Website security checklist: 21 checks to audit your site
Use this website security checklist to audit your site for common weaknesses. Mark each item Pass, Fix, or N/A, then use the sections below to investigate anything that needs attention. …
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Marketers in five more countries can now run ads in ChatGPT
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Ads in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and South Korea on August 11, 2026. Combined with earlier launches in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, …
Canada unhappy with latest U.S. tariff offer as August 19 deadline nears
U.S. negotiators presented Canada with a proposal Tuesday that would lower some tariffs, though not by as much as Canadian officials wanted, Reuters reported, citing CBC. Canada has not formally …
YouTube is making new creators work twice as hard before sharing ad revenue
Beginning February 1, 2027, new creators will have to clear a much higher bar before they can share in YouTube’s advertising and Premium revenue. The issue is what happens during …
Mark Zuckerberg Says AI Will Create More Jobs—Months After Meta Cut 8,000 Workers
Mark Zuckerberg says AI could ultimately create more employment, even as companies use it to operate with smaller teams. That sounds contradictory. His argument is that it doesn’t have to …
Claude is tattooing every word it writes and you can’t wash it off
If you’ve used Claude to draft an email, polish a blog post, or brainstorm product copy, the text you got back may now carry an invisible mark that identifies it …
Canada’s economy is growing again, but should your business expand right now?
Canada’s economy is growing again after a weak start to 2026. That’s the good news. The harder question for business owners is whether that recovery is strong enough to justify …
How to price a lifetime deal without losing money
Lifetime deals have a bad reputation for a reason. The standard warning is never sell lifetime access because you’ll end up supporting customers forever without receiving another dollar from them. …
Upwork’s numbers explain why freelancers say the platform has changed
The freelance platform’s client base has fallen from its 2023 peak, while spending per remaining client and freelancer-facing monetization products continue to rise. Upwork still has valuable freelance opportunities. But …
Canada’s real-time payments rules take effect August 24
Canada’s long-awaited real-time payments system is moving from policy work to operating rules. On August 24, 2026, the core by-law and rules for Canada’s Real-Time Rail, or RTR, come into …
Google is moving Local Services Ads into Google Ads
Google is moving Local Services Ads into the Google Ads platform, replacing the separate Local Services Ads dashboard with a specialized Performance Max campaign type built around pay-per-lead goals. For …
Canada’s foreign-influence registry starts August 4: some businesses may need to register
Canada’s new foreign-influence registry opens on August 4, 2026. Most businesses won’t need to register, but some companies, consultants, agencies, associations, nonprofits, universities, and advisors should review their work now. …
Sam Altman says the AI singularity is already here — is he right?
Sam Altman’s claim sounds absurd if “the singularity” means a superintelligent machine suddenly wakes up, rewrites itself, and outruns human control overnight. But that may not be the version he’s …
Stop panicking after Google updates: what to do before you touch your website
When a Google update rolls out, the worst move is often the one that feels most productive. Changing titles. Rewriting pages. Deleting content. Reworking internal links. Asking three SEO groups …
SharePoint is under siege: what recent attacks mean for your business
SharePoint isn’t a niche IT tool. Microsoft said in March 2026 that SharePoint serves more than 1 billion users each year, with more than 2 billion files uploaded and 2 …
New 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian products: how businesses should prepare
On July 20, 2026, the White House signed three proclamations that would put a 50% tariff on a broad range of Canadian goods entering the United States. The tariffs are …
Google launches AI Overviews in France after publisher standoff
Google launched AI Overviews and AI Mode in France on July 22, 2026, bringing its AI search products to a market it had left out of earlier European expansions. The …
How to make money writing in 2026
You can still make money writing, but the market has split. Generic content is under pressure. Upwork’s 2025 platform research found continued AI substitution in lower-value content writing and sales …
AliExpress’s €550 million EU fine is a warning for every marketplace seller
The European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million on July 20, 2026, the largest penalty issued under the Digital Services Act so far. The Commission found that AliExpress failed to assess …
The $2.59 trillion question — why isn’t AI making anyone richer?
Gartner forecasts worldwide AI spending will reach US$2.59 trillion in 2026. It’s an arresting number, but it doesn’t mean ordinary businesses are collectively spending that amount on chatbots and software …
A Canadian family of four could spend nearly $1,000 more on food in 2026: what it means for businesses
A Canadian family of four could spend $17,571.79 on food in 2026, up to $994.63 more than in 2025, according to Canada’s Food Price Report. That figure is a forecast …
Is The RBC Digital Choice Business™ Account Package Right For You?
