This final set of reports for the end of January 2026 highlights a strong finish to the month, with a heavy focus on technical validation, directory expansion, and structured data implementation.
FATHIMA
Banner Review, Redesign Planning & Skill Development
- Spent approximately 4 hours and 17 minutes reviewing existing banner materials and organizing all required video clips.
- Identified clipping and alignment issues in the current banner files based on Casper’s feedback.
- Decided to recreate all banners in PNG format to ensure consistent alignment, improved quality, and better rendering across devices.
- Gained hands-on knowledge in creating professional social media posts and reels, including correct sizing, template usage, typography, color balance, visual effects, branding, and exporting high-quality assets for social platforms.
- Planned to complete and deliver the updated banner set by the coming week.
AMELA
AI Content Research & Workflow Learning
- Reviewed AI-focused content shared internally to understand how modern AI tools can improve content creation efficiency and reduce manual workload.
- Learned how AI can streamline workflows, speed up production, and support evolving content strategies.
- Gained insights that will help refine and modernize current content creation approaches.
KAT
SEO Optimization & Content Improvements
- Completed SEO optimizations across multiple pages on:
https://andrewheartmath.com/- Ensured exact-match focus keywords were correctly placed in SEO titles and meta descriptions.
- Added appropriate image alt text across pages.
- Optimized three blog posts by updating meta titles, meta descriptions, focus keywords, internal backlinks, and SEO-friendly URLs to improve search visibility and clarity.
- Reviewed analytics and tracking setups across the following live sites to confirm availability and functionality:
- Studied structured data concepts and followed a product testing task related to schema implementation.
- Continued progress on Google’s Prompting Essentials learning task.
SOPHIA
Task: Durham Directory Expansion
- Updated the Durham Directory by identifying key and important places in Durham using Google Search and Google Maps.
- Verified information accuracy and added 31 new places to the Places Directory section of:
https://durhamdirectory.com/ - Used AI assistance to generate clear, relevant, and user-friendly descriptions for each listing, improving directory completeness and usability.
- Attended a progress review meeting with Ben to discuss completed work and next steps.
RIYA
Aruba Business & Apartment Listings
- Successfully collected and completed listings for multiple home, furniture, retail, rental, and apartment businesses in Aruba.
- Added and verified apartment and residential listings, ensuring accurate naming, location, and categorization.
- Attended a meeting with Ben to review progress and align on upcoming tasks.
MARIA
Task: Schema Implementation & Validation
- Completed Phase 2 of the schema implementation task, spending approximately 6 hours and 13 minutes.
- Applied structured data to key website pages including homepage, services, contact, and about sections to improve search engine understanding.
- Added complete business details such as name, address, phone number, website, and business type.
- Implemented service-related structured data to enhance visibility in search results.
- Completed Phase 3 by testing structured data using validation tools and confirmed no errors or warnings.
- Attended a short progress review meeting with Ben.
- Studied advanced schema usage concepts related to course-based structured data.
MAYA
Task: Durham Directory Data Collection
- Identified and verified business locations in Durham using Google Search and Google Maps.
- Organized collected details into a structured reference format.
- Arranged and standardized address information for consistency.
- Collected missing details for approximately 32 businesses (work in progress).
- Attended a meeting with Ben to review progress and receive feedback.
ALAN
Analytics Setup, Events & Site Validation
- Attended a progress review meeting with Ben.
- Activated analytics tracking features across the following live sites:
- Added 45 events from the live site to the BFO Durham website.
- Reviewed live vs reference versions of the BFO Durham site and ensured form security and validation were functioning correctly across all forms
- Continued work on rebuilding and aligning the SXS Canada website to match and improve the live version.
- Reviewed and fixed issues identified during Encore Duct Cleaning site comparison and validated phone/email form inputs.
JAKE
News Publishing & Content Reporting
- Monitored multiple funeral home sources to identify new obituary postings.
- Posted obituaries as follows on:
https://canadianobituaries.com/- 1 Durham obituary
- 11 Ontario obituaries
- 5 British Columbia obituaries
- Published 7 Durham news articles on:
https://allaboutdurham.com/ - Published 3 Aruba News articles on:
https://arubanews.ca/ - Created and published the All Staff Task Summary (January 31, 2026) on:
https://allaboutwebservices.com/ - Attended a meeting with Ben to review progress and next steps.
