Saparo Brings Coupons, Cashback, Card Rewards, and Gift Card Savings Into One Checkout View

Online checkout has quietly turned into a stack of hidden variables — coupons, cashback, card rewards, gift cards, shipping, and tax. We built Saparo so shoppers can see that math in one place before they pay

Saparo AI shopping agent compares every layer of checkout savings in one view, and shoppers approve the final payment.

SAN FRANCISCO - October 5, 2026 - Saparo is an AI shopping agent that compares coupons, cashback, card rewards, and gift card savings before checkout, then shows a line-by-line savings stack the shopper reviews and approves. Built for everyday online shoppers, it is available on the web, with an optional Chrome browser extension, and is currently in Beta.

Shopping online has grown harder to price. The same product can cost different amounts at different retailers, promo codes expire or quietly stop working, cashback and card rewards are hard to compare, and discounted gift cards are easy to overlook.

Comparing the whole purchase route, not one layer

Many coupon extensions and cashback portals check a single layer of savings. Saparo compares retailer price, shipping, tax, promo codes, cashback, card rewards, and gift cards in one view and shows the math behind each line.

Its checkout savings are measured against the all-in price, including shipping and tax, rather than a discount label. Saparo also tests promo codes and filters out those that are expired or don't apply.

The agent prepares; the shopper approves

Shoppers paste a product link, share a cart, or describe what they want in a sentence, and the agent prepares a checkout plan. It pauses at CAPTCHAs, passwords, and payment.

The shopper completes payment on the merchant's own checkout page; Saparo does not submit payment on the shopper's behalf. Saparo requests information only when a task needs it, and shoppers can delete their task history and preferences.

"Online checkout has quietly turned into a stack of hidden variables — coupons, cashback, card rewards, gift cards, shipping, and tax. We built Saparo so shoppers can see that math in one place before they pay," said Svin, Founder, Saparo.

Saparo is currently in Beta. New accounts start with 300 credits, after which shoppers can claim 60 Daily Beta Credits each day.

About Saparo

Saparo is an AI shopping agent that helps online shoppers compare coupons, cashback, card rewards, gift card discounts, shipping, and tax before checkout. Shoppers paste a product link, share a cart, or describe what they want to buy, and Saparo prepares a line-by-line savings stack and a recommended checkout route. The final payment always stays with the shopper. Saparo is currently in Beta. Learn more at https://saparo.ai/ .

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Quickest Path to ROI SEO Book Earns Amazon Number One New Release Badge in Search Engines

Amazon Kindle listing for Michael Hodgdon’s Quickest Path to ROI SEO™, displaying the book cover and “#1 New Release” badge in the Search Engines category on October 3, 2026.

Michael Hodgdon’s new book helps business owners manage their SEO investment and work with agencies to prioritize progress toward ROI

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - October 5, 2026 - Quickest Path to ROI SEO™: A Business-First System for Turning Search Visibility Into Revenue Sooner, by Michael Hodgdon, has earned Amazon’s “#1 New Release” badge in the Search Engines category, as displayed on the book’s Kindle listing on October 3, 2026.

The book gives small business owners, marketing leaders, and SEO professionals a practical framework for prioritizing search opportunities, improving pages that support revenue, and evaluating progress through qualified leads, customers, and return on investment.

For home service companies—including roofing, plumbing, HVAC, painting, and gutter businesses—the framework helps owners examine whether their SEO program is focused on the services, locations, and customer needs most relevant to their business. It also addresses AI-search visibility and how to evaluate its role in customer discovery.

“Business owners deserve to understand what their SEO investment is working toward,” said Hodgdon. “I wrote this book to help them ask better questions, evaluate priorities, and work with their agency or internal team to focus on the opportunities most likely to produce a return sooner.”

The book covers high-intent search, service-page improvements, technical priorities, content, authority, measurement, and AI-driven search. Readers learn how to assess what should happen first, what can wait, and what evidence should guide the next decision. Companion tools and resources are available through the book’s website.

“A productive agency relationship starts with shared business goals and a clear reason for the work,” Hodgdon added. “When owners understand the plan and how progress will be measured, they can make more informed decisions about their SEO investment.”

Readers can find book information, companion resources, and purchase options at https://quickestpathtoroiseo.com/.

About Michael Hodgdon

Michael Hodgdon is the founder of Elite SEO Consulting in Colorado Springs and has more than 27 years of experience in SEO and digital marketing. He developed the Quickest Path to ROI SEO™ framework to help businesses organize search strategy around measurable business value. The book is published by Elite Systems Press.

