taste. The big five failures: unclear message, slow speed, no mobile focus, no SEO, no clear action. The sites that win are simple, fast, and focused. Failure is usually fixable without a huge budget. Walk through…
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Every AI image, chatbot reply, and “smart” feature runs somewhere physical: a data center. In 2026, those buildings have become one of the most contested topics in tech — and it quietly touches every website owner. The boom nobody voted for The race to power AI has triggered an unprecedented data-center buildout. Communities are pushing…
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Here is an uncomfortable exercise: if you stopped paying your web provider tomorrow, would you still have a website? For a lot of business owners, the honest answer is no. That should bother you. Renting vs owning Platforms like Wix, Squarespace, and many “free website” deals are rentals. Your design, content, and traffic history live…
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By Dakota Hagler, web designer at HaglerDesigns (Longview, TX) Key takeaways The click is no longer guaranteed. AI-generated answers now sit on top of a large share of Google searches, and many people read the summary and never visit a website at all. Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the new game. The goal has shifted…
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