Adding local business hours to a franchise website
A franchise's central website listed the same "open until 9 PM" for every location, which was wrong for at least a third of them on any given day.
My Geocode blog (page 17)
Notes on geocoding, IP data, and building on the My Geocode API.
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Two-factor authentication for your account
Account security now includes optional two-factor authentication, adding a second step to logins without changing how API keys authenticate.
What a free tier is actually for
A free tier is not a discount, and it is not bait for a sales call. It is the smallest useful amount of a product a developer needs to find out if it fits.
Moving off a HERE autosuggest integration
HERE's autosuggest has its own request pattern distinct from geocoding. Here is what to think through before moving it to a new provider.
Add a country dropdown that defaults from IP
Pre-select the right country in a signup or checkout dropdown using a visitor's IP address, saving a scroll through a long list without ever removing their choice.
How satellite internet ranges complicate IP geolocation
A satellite internet connection can route traffic through a ground station far from the actual user, which makes IP geolocation for these networks noticeably less precise.
Building a farm equipment dealer locator
A farm equipment manufacturer's dealer network spans mostly rural areas, where "nearest dealer" can mean an hour's drive either way depending on which road you take.
A referral program for anyone who sends us a customer
The dashboard now includes a referral program, giving anyone who sends a paying customer our way a straightforward reason to do it again.
Why "AI-powered geocoding" claims deserve scrutiny
Calling a lookup AI-powered is a marketing choice more often than a technical disclosure. The question that matters is whether the answer is right, not what produced it.
Moving off a Bing Maps elevation integration
Bing's elevation data ties into its broader Maps account. Here is how to extract and migrate just that dependency.
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