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Minimal workspace with laptop, notebook, pencil, water glass, and latte on a black round table; person typing against a blank wall.

Website Intensive vs Custom Website vs Website System

Angel Brock

2 days ago26 min read

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Hands cutting a red gingham ribbon on a white box of assorted cupcakes in a bright kitchen-like setting for an online holiday bakery order

Taking Holiday Food Orders? Make These 6 Pickup Details Clear

Angel Brock

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How to Ask Clients for Google Reviews

Angel Brock

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Hands browsing Ship.Eat food delivery app on a phone, showing pizza and Thai dishes while lounging on a couch.

Your Restaurant’s Online Menu: 6 Things to Make Easier

Angel Brock

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Minimal desk with laptop showing Barry Farms flower website, brass lamp, beige mug, and notebook on a light wood table.

How to Get Your Website to Show Up in Google's AI Search Results

Angel Brock

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Woman in a cozy chair sketches a leaf on a tablet with stylus beside a mug of coffee.

Do You Need a Rebrand Or Does Your Brand Just Need Some Attention?

Angel Brock

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Woman in a gray sweater uses a laptop on a couch by a fireplace, holding a mug in a cozy dim living room.

Before You Move Your Website to Another Platform, Ask These Questions

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Hands with black nail polish typing on a black Dell laptop keyboard, wearing gold rings and a watch.

What to Put on Your Services Page So People Know Whether You’re Right for Them

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Woman in gray hoodie and black leggings pushes a stroller on a sunny park path beside a lake, wearing a large olive backpack.

What’s Actually in My Diaper Bag (Realistic Version)

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Everything I Wish I Knew About Breastfeeding and Pumping Before I Had My First Baby

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Person in white sweatshirt packs a silver laptop into a black leather tote on a wooden table, with a camera in front.

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Hands with rings typing on a laptop keyboard. The person wears a dark sleeve. The setting is minimal, with a light-colored surface.

Why Wix Is Still My Website Builder of Choice in 2026

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Laptop on a soft white chair, next to a round table with a coffee cup. Neutral wall background, serene and minimalist setting.

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A white cup of espresso on a saucer beside a closed laptop on a light surface. The scene is simple and minimalist.

What Google Wants From Your Website Content

Angel Brock

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Laptop on marble table with a coffee cup, black-and-white photos, and fashion magazines. Monochrome theme creates a calm atmosphere.

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Angel Brock

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Wix recently released WebMCP, a new feature that allows compatible AI assistants to interact with Wix websites through structured tools.

That means an AI assistant might actually be able to help a visitor find a service, check business info, look for an appointment, search products or add items to a cart without requiring the visitor to manually click through EVERY page.

A few important clarifications...

👉🏼 This is NOT an AI chatbot automatically added to the website.
👉🏼 It doesn't give AI access to private customer or dashboard information.
👉🏼 The customer still completes their own purchase or booking.
👉🏼 It is still early technology with limited compatibility.
👉🏼 It doesn't guarantee better Google rankings or more AI recommendations.

What I love most is that Wix is building this capability at the platform level. Small businesses shouldn’t need a custom development team to prepare for every new way people might interact with the internet.

It also reinforces something I already tell my clients: clear and accurate website content MATTERS.

Your services, products, prices, business hours, policies and booking information need to make sense to humans first. Now, that clarity may also help the AI tools assisting those humans!

I’ll be testing this before I actually begin recommending it for live client websites, but it is absolutely a Wix update worth watching!

(🌐 Source: Wix Developers, October 8, 2026)

Wix recently released WebMCP, a new feature that allows compatible AI assistants to interact with Wix websites through structured tools.

That means an AI assistant might actually be able to help a visitor find a service, check business info, look for an appointment, search products or add items to a cart without requiring the visitor to manually click through EVERY page.

A few important clarifications...

👉🏼 This is NOT an AI chatbot automatically added to the website.
👉🏼 It doesn't give AI access to private customer or dashboard information.
👉🏼 The customer still completes their own purchase or booking.
👉🏼 It is still early technology with limited compatibility.
👉🏼 It doesn't guarantee better Google rankings or more AI recommendations.

What I love most is that Wix is building this capability at the platform level. Small businesses shouldn’t need a custom development team to prepare for every new way people might interact with the internet.

It also reinforces something I already tell my clients: clear and accurate website content MATTERS.

Your services, products, prices, business hours, policies and booking information need to make sense to humans first. Now, that clarity may also help the AI tools assisting those humans!

I’ll be testing this before I actually begin recommending it for live client websites, but it is absolutely a Wix update worth watching!

(🌐 Source: Wix Developers, October 8, 2026)

A little overdue for a spot on the feed: The Platinum Collective Salon. 🖤

Olivia came to me in 2024 ready to build a website for her salon in West Asheville. At the time, the salon's online presence lived entirely on Instagram, & she wanted somewhere people could explore the salon, get to know her team, and shop their products in one place.

We created a beautiful, custom website that carries the salon’s modern, luxe aesthetic into the online experience, with a clean layout, moody details, and plenty of room for their stunning work.

The site introduces each stylist & their specialties, highlights the salon’s custom color and extension services, and helps new clients understand what to expect before reaching out for a consult. We also built an online shop for salon products available to purchase for local pickup.

Alongside all of that, there’s space for Olivia’s story, the salon’s values, and the amount of care that goes into the experience she’s created.

And today her website ranks on the first page of Google for several sought-after local keywords related to her services, including hair extensions.

So people searching for those services in the Asheville area have another way to discover Olivia and her team. ✨

Choosing a salon is deeply personal. You want to love the work, feel comfortable with the person doing it, and know you’re in good hands. That’s what we wanted the website to help people get a feel for before they ever walked through the door.

Go meet Olivia and her team at @theplatinumcollectivesalon and take a peek at platinumcollectivesalon.com. 🤍

A little overdue for a spot on the feed: The Platinum Collective Salon. 🖤

Olivia came to me in 2024 ready to build a website for her salon in West Asheville. At the time, the salon's online presence lived entirely on Instagram, & she wanted somewhere people could explore the salon, get to know her team, and shop their products in one place.

We created a beautiful, custom website that carries the salon’s modern, luxe aesthetic into the online experience, with a clean layout, moody details, and plenty of room for their stunning work.

The site introduces each stylist & their specialties, highlights the salon’s custom color and extension services, and helps new clients understand what to expect before reaching out for a consult. We also built an online shop for salon products available to purchase for local pickup.

Alongside all of that, there’s space for Olivia’s story, the salon’s values, and the amount of care that goes into the experience she’s created.

And today her website ranks on the first page of Google for several sought-after local keywords related to her services, including hair extensions.

So people searching for those services in the Asheville area have another way to discover Olivia and her team. ✨

Choosing a salon is deeply personal. You want to love the work, feel comfortable with the person doing it, and know you’re in good hands. That’s what we wanted the website to help people get a feel for before they ever walked through the door.

Go meet Olivia and her team at @theplatinumcollectivesalon and take a peek at platinumcollectivesalon.com. 🤍

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