Founder & lead
Founder of TheBomb®, building custom, high-performance websites for businesses across Canada and the US since 2014. Cody writes most of what appears on the Bomb Blog.
Recent writing
91 guides on web design, SEO, and getting found online, all written in-house.
GST is 5% across Canada. HST is 13% in Ontario, 14% in Nova Scotia, and 15% in NB, NL, and PEI. Here is every 2026 provincial rate, what it applies to, and how to calculate it forwards and backwards.
Responsive web design means one website that adapts its layout to every screen size, from a phone to a desktop. Here is how it works, why Google requires it, and how to check if your site has it.
Most calls to small businesses go unanswered and most of those callers never ring back. Here is what an AI phone agent genuinely fixes, what it should never handle, and what it costs.
Google now honours an AI opt-out, llms.txt is barely fetched, and blocking AI crawlers has real costs. An honest look at what each control does and which ones are worth using.
AI shopping agents now discover, compare, and check out on merchant sites. Here is how agentic commerce actually works, what blocks it on most sites, and what a small business should do about it.
Google tightened local proximity in 2026 and service-area businesses lost visibility in neighbouring towns. Here is what actually changed and how to win back reach beyond your own postcode.
Website traffic is down across the board in 2026 while leads hold steady. Here is why that happens, what to measure instead of sessions, and how to tell a real problem from a reporting illusion.
Google added generative AI performance reports to Search Console in 2026. Here is what the data actually shows, what it still hides, and how to use it without drawing the wrong conclusions.
Google moved most small businesses to walkthrough video verification in July 2026. Here is exactly what to film, what triggers a suspension, and how to get reinstated if it happens.
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