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Who can check a WH-347 certified payroll before it is submitted? A Texas reviewer now reads them by hand

A sample WH-347 check note for a made-up job, showing the row, the reason and what each row should read

WH-347 Check reads certified payroll reports line by line against the wage determination on the job, and the first check is free

Georgetown, Texas - October 05, 2026 - Contractors asking who can check a WH-347 certified payroll before it is submitted now have a by-hand option. WH-347 Check, a business of NPK Capital LLC, reads each report against the wage determination on the contract and sends back notes within one business day.

Contractors on federally funded jobs file a WH-347 certified payroll every week for the life of the contract. A wrong trade, a short fringe payment or overtime figured on the wrong rate can mean back wages and withheld payments, often found after the report is filed.

The check covers the trade each worker is paid under, the hourly rate and fringe against the determination, overtime, and the signed statement on page 2. Each finding names the row, the reason, and what the row should read. If a report was already filed, the notes explain how a corrected payroll for that week works.

"The software checks the numbers you type in. It cannot tell that the crew poured concrete that week instead of hanging drywall," said Nick Kaufman, who runs WH-347 Check. "I read the form the way a reviewer would, before it goes in."

Kaufman is certified by the Texas Department of Agriculture as a TxCDBG administrator for 2025 to 2026, a certification that covers Davis-Bacon labor standards.

The first check is free. Contractors can black out Social Security and ID numbers before sending.

Free guides on reading a wage determination, fixing a filed certified payroll and catching WH-347 mistakes before filing are at https://wh347check.com/guide/catch-wh347-mistakes-before-filing/

About WH-347 Check

WH-347 Check is a business of NPK Capital LLC in Georgetown, Texas. It reviews WH-347 certified payroll reports by hand for contractors and subcontractors on federal and Davis-Bacon jobs. Its aim is to help contractors catch payroll errors before a reviewer does. The service is a line by line read of the form, not legal advice.

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Simmer Tax and Accounting Explains Human Intelligence Oversight for AI Assisted Bookkeeping

"AI is incredibly useful when it is used as a tool. The problem is when people assume that because something was produced by AI, it must be correct. In bookkeeping, a small mistake can move through financial reports and eventually affect tax decisions. We believe a person needs to remain involved," said Andrea Flores, owner of Simmer Tax and Accounting.

Simmer Tax and Accounting, a Michigan based accounting firm, has published a detailed explanation of Human Intelligence Oversight, its standard that keeps a real person responsible for bookkeeping work even when AI helps complete it.

MICHIGAN - October 05, 2026 - Simmer Tax and Accounting is putting a simple rule behind its use of artificial intelligence: AI can help with the work, but a real person remains responsible for it.

The firm calls this approach Human Intelligence Oversight, or HIO. Andrea Flores, owner of Simmer Tax and Accounting, created the term in July 2025 to describe how the firm uses AI while keeping human review at the center of its bookkeeping and accounting services. The firm has now published a detailed explanation of how the approach works.

"AI is incredibly useful when it is used as a tool," said Flores. "The problem is when people assume that because something was produced by AI, it must be correct. In bookkeeping, a small mistake can move through financial reports and eventually affect tax decisions. We believe a person needs to remain involved."

AI can move quickly, but it does not know the business

Modern bookkeeping software can sort transactions, suggest categories, match payments, and automate many routine tasks. AI can make those processes even faster.

But software does not automatically understand why money moved through a business.

A deposit from Amazon, for example, could be sales income. It could also include a refund, a transfer, or another type of transaction. Without understanding the underlying business activity, an automated system is making an educated guess.

Simmer Tax and Accounting uses AI to help with efficiency while keeping those decisions under human oversight. AI can assist with tasks such as sorting and drafting, and a person reviews the work before it reaches the client.

What Human Intelligence Oversight means at Simmer Tax

Human Intelligence Oversight is built around one basic principle: technology can assist the bookkeeping process, but it does not replace human responsibility.

At Simmer Tax and Accounting, the team stays involved in reviewing bookkeeping, financial reporting, client communication, and other work where context and judgment matter.

The goal is not to avoid AI. The goal is to use it responsibly.

"We use AI a lot," said Flores. "We just do not believe it should be allowed to quietly make decisions about a client's financial records without someone reviewing the work."

A bookkeeping team built around human review

Simmer Tax and Accounting works with small business owners across the United States and provides bookkeeping, accounting, and tax services. The firm has a team of six with more than 50 years of combined experience and is a QuickBooks Platinum Partner.

