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N° 10 The Masthead — Founder & Editor Vol. 2014–2026

Cody New.

Founded TheBomb® in 2014. The last decade has been spent building custom websites for Canadian operators - local trades in the Okanagan, manufacturers shipping continent-wide, wineries, healthcare practices, SaaS launches. Writes most of what appears on this blog. Runs the studio out of Vernon, BC.

Cody New, founder of TheBomb®
Cody New Founder, Lead Designer — TheBomb® Editorial
12 yrs on the desk
Portrait of Cody New, founder of TheBomb® Fig. 01 — Founder, est. 2014
Vernon, BC // 50.2671° N · 119.2720° W
01 Founded
2014
02 Filings
068
03 Studio
Vernon, BC
04 Field
Web + SEO
N° 10b The Filings — Recent Writing

Filed under this byline.

68 issues written and edited from the Vernon desk. Newest first, all the way back to the first year on the masthead.

  1. Canadian Small Business Lead Generation in 2026: How to Turn Your Website Into a Real Pipeline

    Marketing

    Most Canadian small business websites are brochures, not pipelines. Here is the 2026 playbook to turn yours into a measurable lead-generation engine using content, AI personalization, and Canadian channels.

    Filed
    Length
    16 min read

  2. Quebec Law 25 Website Compliance: The 2026 Guide for Canadian Businesses (Penalties Are Now Active)

    Marketing

    Quebec Law 25 is now fully enforced. Penalties reach $25M or 4% of global turnover. Here is what your website must do to stay compliant in 2026, even outside Quebec.

    Filed
    Length
    15 min read

  3. Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) for Canadian Businesses: The 2026 Playbook to Get Cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity & Gemini

    Marketing

    The complete GEO playbook for Canadian businesses in 2026 - how chunk-level optimization, llms.txt, and citation engineering get you cited by AI search engines.

    Filed
    Length
    15 min read

  4. Google AI Mode in Canada: The 2026 Survival Guide for Small Businesses

    Marketing

    Google AI Mode is rolling out across Canada and 93% of searches now end without a click. Here is exactly what Canadian small businesses need to do to stay visible in 2026.

    Filed
    Length
    13 min read

  5. Claude Opus 4.7 Released: What Web Developers Need to Know

    Technology

    Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 lands April 16, 2026. New benchmarks, xhigh effort, 2,576px vision, and what it means for coding, agencies, and web development workflows.

    Filed
    Length
    10 min read

  6. Claude Opus 4.7 for Small Business Automation: Practical Guide

    Business

    A no-fluff guide for Canadian small businesses using Claude Opus 4.7 to automate content, email, research, and back-office work. Real workflows, costs, and pitfalls.

    Filed
    Length
    11 min read
N° 10c The Catalogue — Back Issues 7 categories

Earlier field notes.

Older issues filed by this byline. Same shelf, same studio - sorted by issue number.

N° 09 The Sign-Off

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