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    <managingEditor>Sébastien MAIMON (1er.website)</managingEditor>
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      <title>GEO (Generative Engine Optimization): the complete guide to getting cited by AI</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>What is GEO? How to get cited by Mistral, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. Complete guide: technical foundations, content formats, structured data, brand entity, and a 30-day action plan.</description>
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      <title>How to add an email signature in Apple Mail, Thunderbird, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365</title>
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      <description>Created your signature with our free tool? Here is how to install it, step by step, in Apple Mail, Thunderbird, Gmail / Google Workspace and Outlook / Microsoft 365, plus the image and formatting traps to avoid.</description>
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      <title>Professional email signature: the complete guide (and a free tool)</title>
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      <description>A professional email signature is a business card sent dozens of times a day. Here is what it should contain, the best practices, the Gmail, Outlook and Apple Mail compatibility traps, and how to create it for free for your whole team.</description>
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      <title>Brochure Site: Definition, Content and Price of a Site That Builds Trust</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>What is a brochure site? Definition, essential pages, what builds trust and drives conversions, and how much it costs. The complete guide to getting started.</description>
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      <description>Search visibility is no longer just about Google. Here&#39;s the state of the art for ranking on search engines and getting cited by generative AI: Mistral, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini.</description>
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      <title>Build an Online Store That Sells: The Complete 2026 Guide</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>Catalogue, payment, conversion, SEO: everything you need to build an online store that actually sells in 2026. The complete, practical e-commerce guide.</description>
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      <title>How long does it take to build a website?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <description>Landing page, brochure site, e-commerce, redesign: realistic timelines to build a website, the stages that take time, and what depends on you.</description>
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      <title>Domain name and hosting: how to choose well (and avoid the traps)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <description>Your domain name and hosting are the foundations of your online presence. How to choose them well, own them outright, and avoid the classic traps that lock you in.</description>
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      <title>Brand identity and logo: why it&#39;s (really) an investment</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <description>A logo is only the visible tip. Brand identity is a complete system, visual, verbal, consistent, that builds trust, recall and differentiation. Here&#39;s why it&#39;s an investment, not an expense.</description>
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      <title>Website maintenance: why it&#39;s essential (and what it covers)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <description>A website isn&#39;t set in stone: security, updates, backups, monitoring. Here&#39;s why maintenance is essential and what real website maintenance actually covers.</description>
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      <title>Multilingual website: succeed internationally (without SEO penalties)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <description>Reaching new markets and building international credibility starts with a well-built multilingual website. Hreflang, per-language URLs, human translation: here&#39;s how to avoid the SEO pitfalls.</description>
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      <title>Custom website vs. platform (Wix, Squarespace, WordPress): how to choose in 2026</title>
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      <description>Wix, Squarespace, WordPress or a custom website? We compare them honestly on real cost, performance, SEO and code ownership to help you decide.</description>
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      <title>GDPR and your website: getting compliant without the headache</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>Privacy compliance isn&#39;t just for big corporations: any site that collects data is concerned. Cookies, forms, legal notices, privacy-friendly analytics, the essentials to get in order, explained simply, with an eye on GDPR and beyond.</description>
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      <title>Web copywriting: content that wins over your clients and Google</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>Great web content is written for humans first: clear, useful, well-structured. Here&#39;s how to write pages that convince your clients while serving your visibility on Google and AI engines.</description>
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      <title>Local SEO: Get Found by Customers in Your Area</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>Restaurant, tradesperson, practice, shop: 80% of your customers look for you nearby. Here&#39;s how to dominate local search on Google, from reviews to your business profile to your website.</description>
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      <title>Mobile-first websites: why your site must be built for the smartphone first</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>A mobile-first website isn&#39;t adapted to the smartphone: it&#39;s designed for it first. Here&#39;s why it&#39;s become the norm and how to build a mobile site that truly performs.</description>
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      <title>Website security: HTTPS, backups and why a static site is safer</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>Website security protects your reputation, your data and your search ranking. HTTPS, backups, headers: the fundamentals, and why going static lowers the risk.</description>
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      <title>What Does a Professional Website Really Cost? The Real Price in 2026</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>Brochure site, e-commerce, redesign: how much does a professional website cost in 2026? We break down the price ranges, what makes them vary, and the hidden cost of subscriptions.</description>
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      <title>Core Web Vitals &amp; Lighthouse 100: Why Your Website&#39;s Performance Is a Business Issue</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>A slow website loses customers and search rankings. Understanding Core Web Vitals, the Lighthouse score, and what separates a fast site from a penalized one.</description>
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      <title>Anatomy of a website that converts: structure, content and UX in 2026</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <description>A beautiful website isn&#39;t enough: it has to turn visitors into customers. A breakdown of the structure, content and experience that make a website actually convert.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <description>Digital accessibility is no longer optional: it&#39;s a legal, SEO and commercial issue. Understand WCAG, the growing legal obligations, and what truly makes a site accessible to everyone.</description>
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      <title>Does Your Website Need a Redesign? 7 Signs It&#39;s Time</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <description>Slow, dated, invisible on Google, or impossible to update? Here are the 7 signs that show a website redesign has become necessary.</description>
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