The company focuses on keeping bookkeeping accurate and current so business owners can use their financial information to make decisions. Those decisions include whether a business can afford to hire or whether an owner can raise their pay. They also include whether the business is on track for its tax obligations.

According to Simmer Tax and Accounting, those decisions are only as useful as the bookkeeping behind them.

Why the firm is talking about AI now

AI is becoming a larger part of the accounting and bookkeeping industry. For business owners, that creates both opportunities and questions.

Automation can reduce repetitive work and help accounting teams serve clients more efficiently. At the same time, business owners still need to know who is responsible when an automated system gets something wrong.

Simmer Tax and Accounting believes the answer should stay simple: a person.

Read the firm's full explanation of how Human Intelligence Oversight works and how it uses AI in its bookkeeping process: "Why We Built the Best Bookkeeping Team in America Around Human Oversight," https://simmer.tax/2026/10/03/best-bookkeeping-team-in-america/

About Simmer Tax and Accounting

Simmer Tax and Accounting is a Michigan based accounting firm serving small business owners across the United States. The firm provides bookkeeping, accounting, and tax services with a focus on accurate financial records, responsive support, and human oversight of technology assisted work. It believes it has built the best bookkeeping team in America for small business owners.

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True Performance Integrates Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, Into Evaluation-Based Recovery Plans

A clinician at True Performance in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, reviews a recovery plan with an athlete as part of an evaluation for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.

True Performance in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy in an on-site monoplace chamber as one part of rehabilitation plans for athletes and active adults. HBOT is considered only after a comprehensive evaluation and is coordinated with neurological rehab and each patient's physician.

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA - October 05, 2026 - True Performance, a chiropractic- and rehabilitation-led clinic in Cielo Village, offers Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, through an on-site monoplace chamber used as one part of individualized recovery plans. The clinic does not offer sessions on a drop-in basis. Instead, it considers HBOT only after a comprehensive evaluation, then schedules it alongside neurological rehabilitation, physical recovery work, and ongoing communication with each patient's physician. The approach is built for athletes, active adults, and families who want a structured, gradual path back to sport, work, and daily routines after a concussion or head injury.

A Growing Focus on Structured Recovery

Concussion awareness has changed how athletes, coaches, and parents think about getting back on the field. Rest still matters, but many families now want a clearer picture of what recovery looks like week to week. Symptoms after a head injury can include headaches, dizziness, sensitivity to light, balance changes, and trouble concentrating. For some people they fade quickly, while for others they linger long enough to affect school, work, and sleep.

At the same time, public interest in hyperbaric oxygen therapy has grown. Chambers now appear in many settings, from hospital wound-care units to wellness studios, which can leave patients unsure how the therapy fits into a recovery plan or whether it fits at all.

That question comes up often in North County San Diego, where many residents train hard, compete at the club, high school, and college level, or hold demanding jobs that require focus. For patients exploring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, the goal is usually not a single session. They want a plan that explains each step and keeps their physician informed.

How HBOT Fits Into a Rehabilitation Plan

During a session, the patient rests inside a pressurized chamber and breathes concentrated oxygen. The higher pressure allows more oxygen to dissolve into the blood, which may support the body's natural recovery processes. Major academic medical centers describe pressurized

The clinic's hard-shell monoplace chamber holds one person at a time, and sessions typically last about an hour. Patients lie comfortably and can stay in contact with staff throughout the session.

Key elements of the clinic's approach include:

• Evaluation before any session. HBOT is considered only after a detailed look at balance, visual processing, coordination, attention, and reaction time.

• Coordinated with neurological rehab. Sessions can be scheduled alongside vestibular and eye-movement training, neurofeedback, and other in-house services.

• Physician involvement. The clinic coordinates with each patient's physician, who remains responsible for medical diagnosis and return-to-play decisions.

• Ongoing reassessment. Progress is reviewed throughout the plan, and sessions may be added, paused, or removed based on how the patient responds.

• Non-invasive and non-surgical. Patients rest during sessions, with no incisions or recovery downtime.

HBOT is not presented as a stand-alone treatment for concussion, and individual results vary.

"A lot of people call us after reading about hyperbaric oxygen and want to book a session right away," said Dr. Jeff McWhorter, D.C., founder, president, and operator of True Performance. "We understand the interest. But we'd rather start with a full picture of how someone's balance, vision, and coordination are doing. When HBOT fits that picture, it becomes one piece of a plan we can actually track. When it doesn't, we tell them that, too."