Choosing the right business account is about more than convenience. It shapes how you move money, deposit payments, and keep clean records. In Canada, a popular option for companies that …
Google Search Console now tracks social content beyond your website
A TikTok video or Instagram post may already be appearing in Google without you knowing which query put it there. Search Console can now show you. Google introduced platform properties …
Meta just made ad creation 10x faster & it’s a problem
Making Meta ads is about to get much faster. The risk is that a false claim, off-brand image or expired offer can multiply just as quickly. Meta is building an …
Digital marketing vs affiliate marketing: the data-backed comparison
Affiliate marketing isn’t the opposite of digital marketing. It’s one way to make money with digital marketing skills. But when people search “digital marketing vs affiliate marketing,” they usually want …
Back-to-school spending forecasts conflict. Value is the clear signal
Two U.S. back-to-school surveys published days apart point in opposite directions. Deloitte expects planned K-12 spending to hold roughly flat in dollars and fall after inflation. JLL expects the average …
World Cup semifinals start at 3 p.m. ET: make a business plan
France plays Spain on Tuesday, July 14. England plays Argentina on Wednesday, July 15. Both World Cup semifinals kick off at 3 p.m. Eastern time, placing both matches inside the …
Your loan rate probably isn’t changing Wednesday but your forecast should
Canada’s policy rate is widely expected to stay at 2.25% on Wednesday, July 15. For business owners, the immediate effect would be straightforward: prime-linked loans and lines of credit probably …
CRA login required for online business registration starting July 14
Starting Tuesday, July 14, 2026, you’ll need to sign in to your CRA account before you can use Business Registration Online (BRO). That’s the Canada Revenue Agency service used to …
Your USD bills just got $500 more expensive and nobody sent you a notice
The Canadian dollar was hovering near 70 U.S. cents in early July 2026. At the same time, the U.S. declined to give CUSMA the long-term renewal Canada and Mexico wanted. …
GPT-5.6 is here: what it means for your business
OpenAI has made GPT-5.6 generally available, and this release is unusual for two reasons. First, OpenAI says it began with a limited preview for trusted partners after a request from …
68% of Google searches now end without a click, new research shows
For every 1,000 Google searches in the United States during the first four months of 2026, roughly 680 produced no click to any website. Not to a news publisher. Not …
Tech habits single-parent founders can use to keep their kids safe (without spyware drama)
You’re juggling product launches, payroll, client calls, school forms, dinner, and bedtime routines, often in the same hour. Running a business as a single parent means your attention is always …
10 boring decisions that can change your life
Most people overestimate what it takes to change their life. They wait for a defining moment, a major opportunity, or some kind of breakthrough that rewrites everything overnight. But that’s …
How much do marketing agencies charge?
Two agencies can quote wildly different prices for work that sounds almost identical. One says $2,000 a month. Another says $15,000. Both quotes can be fair if the scope, seniority, …
What Canada Day 2026 just told you about your business
Canada Day is over. The fireworks went off, patios filled, staff schedules got tested, and a midweek holiday gave business owners a useful read on where customers are spending now. …
What July 4th spending says about where your customers are headed
America’s 250th birthday gave businesses a useful read on the consumer mood. People still traveled. They still hosted cookouts. They still showed up for fireworks, parades, restaurants, road trips, and …
The Google Ads setting that could double your cost per customer overnight
If your Google Ads Target CPA is set to $10 but the campaign has been getting conversions for $5, that $5 result may be living on borrowed time. Starting August …
You won’t own your PlayStation games anymore — Sony just made it official
If you’ve been buying PlayStation games on disc for years, Sony just put an expiration date on that habit. On July 1, 2026, Sony announced through the official PlayStation Blog …
How field service management software improves scheduling and dispatch efficiency
Quick answer Field service management software streamlines scheduling and dispatch by giving dispatchers real-time visibility into technician availability, location, and job progress. It uses skill and certification matching to assign …
Warehouse and industrial security: what a commercial security camera installation must cover
Quick answer A proper commercial security camera system for a warehouse must cover perimeter fence lines, dock doors, loading bays, inventory aisles, mezzanines, parking lots, and main access points. Cameras …
ElevenLabs review: What years of daily use taught us
ElevenLabs is one of the few AI tools that has stayed in our workflow for years. We use it for narration, audio production, video projects, voice experiments, and the kind …
accessiBe review: What nearly five years taught us about this accessibility widget
Web accessibility is easy to postpone because the problem usually stays quiet until it doesn’t. A visitor can’t use your menu with a keyboard. A form doesn’t work well with …
Canada’s intelligence agencies say AI cyberattacks are months away — one group is already stealing Canadian paycheques
On June 22, 2026, the cybersecurity agencies of the Five Eyes nations issued a joint statement with a warning business owners shouldn’t treat as abstract: frontier AI models could transform …
Shopify’s vape ban is a warning for every online seller
Shopify has given U.S. vape sellers until July 7, 2026, to remove affected products from their stores or risk suspension, according to notices reviewed by Token of Trust. The notice …
The money skills nobody calls money skills
You’ve probably seen the standard advice: learn to code, get better at sales, study digital marketing, understand finance. Those are real skills. They can absolutely increase your income, grow a …
The obsessive learner’s guide to building a one-person business
You’ve got a problem, though most people wouldn’t recognize it as one. You love learning. Maybe too much. One month it’s marketing psychology. The next it’s video editing, AI automation, …
Google says “AI SEO” is still SEO — stop paying for fake shortcuts
A new consulting market has formed around getting businesses cited in AI-generated answers. Some of that work is legitimate: tracking AI visibility, correcting inconsistent business information, improving technical SEO, and …
Ontario’s small business tax cut takes effect July 1 — but read the fine print
If you run an incorporated small business in Ontario, you’ve probably heard the headline: the provincial small business tax rate is dropping from 3.2% to 2.2%, effective July 1, 2026. …
What to know before getting a business insurance quote
Before you ask for a business insurance quote, it helps to know what an insurer will need and what risks you’re trying to cover. That preparation can make the quote …
YouTube’s AI detector is live and it doesn’t need your permission
YouTube spent more than two years asking creators to disclose realistic AI-generated or meaningfully altered content themselves. On May 27, 2026, the platform added enforcement behind that request. YouTube can …