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The Future of Buying and Selling Is Happening Inside Marketplaces
By: Katherine
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67% of global E-commerce GMV now flows through online marketplaces. Discover why buyers are bypassing brand websites, why sellers on 3+ platforms earn double the revenue, and why your local business listing matters more than you think. Find.Agency helps businesses get found — for free.

April 14, 2026

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How Businesses Are Growing Without Hiring During Economic Slowdowns
By: Jonathan
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January 2026 saw 108,435 layoffs and just 22,000 new jobs. Yet 5.62 million business applications were filed in 2025. Businesses are growing with freelancers, automation, and visibility — not headcount. Here's the data behind the shift and what small business owners should actually do.

February 12, 2026
The End of Click-Chasing Marketing
By: Jonathan
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Google Ads CPC rose 12.9% in 2025 while 60% of searches end without a click. Customer acquisition costs have surged 222% in eight years. Small businesses are spending more and getting less. Here's what works instead — and it doesn't cost £500 a month.

February 11, 2026
Global Layoffs Are Rising — Why Small Businesses Are Quietly Winning Right Now
By: Mark A.
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January 2026 saw the worst layoffs since 2009, with 108,435 job cuts announced. Yet 5.62 million new business applications were filed in 2025. Small businesses are absorbing displaced talent and growing while corporations contract. Here's what the data actually shows.

February 10, 2026
The Businesses AI Suggests vs. The Ones It Ignores
By: Mark A.
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Only 12% of AI-cited sources match Google's top 10 results. AI search tools are already choosing which businesses to recommend and which to skip. Most small businesses are invisible to the machines — here's why and what to fix.

February 09, 2026
The New Signals Buyers Use to Filter Businesses in 2026
By: Mark A.
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Buyers don't evaluate businesses — they eliminate them. Learn the signals customers use in 2026 to filter local businesses, from review recency to directory presence, and why most small businesses are invisible where it matters.

February 08, 2026
The New Rules of Being "Global" Without Offices in 2026
By: Jonathan
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57% of companies plan to hire globally in 2026 without opening foreign offices. Learn why visibility on business directories like Find.agency matters more than physical presence for modern global business.

February 06, 2026
How Businesses Stay Discoverable Even When Algorithms Change in 2026
By: Mark A.
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65% of searches end without clicks. Learn why directory listings and multi-platform presence now matter more than single-platform SEO for local business visibility.

February 05, 2026
How Businesses Are Adapting to Shorter Buyer Attention Spans
By: Mark A.
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Buyer attention dropped to 8.25 seconds. Customer acquisition costs rose 222%. Here's how businesses are adapting—and why most strategies fail. Data from McKinsey, HBR, and 2026 consumer behavior studies.

February 04, 2026
How Global Instability Is Driving Platform-First Search Behaviour
By: Mark A.
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80% of searches now end without a click. AI discovery has replaced traditional search. Learn why platform-first visibility matters more than your website in 2026—and how to manage it without the overwhelm.

February 03, 2026