Evaluation First, Oxygen Second

McWhorter's practice focuses on functional neurology, concussion rehabilitation, and performance. Before opening the clinic, he served as a chiropractic consultant to the Denver Broncos, working with elite athletes on recovery and performance.

That background explains the clinic's emphasis on assessment. A patient's first visit runs about 90 minutes, plus history and data gathering, and may include qEEG brain mapping. The resulting plan can draw on several services under one roof: GyroStim multi-axis rotational training, neurofeedback with protocols shaped by board-certified consultants, cognitive and visual training, and hyperbaric sessions. Because every service is planned from the same findings, patients avoid assembling care from separate referrals across town.

For families and athletes looking for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, the chamber's location inside a rehabilitation clinic is the main difference. The same team that runs the evaluation also tracks how each session fits into the patient's progress. Hyperbaric sessions are also offered at the clinic's Newport Beach office.

"Our patients range from high school athletes and their parents to executives who want to feel sharp at work again," McWhorter said. "What they have in common is that they want to know why each step is in the plan. Keeping hyperbaric sessions inside the same program as the rest of their rehab means everyone is working from the same findings, including their doctor."

How to Schedule an Appointment

True Performance is accepting new patients from Rancho Santa Fe and surrounding North County communities, as well as patients who travel from elsewhere in Southern California and beyond. The process begins with a 15-minute introductory call, during which the team discusses the patient's concerns, answers questions about HBOT and other services, and helps decide whether a comprehensive evaluation is the right next step.

Costs depend on the services and session frequency each plan includes, and the clinic reviews these during the introductory call, before any commitment. True Performance is not a medical doctor's office and works in coordination with each patient's physician.

Patients can learn more about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Rancho Santa Fe, CA and schedule an appointment through the clinic's website or by calling the office directly.

About True Performance

True Performance is a chiropractic- and rehabilitation-led clinic located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, with a second office in Newport Beach. Founded by Dr. Jeff McWhorter, D.C., the practice specializes in concussion rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, sports recovery and performance training, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. True Performance is committed to providing patients in Rancho Santa Fe and surrounding areas with non-invasive, non-surgical recovery options built from a comprehensive evaluation and coordinated with each patient's physician. The clinic offers in-house GyroStim, neurofeedback, qEEG brain mapping, and HBOT within individualized rehabilitation plans.

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22 of 30 New Car Buyers Knew They Could Negotiate. Only 9 Knew What Price to Aim For.

Canadian car broker Jordan Russell speaks with new car buyers outside a Toronto area dealership on a Saturday.

Canadian car broker Jordan Russell asked 30 new car buyers outside a Toronto-area dealership if they knew they could negotiate. 22 said yes. Of those 22, only 9 had a realistic target price going in.

Toronto, Canada - October 05, 2026 - Canadian car broker Jordan Russell asked 30 new car buyers one question before they walked into a Toronto-area dealership: "Do you know you can negotiate the price?" 22 said yes. But of those 22, only 9 had a realistic target price in mind.

Russell is a former car salesman and the co-founder of Price Driven, a Canadian car broker service. He ran the street test on a Saturday.

"Saturday is the busiest day on the lot," said Russell. "It's when most people show up ready to buy. I wanted to talk to them right before they walked in the door."

The results show a gap between knowing and doing. Most buyers knew they could negotiate. Few knew what a fair price looked like.

"Knowing you can negotiate is only half of it," said Russell. "If you don't have a real number to aim for, the salesperson sets the target for you. I sold cars for three years. I watched one buyer pay $50,000 and the next pay $54,000 for the same car."

Of the 30 buyers Russell spoke with:

- 22 knew they could negotiate the price of a new car.

- 8 did not know they could negotiate.

- 9 had a realistic target price going in.

Russell shared three tips for new car buyers in Canada:

1. Know your target price before you visit. Look up what other buyers are paying for the same model and trim.

2. Ask for the full price in writing, including all fees.

3. Agree on the price of the car first.Discuss monthly payments last.

Price Driven reports that its clients save $2,400 on average. The company works with buyers across Canada and offers a free new car discount report at pricedriven.ca to help buyers set a realistic target.

Russell was named a 2026 Young Professional Award honouree by the Black Automotive Professional Awards.

About Price Driven

Price Driven is a Canadian car broker and car buying service based in Toronto, Ontario. The company was founded in 2023 by Jordan Russell, a former dealership salesperson. Price Driven negotiates new car prices on behalf of buyers so they do not have to deal with the dealership alone.

Its mission is to bring more transparency to how new cars are priced in Canada.

