Team Activity Summary – January 27, 2026

This report summarizes team activities, completed tasks, optimizations, and content updates across live projects and platforms.

1. SEO, Training & Technical Optimization

Kat

• Created a comprehensive SEO report documenting completed optimizations, audit findings, and performance analysis.

• Completed 34 lessons from the SEO & Socials course, covering:

  • On-page SEO (titles, meta descriptions, content, internal links, images)

  • Off-page SEO (backlinks, local SEO, social signals, reviews)

  • Technical SEO (site speed, Core Web Vitals, schema, sitemaps, crawl issues)

• Completed SEO improvements for Durham Banner Exchange, ensuring exact-match focus keywords were correctly implemented in SEO titles, meta descriptions, and image ALT texts across multiple pages:

  • https://durhambannerexchange.com/

  • https://durhambannerexchange.com/our-advertisers/

  • https://durhambannerexchange.com/portfolio/

  • https://durhambannerexchange.com/services/

  • https://durhambannerexchange.com/terms-and-conditions/

  • https://durhambannerexchange.com/testimonials/

  • https://durhambannerexchange.com/user-registration/

2. Directory & Data Management

Maya

• Finalized the Villa Resort category for the Aruba Directory.

• Completed and uploaded listings for multiple businesses including Aruba Ocean Villas, Aruba Beach Villas, Bali Retreat Aruba, Marriott’s Aruba Ocean Club, Swiss Paradise Aruba, Golden Villas Aruba, Renaissance Marketplace, and others.

• Added images, locations, and missing business details to improve data accuracy.

• Continued New Joiner Onboarding – Module 4 hands-on plugin practice and revision.

• Attended progress and planning meetings with Milan and Elon.

Riya

• Revised New Joiner onboarding tasks.

• Finalized and bulk-uploaded Villa Resort listings, including Aruba Ocean Villas, Marriott’s Aruba Ocean Club, Lux Villas by Giannis Group, Cunucu Villas Aruba, Golden Villas Aruba, Flea Market, and The Local Market Aruba.

• Added images, locations, and completed missing business details.

• Attended progress discussion meeting with Milan and Elon.

Sophia

• Researched and identified key places in Durham using Google Search and Maps.

• Added verified locations to the Durham Directory with well-structured, user-friendly descriptions generated using Gemini.

• Continued New Joiner Onboarding – Module 4 plugin practice.

• Attended meetings with Milan, Elon, and Kevin regarding directory structure and new tasks.

• https://durhamdirectory.com/

Maria

• Researched and added key Durham locations to the Durham Directory, ensuring accuracy and consistency.

• Generated clear, user-friendly descriptions using Gemini.

• Attended a training session led by Kevin covering:

  • Directory structure

  • Categories and subcategories

  • Location and region setup (Durham Region, Ontario)

  • Best practices for adding new places independently

•  https://durhamdirectory.com/

3. Design & AI Research

Fathima

• Designed and delivered new Horizontal and Vertical Banner creatives.

• Learned complete workflows for AI-generated cartoon videos, including:

  • Idea development

  • Character and scene generation

  • Voice synthesis

  • Video editing and final production

• Gained hands-on experience with Nano Banana for AI video creation and digital storytelling.

• Studied a structured 7-step AI roadmap for 2026, covering AI fundamentals, tools, projects, and real-world applications.

4. Research, Mapping & Training

Alan

• Reviewed and learned newly updated SureForms features.

• Completed Google’s Prompting Essentials coursework (2 assessments completed, 78% progress).

• Worked on Durham Region Business Website Mapping, identifying websites with technical issues and businesses without websites.

• Attended progress review meeting with Milan and Elon.

5. Web Development & Updates

Alex

• Updated the Team section on Wicked Pools with client-provided names, phone numbers, and images.

• Added three new services to the Services page and included Contact page navigation buttons on all service cards.

• Created a Gallery page (images pending).

• Updated contact phone number on the Allen Mayer website.

• Assisted with Durham Region business website issue identification.

  • https://wickedpools.aiwebservices.ca/

  • https://allenmayer.ca/

Mike

• Created four new websites using ZipWP.

• Added animations, updated imagery, and reviewed content sections.

• Fixed multiple UI/UX issues including spacing gaps, text size and color inconsistencies, missing content between images, and incorrect image sizing.

• Updated Amazon links to open in new tabs.

• Performed extensive UI cleanup on Honeycake Books.

• Completed learning on structured data markup best practices.

Kevin

• Participated in multiple coordination and progress review meetings.

• Tested and implemented the new Banner Exchange plugin on live environments.

• Updated banner section code and category menu background styling on All About Durham.

• Processed and converted client audio files for Ray of Light and updated monthly meditation content.

• Performed a full technical audit on Reiki by Medea, fixed identified issues, added reCAPTCHA to SureForms and testimonial forms, verified email notifications, and ensured mobile responsiveness.

• Trained Maria and Sophia on Durham Directory structure and content management.

• Checked and responded to all incoming emails.

• Live Sites:

  • https://allaboutdurham.com/

  • https://ray-of-light.com/

  • https://www.reikibymedea.aawsai.com/

  • https://sandysflowersandgifts.ca/

6. Content Publishing & News

Henry

• Identified new Durham news sources.

• Published 17 Durham News articles on All About Durham with edited cover images.

•  https://allaboutdurham.com/

Jake

• Monitored multiple obituary sources for new postings.

• Published and updated obituary listings across Durham, Ontario, and British Columbia.

• Posted 18 Aruba News articles.

• Live Sites:

  • https://canadianobituaries.com/

  • https://arubanews.ca/

Zara

• Published the All Staff Task Summary (January 26, 2026) on All About Web Services.

• Completed outreach for 33 organizations (Categories A–D).

• Published and reviewed Durham News content.

• Live Sites:

  • https://allaboutwebservices.com/

  • https://allaboutdurham.com/

7. CRM, SEO & Content

Nancy

• Completed in-depth review and training on SureContact, including automations, Creator Stack integration, and FluentCRM migration.

• Reviewed and analyzed SureContact implementation on the Thomas site.

• Completed SEO and content updates for Oshawa Chiropractor, including:

  • Competitor keyword analysis

  • New blog creation

  • ALT text optimization

  • Cover photo and logo updates

  • AI-generated imagery for blog content

• Live Site:

  • https://oshawachiropractor.com/

8. Funeral Home SEO

Emma

• Optimized 98 funeral homes on Canadian Obituaries by:

  • Improving funeral home name formatting

  • Adding SEO meta titles and descriptions

  • Ensuring accurate location and website details

• Attended progress review meeting with Milan.

•  https://canadianobituaries.com/