Site Notes · every Thursday
Websites, search and AI,
minus the tech speak.
One useful note every Thursday from CJ at Ivingo Creative. Website tips you can use this week, how search is changing with AI, and the AI tools that have actually earned a spot in my work and life.
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What lands in your inbox
One note. One idea. Something you can actually use.
Search is changing fast, and most advice is either too technical or... too dramatic.
Site Notes is neither. Each week covers one of these:
Website tips for this week.
Small fixes and smart shifts that help your site bring in more of the right people. Nothing that needs a rebuild.
Search in the age of AI.
SEO and AEO in simple terms: how to get found on Google and show up in the answers from tools like ChatGPT.
How I actually use AI.
Real workflows from my work and my life, including the prompts, the setup, and what I'd skip.
Leave every note feeling more capable, not more overwhelmed.
Who's writing
Hi, I'm CJ. I test things so you don't have to.
I run Ivingo Creative, a web design and SEO studio in Maryland. I spend my weeks inside client websites and search data, and lately a lot of that work happens alongside AI.
Site Notes is where I share what I'm noticing: what's changing in search, what's actually worth your time, and the AI tools that have made my workweek (and my inbox) a lot lighter. No SEO lecture, no fear tactics, no hype.
CJ, Founder of Ivingo Creative
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