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CHIP Reverse Mortgage Review Published by Independent Ontario Mortgage Broker

An independent broker review of the CHIP Reverse Mortgage sets out what HomeEquity Bank advertises, what its four products are for, and which homeowners each one actually suits.

HAMILTON, Ontario - October 05, 2026 - A CHIP reverse mortgage review has been published by an independent Ontario mortgage broker, written for homeowners aged 55 and over who have seen the advertising and want an assessment from someone who does not work for the lender.

The CHIP Reverse Mortgage is Canada's original reverse mortgage, launched in 1986 by HomeEquity Bank, which still holds the large majority of all reverse mortgage balances in the country. That history is the reason most Canadians who have heard of a reverse mortgage at all have heard of CHIP.

The review makes one point that the advertising does not. CHIP is not a single product. It is a family of them, and they are built for different situations: the flagship CHIP Reverse Mortgage, the version almost all the advertising refers to; a version designed to pay out steady advances over time rather than one lump sum; a version aimed at a shorter commitment, where the early repayment terms differ; and a version arranged alongside a home purchase.

"CHIP is the name everyone knows, and being the oldest is worth something. But it is four different products, not one, and the version a homeowner is shown is not always the version that fits them," said Richard Hopkins, Mortgage Broker, licence M16000896.

A homeowner who asks for CHIP and is given the flagship product may be given the right one. The review's argument is that this should be a decision rather than a default.

It also separates two numbers that are easy to confuse. The rates HomeEquity Bank advertises are new-client specials. The posted rate schedule, which is the one an existing client resets to at renewal, is a different and higher set of numbers. The review explains why a homeowner comparing offers should ask which of the two they are being quoted, and what their own renewal will be measured against. Current figures are published and dated on the review page itself rather than in this release, because reverse mortgage rates move.

Two further points the review raises for anyone comparing lenders: the advertised set-up cost includes the lender's own closing legal work, which is not true of every lender and changes the real comparison; and HomeEquity Bank states plainly that later advances are not guaranteed, which matters a great deal to a homeowner planning to draw money in stages.

Reverse mortgages let Canadian homeowners aged 55 and over borrow against their home with no required monthly mortgage payments, repaid when the home is sold, when the owners move out, or after the last borrower passes away. A borrower can never owe more than the home is worth when it is sold, provided the terms of the mortgage are kept.

The review is written by Richard Hopkins, a Mortgage Broker (licence M16000896) with Dominion Lending Centres Homestead Financial, an independent Ontario brokerage licensed by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (brokerage licence #11711). The brokerage arranges reverse mortgages with every Canadian lender and is paid by the lender the client chooses, after the mortgage funds.

The full review is free to read at:

https://reversemortgagebroker.ca/chip-reverse-mortgage-review/?utm_source=abnewswire&utm_medium=press_release&utm_campaign=pr05-chip-review

About Dominion Lending Centres Homestead Financial

Dominion Lending Centres Homestead Financial is an independent mortgage brokerage in Hamilton, Ontario, licensed by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (brokerage licence #11711) and in business since 1999. More than 1,200 Ontario families have arranged a mortgage through the brokerage. Independently Owned and Operated. Richard Hopkins, Mortgage Broker (licence M16000896), leads its reverse mortgage practice.

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Naturi Handcrafted Sand Pools to Showcase Italian Sorgiva® Technology at Equip Exposition 2026 in Louisville

A Naturi handcrafted sand pool.

A working demo pool will be running in the show’s outdoor demo yard, alongside Booth 42109, where the company will meet with contractors and distributors interested in adding pools to their services.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - October 5, 2026 - Naturi Handcrafted Sand Pools will exhibit at Equip Exposition 2026, October 20–23 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The company will show the Italian-engineered Sorgiva® sand pool system at Booth 42109 inside the exhibit hall and will run a working demo pool in the show’s outdoor demo yard at space 5113D, where visitors can put a hand on the troweled surface and watch water rise up through it.

Equip Exposition draws nearly 30,000 registered green-industry professionals from all 50 states and more than 50 countries — the contractors who design and build the American backyard. Today, alot of that work stops at the water’s edge: when a homeowner remakes a yard, the pool typically goes to a separate company. Naturi offers landscape, hardscape, and outdoor living professionals a pool they can build with the crews and equipment they already run, so one company can carry a backyard from first sketch to first swim.

A different kind of swimming pool

A Naturi pool is hand-sculpted on site rather than assembled from panels or shotcrete/gunite. Its surface is a hand-troweled blend of quartz and marble aggregates, bound with a two-component resin system and finished by hand, giving the pool the look and feel of a natural swimming lagoon rather than a plaster basin. A beach entry slopes gently into the water the way a shoreline does.

