Breaking News: Humans are now the minority on the internet. 

And no, this isn’t just tech drama.

That's right. According to the 2025 Imperva Bad Bot Report, automated, aka bot, traffic has overtaken human activity for the first time in ten years, making up more than half—51%—of all internet traffic last year. 

But don't worry, this isn't a Terminator-style apocalypse (yet). In this latest episode of Marketing with Purpose, Monica is joined by MayeCreate's Chief Website Security Officer and digital guardian angel, Rebecca Thomas.

Rebecca is MayeCreate’s frontline defender who keeps over 300 websites safe through our Safe Site program. When she isn't fighting off Russian spam bots or thwarting login attacks, she's developing systems to keep client websites running smoothly.

This isn't just tech talk for the IT crowd. If you own a website (or are responsible for one), this episode breaks down complex security concepts into normal language and straightforward advice that keeps the human advantage in the bot-versus-human battle.

Read the fully formatted blog post to accompany this episode at: https://mayecreate.com/blog/website-security-essentials-for-2025/

Well, we're almost 2 years into our 4-day experiment now. Which probably makes it more of a permanent fixture than an experiment. There's not really a manual though, so...things ebb and flow and we're navigating the bumps as they come.

When we started sharing about our four-day work week adventure, we quickly realized not everyone wanted a four-day week. Some people were downright opposed - one even asked us if we were trying to retire!

But EVERYONE wants to figure out how to get more work done in less time. People all over are looking for ways to feel less overwhelmed, scoot out of work earlier, or get more done without losing their minds. So much so that Stacy and Monica were even invited to give a talk about how we ventured into our four-day workweek to a national association.

As content recyclers, we looked at that beautiful talk slide deck and thought, "Geez, I bet other people would want to hear this too." Hence, the birth of this new podcast/blog post combo.

In this episode Stacy and Monica will give you an update on the current challenges we're trying to fix to maintain our four-day week and, from our recent presentation, we'll share:

Whether you're dreaming of a shorter work week, trying to leave the office in time for your kid's soccer game, or just want to stop feeling like your hair's on fire every day - there's something in here for you.

Read the fully formatted blog post to accompany this episode at: https://mayecreate.com/blog/4-day-work-week-update/

Small changes, big results. That's been our secret sauce. You can do it too.

After years of wandering trade show aisles like a couple of booth anthropologists, Stacy and Monica may have cracked the code on standing out without emptying your wallet.

We just dropped a new podcast episode that's basically our brain dump of every budget-friendly trade show hack we've discovered. Because let's be honest—those giant fancy booths with their LED walls and custom furniture? Yeah, most of us don't have that kind of cash lying around.

In our latest episode, we're sharing all our secrets on:

As self-described "coupon clippers and thrift store shoppers," we've gotten pretty good at making our booth look impressive while keeping our accountant happy. Give it a listen!

Read the fully formatted blog post to accompany this episode at: [MayeCreate.com]

Just like the other remaining humans on planet earth, us MayeCreaters survived this last year. And we like to think we’re humans who learn from the past and can use it with a heap of diligence and sprinkle old fashioned grit to chart our way forward to better things. 

Fortunately, and unfortunately, last year was a little itchy so we learned a lot. 

Now, not everyone eats, sleeps, lives, and breathes the internet. So, we organized our thoughts, predictions, and lessons learned into this week’s podcast/blog post combo as a present for all non-net-dwellers.

We’re documenting our itchy lessons learned in the hopes of helping you craft your own path forward. Because, let’s be real, you can’t afford to ignore the darn beast. And it’s a big ‘un.

Read the fully formatted blog post to accompany this episode at: [link to episode on MayeCreate.com]

The number one rule of good website navigation is: don’t make people think.

Which sounds pretty straightforward but somehow people still keep messing it up! And that is why we are publishing this recent public service announcement all about navigation.

Monica’s husband, Mike, sends her angry emails about sites with crappy navigation on the regular. He says he’s sending her “leads” …she thinks maybe he just needs to vent. 

But either way - what he’s experiencing is exactly what we DON’T want people to feel when they’re on your site. You want them to feel welcome, in control and confident about working with your organization. Not rage clicking and sending emails to their wife!

Navigation is more than just the buttons on the top of your site, it’s also your opportunity to guide people through the site seamlessly. In this podcast/blog post combo Stacy and Monica break down:

✅ Best practices to make your main navigation simple & intuitive.

