Recent content by BigMark

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    Are AI Bots slowing sites down and causing too many problems

    It’s becoming a serious issue. I’ve seen my own hosting costs quadruple recently because of what is essentially a "scraper tax." We’re paying for the extra CPU and bandwidth just to serve bots that offer zero ROI, and it’s effectively making shared hosting unviable for busy sites. The real...
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    What’s your take on social proof messaging on eCommerce stores?

    They feel fake. I dabble in marketing and studied psychology in school so I know exactly what retailers are attempting to do. I never fall for those marketing tactics, but they must work on others who may not be aware that it is all a marketing ploy.