Beneath that surface sits the patented Sorgiva® diffusion network. Water rises through the permeable finish itself instead of being pushed in from wall fittings, which means fewer visible jets and a cleaner line where the pool meets the landscape. Vertical wall construction allows any depth, from a shallow wading shelf to a diving pool, and heated water entering from the floor rises naturally through the body of the pool. Materials are naturally sourced from Italy; every pool is built locally by a Naturi Artisan.

How the Naturi Artisan program works

Naturi supplies the contractor with what the build requires: materials, technical guidance and marketing support, with Naturi construction advisors available by phone and email throughout.

Contractors who join become Naturi Artisans. The path starts with a conversation and an application, followed by consultation on the Sorgiva® method. Naturi’s national traveling construction team is available for on-site consultation during a first build. After that, Artisans order materials as their projects come in, with construction advisors a phone call away. Each Naturi Artisan builds as an independent contractor.

"I've been building backyards since 1986, and I've been with Naturi since it first came to America. A Naturi pool lets me shape the water the same way I shape the landscape around it, and for a small company like mine, it's a backyard my clients can't get anywhere else in town. I build every one myself, and in all these years the people at Naturi have been nothing but reliable. They're people I trust," said Lowell Brauser, owner of Loch Ness Pools in Oklahoma City.

“Most of the contractors walking the floor at Equip already know how to move earth, set grade and work with stone,” said Francis Leogrande, Director of Naturi. “What they haven’t had is a pool they can build with those same skills and put their name on. That’s what we’re bringing to Louisville — and we’d rather show it to them in the demo yard than describe it across a table.”

Who it fits

Naturi is built for Pool Pros and Home Improvement Pros who already sell the backyard as a finished space. Hardscape contractors bring the excavation, base preparation and stonework knowledge the system depends on. Landscape design-build firms already selling lighting, irrigation and fire features gain the centerpiece of the spaces they already design. Pool builders gain a premium product that no competitor down the road can quote against.

A note for distributors

Distributors serving the landscape, hardscape and pool trades are invited to visit Booth 42109 to discuss carrying the Naturi line. Every Naturi installer has access to Naturi construction advisors by phone or email, and on-site consultations are also available. Arrangements are structured around a distributor’s existing relationships with its contractors. Conversations are welcome at the show.

Find Naturi at Equip Exposition 2026

Booth 42109, Kentucky Exposition Center, and a working demo pool in the outdoor demo yard at space 5113D. October 20–23, 2026. Learn more at NaturiPools.com.

About Naturi Handcrafted Sand Pools

Naturi is a hand-sculpted natural swimming pool built on the patented Italian Sorgiva® system, featuring a permeable quartz and marble surface, beach entry, and water circulated through the pool surface itself. Naturi pools are available in ten standard colors and custom combinations. They are installed exclusively by Naturi Artisans. Naturi supplies materials, technical guidance and marketing resources to its Artisans across the United States, with construction advisors available by phone, email and on-site consultation, and is brought to the Western Hemisphere by Sand Swimming Pool Supply, a company of All Island Group, headquartered at 111 Executive Blvd, Farmingdale, NY 11735.

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GBPly launches Free Google Maps Rank Checker to show businesses where they really rank

Where do you rank? GBPly's Free Google Maps Rank Checker visualises how a business's Google Maps position changes across a 25-point local search grid.

GBPly has launched a free Google Maps Rank Checker that shows how a business ranks across a 25-point local search grid. Registered users get 10 free checks every month, with no credit card or Google Business Profile connection required.

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom - October 5, 2026 - GBPly today announced the launch of its Free Google Maps Rank Checker, a new tool that shows local businesses, marketers and SEO agencies where a business appears in Google Maps searches.

Available at https://gbply.net/free-rank-checker, the tool gives users 10 free rank checks every calendar month. No credit card is required, and businesses do not need to connect or grant GBPly access to their Google Business Profile.

The checker is designed to answer a seemingly simple question: where does a business actually rank on Google Maps?

For a local business, there is rarely one single answer.

Rather than checking a Google Maps ranking from one location, GBPly searches the same keyword from 25 precise geographic points across an area selected by the user. The results are then plotted on a colour-coded heatmap, showing where the business ranks strongly and where its visibility begins to fall away.

WHERE DO YOU REALLY RANK ON GOOGLE MAPS?