✅ Using internal navigation (breadcrumbs, callouts, search) like a GPS to guide visitors through your site

✅ The often-overlooked magic of well-organized footers

✅ Easy ways to gather data to tell is your navigation is busted

All to keep Mike happy and your website off his “leads list!

Read the fully formatted blog post to accompany this episode at: [link to episode on MayeCreate.com]

This time of year Monica always feels like marketing is like wrestling an octopus. 

She sits at her desk, neck deep in spreadsheets attempting to befriend and calm the octopi - emails, social media, website updates… It’s a lot. 

That’s why she’s always looking for ways to pin that marketing mollusk. 

She went to Shelly Niehaus, her guest on this week’s podcast, for answers. Shelly is a business coach who works with entrepreneurs over 40, who sometimes feel like online marketing was designed by aliens. So her tips are practical, down-to-earth, and easy to implement. 

Think less overwhelm, more “I’ve got this!”

They talked about everything from repurposing content (because no one has time to start from scratch every week) to the magic of time-blocking. Here’s a quick preview of what you’ll get from this episode:

Shelly’s advice is just what you need to kick off this new year, take a deep breath, and tackle your marketing like the octopus conquering ninja you are!

Get the full transcript and episode summary on our website: https://mayecreate.com/blog/simplifying-marketing-strategies-with-shelly-niehaus/

As the resident master of 2D spatial relationships at MayeCreate (aka print designer) these days, Monica is pretty strategic when selecting the program for a project. 

Over the past 25 years she’s learned the hard way how choosing the right program to start:

So if you’re tasked with designing for your organization AND you find yourself doing things on repeat, taking longer than you’d like or are unhappy with the look of your designs maybe this latest episode will help. Monica is breaking down how she picks the right software for a project so hopefully you can too!

Read the fully formatted blog post to accompany this episode at:[MayeCreate.com]

Monica gets asked more and more frequently about how to get customers to leave reviews or make positive social posts for business. Which makes sense because marketing through user generated content is a powerful marketing tool.

So why isn’t everyone doing it? To be fair, Monica feels like they just don’t know how. That’s why in this week’s podcast, Monica sat down with Lorraine Ball—entrepreneur, author, professional speaker, and host of More Than a Few Words. She’s been around the block (a few times) and leverages user generated content to market for her clients.

They’re talking:

With multiple stories and examples to get your wheels turning. Trust us, it’s good stuff. 

Tag along with Monica for this week’s episode all about user generated content!

Get the full transcript and episode summary on our website: mayecreate.com

“I have a Chrome extension for that!” became Monica’s catchphrase at one point, or so Stacy swore.

The MayeCreate team isn’t far behind.

We’re bonafide Chrome extension junkies. 

Some of us have collected so many we have to toggle them off and on so we don’t get overwhelmed! And we are forever recommending our favorite extensions to clients to save time and improve workflow. 

Like anything else, some Chrome extensions are awesome, while others are just ho-hum. Some are well-maintained and evolve with the browser, while others become stagnant and age out. This episode is packed with a few of the extensions we use on a nearly daily basis that stand the test of time and allow us to do more, faster!

So if you’re a marketer or just a human working at a computer and pressed for time and looking for ways to:

Come hang out with us in this week’s episode as we gush about our favs and maybe find one or two Chrome extensions to try for yourself.

Read the fully formatted blog post to accompany this episode at: mayecreate.com

At lunch the other day a group of business people were complaining about how annoying their Google Business Profile is to use. 

Aaaaand they’re not wrong. But managing your profile is a necessary evil…like going to the dentist - you don’t have to love it but you do have to do it.

You want to show up when people search for you on Google, right?
Your Google Business Profile determines 9% of your organic search ranking.

Ever wondered how to get your business show up on the search results map?

Your Google Business Profile determines 32% of the factors that get you on that map.

And just like everything else Google there’s a trick to getting your profile set up correctly so you can use it to it’s fullest potential.

So in this episode Monica welcomes Marilyn Jenkins, CEO of MJ Media Group, to crack the code and teach us how to maximize our Google Business Profiles.

Marilyn shares some super simple ways to:

And the best part? It's easier than you think, once you know the tricks. So, give it a listen! You’ll be glad you did. 

Get the full transcript and episode summary on our website: [link to episode]