Mobilize Cloud

11/02/2026

Thinking about trying Google Ads, but not sure how much to spend?

You don’t need a huge budget. You need a focused one: a few searches from people ready to buy, ads that match what they typed, and a page that makes it easy to call or fill out a form.

Our new guide walks through how to pick a starter budget, set up your first campaign step by step, and avoid the mistakes that burn through a small budget fast. There’s also a section on Google Ad Grants, which gives eligible nonprofits $10,000 a month in free search ads.

How to set a starter Google Ads budget, build your first Search campaign, and avoid the mistakes that waste money, with examples from campaigns we manage.

10/30/2026

Is your WordPress site redirecting visitors to spam, or does Google say “This site may be hacked”? 😬

Don’t start deleting files or restoring an old backup yet. That can wipe out the clues and leave the door open for the hacker to come right back.

We put together a step-by-step recovery plan: what to back up first, which passwords to change, how to find how they got in, how to clean it up, and how to get Google to remove the warning.

If you’d rather hand it off, we can help, from a one-time cleanup to a monthly plan that keeps it from happening again.

WordPress site hacked? Follow this step-by-step recovery plan to find the breach, remove malware, lock down logins and get Google's warning removed.

10/20/2026

Is your WordPress site on cheap shared hosting? That’s fine for a hobby blog, but if your website brings in leads or sales, it may be time to move up. Our new guide explains how managed WordPress hosting compares on speed, security and backups, and what it costs.

Managed WordPress hosting vs shared hosting: how they differ on speed, security, backups and price, and when it makes sense for a small business to switch.

10/17/2026

The new mobilizecloud.com is live.

We rebuilt it by hand in WordPress, with the same care we give the 60+ sites we manage for businesses in Columbus and beyond. It works in light and dark, loads fast on phones, and includes five free tools you can use on your own site today.

If you’d like a second set of eyes on your website, start with a free website check: https://www.mobilizecloud.com/

Mobilize Cloud builds, hosts and grows websites from Dublin, Ohio: web development, WordPress, SEO, Google Ads and AI consulting for Columbus and beyond.

10/09/2026

Did you know your website can have a file that tells AI assistants like ChatGPT what your business does? It’s called llms.txt, and a simple theme or plugin update can break it without anyone noticing.

LLMs Ledger checks yours for free in seconds and tells you in plain English what to fix. It can also check it every night and email you if anything changes.

Watch how it works, then try it free (no account needed): https://llmsledger.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=launch_oct2026&utm_content=launch_film

(The alert in the video is an example.)

10/08/2026

WordPress 7.0 is out, and 7.1 has followed. If your dashboard still says 6.x, you’re two major versions behind.

The update brings a refreshed admin, visual revisions you can scroll back through, and a new hub for AI connections. The part that actually breaks sites is the new PHP 7.4 minimum, especially on older shared hosting with abandoned plugins.

We wrote up what changed and the staging-first process we use to update client sites without surprises:
https://www.mobilizecloud.com/wordpress-7-0-update-guide/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wordpress-7-0-update-guide

WordPress 7.0 brought a new admin look, visual revisions, AI connectors and a PHP 7.4 minimum. Here’s what changed and how we update client sites safely.

10/07/2026

Quick test for anyone with a website: type yourwebsite/llms.txt into your browser.

If you see a short page of plain text starting with your business name, great, your llms.txt is working. If you land on your normal home page or a "page not found" message, it isn't, even if your website settings say it's switched on.

That little file is what AI assistants like ChatGPT can read to understand what your business does, so it's worth two minutes to check.

Our free checker gives you a score out of 100 and tells you exactly what to fix. No account needed:
https://llmsledger.com/validator?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=launch_oct2026&utm_content=day2_quick_test

10/06/2026

Big day for us: we just launched LLMs Ledger!

More people now ask ChatGPT, Claude and other AI assistants for recommendations instead of searching. A small file called llms.txt gives those tools a clean summary of what your website is about, and LLMs Ledger helps you get it right.

It's free to use. Check your website and get a score out of 100 with simple fixes, create a file in about two minutes if you don't have one, and see how ready your whole site is for AI.

Try it at llmsledger.com, no account needed.

10/05/2026

Most of the broken WordPress sites we fix weren't broken by WordPress. They were broken by an update nobody tested first.

One of our clients ran their own plugin updates one night and took down their entire site. We had to do a full restore to get them back online.

So we wrote down the routine we run every month for the 50+ WordPress sites we manage: backups, updates tested on staging, security scans, form and checkout testing, a Google Search Console review, and quarterly speed and SEO checks.

Read the checklist and grab the free printable PDF:

The WordPress maintenance checklist we run every month for clients: backups, staged updates, security scans, form checks, and Search Console review.