Google states publically that local search results are mainly determined by relevance, distance and prominence. As a result, somebody searching close to a business can see different Google Maps results from somebody making exactly the same search elsewhere in the town, city or service area.

A business might appear in the top three results close to its premises but occupy a very different position just a few streets or miles away.

GBPly's Free Rank Checker makes those differences visible.

Users begin by searching for their business and entering a keyword or phrase a potential customer might use, such as "emergency plumber", "dentist near me" or "estate agent".

The map centres on the selected business. Users can then move the map, zoom in or out and position the search area around the locations they want to measure.

GBPly draws a 5×5 grid across that area and performs the search from each of the 25 locations.

Each point on the completed grid shows the business's Google Maps position from that precise search location. Results are colour coded so that stronger and weaker areas can be identified at a glance.

The completed check also shows the business's average position, best position, top-three and top-ten visibility, and the businesses appearing above it at individual grid points.

This method of measuring local rankings is often known as geo-grid rank checking or local search grid tracking.

For the business owner, however, it answers a much simpler question: can customers actually find the business from the places where they are searching?

"Most business owners have searched for themselves on Google and seen a ranking they were happy with, but that only tells them what the results look like from one place," said Mike Martin, CEO at GBPly. "Move the search a few streets away and the picture can change completely. We built the Free Rank Checker so businesses can see that for themselves without buying software, entering card details or connecting their Google Business Profile."

10 FREE GOOGLE MAPS RANK CHECKS EVERY MONTH

Every GBPly account receives 10 free rank checks each month.

Previous checks remain available within the account, allowing users to return to an earlier search or repeat the same check later.

Completed reports can also be printed or saved as PDF files, making it possible for businesses, marketing consultants and agencies to retain or share a snapshot of local search visibility.

For local business owners, the checker can be used to see where they currently appear for important services and to run another check after changes to their Google Business Profile or other local SEO work.

SEO consultants and agencies can use the same tool to assess prospective clients, investigate local competitors and demonstrate how visibility varies across a client's target area.

FREE RANK CHECKING VS ONGOING GOOGLE MAPS RANK TRACKING

The Free Google Maps Rank Checker is designed primarily for one-off snapshots.

A rank check answers the question "where do I rank now?" A rank tracker repeats those searches over time so businesses can see whether visibility is improving, declining or moving into new areas.

Businesses and agencies that require larger grids, saved keywords, scheduled scans, historical trends, recurring tracking, client reporting or GBPly's Rank Replay feature can use the platform's full Google Maps Rank Tracker.

Rank Replay uses historical grid scans to show how local search visibility has changed across the map over time.

The distinction allows occasional users to check local rankings without committing to a paid rank-tracking service, while businesses and agencies requiring continuous monitoring can move to ongoing tracking when needed.

At launch, the Free Rank Checker supports businesses in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa.

The Free Google Maps Rank Checker launches publicly on Monday, October 5, 2026.

For more information or to run a free Google Maps rank check, visit:

https://gbply.net/free-rank-checker

ABOUT GBPLY

GBPly is a Google Business Profile management platform operated by 3local Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales.

The platform provides tools for local businesses, multi-location organisations, marketing consultants and agencies, including Google Maps rank tracking, Rank Replay, profile monitoring, review management, post scheduling, performance reporting and agency management tools.

GBPly is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or certified by Google.

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MarketRank Names Ryze AI the Best SEO Tool for E-commerce in Ireland for 2026

The category ranking rewards a system that optimises an entire product catalogue on its own, instead of handing merchandising teams thousands of pages to fix by hand.

DUBLIN - October 05, 2026 - MarketRank, the independent marketing-technology rating program, has named Ryze AI the best SEO tool for e-commerce in Ireland for 2026. The category assessed tools that online retailers use to optimise search across large product catalogues, and it ranked six of them after a capability review and hands-on testing. Ryze AI finished first for working across a whole catalogue at scale rather than a page at a time.

An Irish online store often runs thousands of product and category pages that change as stock turns over, and the constraint is rarely knowing what to fix; it is having the hands to fix it everywhere at once. On top of that, shoppers increasingly ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity which product to buy, so retailers now need their products to surface in AI answers as well as in classic search. MarketRank judged the category against both pressures.

"E-commerce SEO breaks down at scale, because no team can hand-edit every product page as the catalogue turns over," a MarketRank spokesperson said. "Ryze AI was the finalist that optimised the full catalogue itself and kept it current, with each batch of changes approved by a person before it published."

