Notes — Lightly Coded https://lightlycoded.com/notes Field notes and articles from Lightly Coded — practical observations from building and ranking small-business sites. en-ca Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:53:16 GMT Why Your Website Should Store Every Lead in a Database https://lightlycoded.com/notes/store-every-website-lead-in-a-database https://lightlycoded.com/notes/store-every-website-lead-in-a-database Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@lightlycoded.com (Darrell Pardy) Article / Lead Capture A site that only emails you a lead keeps one fragile copy of it. Storing every submission in a database is how you stop losing leads you never knew you had. Where AI Agents Actually Help — and Where They Shouldn't https://lightlycoded.com/notes/where-ai-agents-actually-help-a-small-business https://lightlycoded.com/notes/where-ai-agents-actually-help-a-small-business Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@lightlycoded.com (Darrell Pardy) Field note / AI Automation Practical small-business AI agent use cases for lead intake, follow-up, summaries, and admin — plus the decisions that should still stay human. Why Contact Form Emails Go to Spam — What I Check First https://lightlycoded.com/notes/why-website-contact-forms-go-to-spam https://lightlycoded.com/notes/why-website-contact-forms-go-to-spam Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@lightlycoded.com (Darrell Pardy) Field note / Lead Capture Contact-form emails that land in spam usually fail at the same handful of email-authentication and sender-reputation checks. Here's what I look at first. Three Things I Check First on a Contractor Website https://lightlycoded.com/notes/three-things-i-check-first-on-a-contractor-website https://lightlycoded.com/notes/three-things-i-check-first-on-a-contractor-website Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@lightlycoded.com (Darrell Pardy) Field note / For Contractors Three checks I run within the first five minutes on any contractor site I audit — and what each one tells me about the rest of the site. What AI Answer Engines Read — and What They Ignore https://lightlycoded.com/notes/what-ai-answer-engines-read-on-your-website https://lightlycoded.com/notes/what-ai-answer-engines-read-on-your-website Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@lightlycoded.com (Darrell Pardy) Article / AI Search AI answer engines don't reward vague sites. What they actually read — server HTML, schema, clear answers — and the content they skip entirely. How Small Businesses Actually Get Found on Google in 2026 https://lightlycoded.com/notes/how-small-businesses-actually-get-found-on-google-in-2026 https://lightlycoded.com/notes/how-small-businesses-actually-get-found-on-google-in-2026 Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@lightlycoded.com (Darrell Pardy) Article / Foundations Small businesses get found on Google in 2026 with clear service pages, local signals, fast mobile performance, schema, and lead-focused site structure. Why I'm Building Lightly Coded https://lightlycoded.com/notes/why-im-building-lightly-coded https://lightlycoded.com/notes/why-im-building-lightly-coded Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT noreply@lightlycoded.com (Darrell Pardy) Field note / Foundations Why I started Lightly Coded — and what I'm trying to build (and not build) for small businesses across Canada and North America.