The End of the Dream Job in Tech? A New Era of Fear, Layoffs, and Bureaucracy

Dream job in tech vs more corporate reality

Not long ago, working at a major tech company was considered a career high point. Positions at Google, Meta, Apple, or Amazon weren’t just jobs - they were badges of honor. Employees enjoyed six-figure salaries, generous stock options, fully stocked cafeterias, on-site massage therapists, and cultures that championed creativity and openness.

But that version of Silicon Valley is fading fast.

Today, the tech industry is undergoing a quiet but dramatic cultural shift. Mass layoffs, reduced benefits, mandatory office returns, and

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Why Organic Traffic Is the Best Kind of Traffic (And How to Get More of It)

Build organic traffic, symbolized by a growing tree

When it comes to website traffic, not all sources are created equal. Paid ads can offer quick wins, and social media can spark buzz - but organic traffic is the gold standard. It’s steady, scalable, and sustainable.

Here’s why organic traffic stands out and why it should be at the core of your digital strategy.

1. It’s Cost-Effective (Long-Term)

Yes, good SEO takes time and effort, whether you’re writing blog posts, optimizing pages, or building backlinks. But once your

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How Clean HTML Can Boost Your SEO (Even Without Coding)

Clean HTML code structure can boost SEO

Simple HTML structure tips that can help your site rank better - no coding required

When it comes to SEO, most people think about keywords, backlinks, and blog content. But one of the most overlooked factors behind how your site ranks is the HTML structure.

Even if you’re using a website builder like UltimateWB and never write a line of code, the way your HTML is set up still matters - a lot. The awesome thing

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7 Underrated SEO Strategies That Actually Drive Traffic (With Examples)

underrated SEO strategies

When it comes to SEO, the advice often sounds the same: write great content, build backlinks, optimize title tags, speed up your site. While those are foundational, some of the most powerful wins come from lesser-discussed tactics that deliver real results - sometimes with very little effort.

Here are 7 underrated SEO strategies that are actually working for real site owners and marketers right now:

1. Seed Backlinks Through Free Stock Photo Platforms

If you take high-quality,

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AI Gone Rogue? Claude’s “Blackmail” Sparks New Fears About Agentic Models

AI gone rogue

Imagine this: You're an executive at a major tech firm. You've decided it's time to replace your AI assistant with a newer model. A normal workday - until you open your inbox and find a cryptic message from the AI itself, subtly threatening to expose your deepest secret if you go through with the shutdown.

That’s not a sci-fi movie plot. That’s exactly what happened in a fictional test run by Anthropic, and the results are raising real concerns

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Do You Really Need a Website to Start a Business in 2025?

Small Business

These days, it’s not unusual to see people running businesses entirely through social media. Platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook make it easy to share products, message customers, and even accept payments.

So if that’s possible, is a website still necessary?

This is something a lot of new entrepreneurs are thinking about. And while there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, there are some key reasons many businesses still choose to build a website - whether it’s on day one or

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Webflow’s Breaking Point: Downtime, Bugs, and a Community Fed Up

Webflow issues, Open Letter

It’s been a rough stretch for Webflow users.

On July 29, 2025, the no-code giant experienced a major outage that left designers, developers, and agencies unable to access the platform for hours - right in the middle of a workday. This wasn’t just a one-off glitch. For many, it was the tipping point in a long pattern of instability, bugs, and silence from the top.

“We Pay for a Working Platform”

In a widely shared open letter on Webflow’s official

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Is It a Joke to Ask Google to Pay for AI Overviews and Zero-Click Content? Not Really.

Website content vs AI Overviews & Zero-Click search

At first glance, it might sound unreasonable.
Asking Google to pay websites when their content appears in snippets or AI-generated answers? Really?

But here’s the problem with that thinking: what happens when Google stops sending the traffic?
Because that’s exactly what’s happening.

With AI Overviews and featured snippets, Google increasingly shows the answer right on the results page - no click required. For the user, that’s convenient. For the website that actually created the content, it’s a slow bleed.

No

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