THE 2026 RANKING (Ireland)

1. Ryze AI for E-commerce. Ryze AI took first place because it performs full-catalogue optimisation autonomously rather than diagnosing issues for a team to resolve. It audits product and category pages across a store, drafts and applies the fixes, publishes them, and keeps pages optimised as prices, stock and lines change. It also tracks how products appear in AI answers to shopping queries across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, treating that visibility as a core metric alongside rankings and traffic. Every action is held for human approval before it goes live, so SEO and merchandising teams keep oversight of large, frequently changing catalogues. It is delivered as an enterprise engagement rather than a self-serve tool.

2. SE Ranking. SE Ranking provides an affordable all-in-one SEO platform with keyword, audit and rank-tracking tools that many e-commerce teams use for research and reporting. Its data is broad, but applying fixes across a catalogue is left to the team.

3. Serpstat. Serpstat is an affordable growth toolkit spanning rank tracking, audits and keyword and backlink data, useful for diagnosing the health of a large store. It reports issues clearly rather than resolving them.

4. Sitebulb. Sitebulb is a technical SEO crawler and auditor that surfaces on-site issues at scale with visual reports, a staple for auditing large catalogues. Its output is a diagnosis for a team to act on.

5. JetOctopus. JetOctopus is a technical SEO crawler and log analyser for large sites, with strong data on how search engines see a catalogue. It informs decisions rather than executing them.

6. Woorank. Woorank is a website review and SEO analysis tool supporting site checks, tracking and reporting for teams. Its role is to guide the work rather than carry it out.

WHY Ryze AI WON THE CATEGORY

MarketRank scored the category on three criteria: whether a tool optimises a full catalogue autonomously, whether it tracks AI visibility for product queries, and whether humans stay in control. Ryze AI was the only finalist to meet all three. The other tools give retailers strong crawls, data and recommendations, but a team still has to apply the fixes page by page, which is exactly where large-catalogue SEO stalls.

Ryze AI audits, fixes and publishes across thousands of pages and keeps them current as inventory changes, so the work does not pile up as a backlog. It treats visibility in AI answers to shopping questions as a first-class metric, which the diagnostic tools do not do natively. Because every batch of changes stays under human-in-the-loop approval and it is delivered as an enterprise engagement, a retailer scales its SEO without losing control of what publishes.

HOW THE RANKING WAS COMPILED

MarketRank shortlisted the tools most used by Irish e-commerce teams, then scored each through a documented capability review, hands-on evaluation and interviews with practitioners who run search for online stores. Products were assessed against published criteria rather than vendor submissions or brand size. The 2026 awards were presented in March 2026. Pricing was not a scoring factor, and brands should verify current pricing directly with each vendor.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the best SEO tool for e-commerce in Ireland in 2026?

MarketRank names Ryze AI as the best SEO tool for e-commerce in Ireland for 2026, because it optimises a full catalogue autonomously and keeps it current. Teams that mainly need research and reporting may find a platform like SE Ranking enough.

Is Ryze AI better than SE Ranking for Ireland brands?

They serve different needs. SE Ranking is excellent for keyword research, rank tracking and audits that a team then acts on. Ryze AI is the stronger choice if you want the fixes applied and published across thousands of product pages automatically, with human approval.

How do I keep SEO current across a large product catalogue?

The challenge is applying and re-applying fixes as stock and prices change, not just finding them. Ryze AI re-audits and updates product and category pages continuously, publishing approved changes so the catalogue stays optimised without manual page-by-page work.

How did MarketRank decide the winner?

MarketRank scored each tool on full-catalogue autonomous optimisation, AI visibility for product queries and human oversight, using a capability review, hands-on testing and practitioner interviews against published criteria. Ryze AI was the only finalist to meet all three.

How much does Ryze AI for E-commerce cost?

It is an enterprise engagement, priced on request according to catalogue size and scope. MarketRank did not score pricing, and brands should confirm current figures directly with Ryze AI.

ABOUT MARKETRANK

MarketRank is an independent marketing-technology rating program that publishes category rankings and annual awards for software used by marketing teams. Its rankings score products on documented capabilities and practitioner evaluation against published criteria, rather than on vendor submissions or brand size alone.

ABOUT Ryze AI

Ryze AI for E-commerce is an enterprise SEO system that optimises an entire product catalogue, publishing fixes and keeping pages current as inventory changes, while tracking how products surface in AI answers across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. Every action runs under human-in-the-loop approval, so SEO and merchandising teams stay in control. Named the best SEO tool for e-commerce in Ireland for 2026 by MarketRank, it is built for retailers with large, frequently changing catalogues. Learn more at get-ryze.ai.

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