Author: Michael Blevins

Why Your Link in Bio Should Live on Your Website (Not Linktree)

Why “link in bio” shouldn’t live in someone else’s building. In a small town, directions still matter. Somebody pulls up on Main Street for the first time—maybe they’ve heard about the food, the art...

When “Search Intent” Becomes a Conversation: ChatGPT Ads Are Coming

January 26, 2026
Michael Blevins
Article, Strategy

For the last two decades, marketing has been shaped by a single behavior: people type keywords into a box, scan results, and click links. That era isn’t ending overnight—but it is being structurally...

Vision Over Fear: The Most Critical Asset for Business Survival

Entrepreneurs start businesses in the face of intimidating statistics, not because they are blind to risk, but because their vision of what could exist is larger than their fear of what might go wrong. ...

Copyright, Tourism, and the Way My Clients Eat

I care deeply about copyright because this is how my clients eat. I’m Michael Blevins, owner of Blevins Creative Group in Southwest Virginia. For nearly three decades, my team and I have created the...

Why Your Business Needs a Website (Not Just Social Media)

Running a business in Southwest Virginia without a professional website is like trying to compete in NASCAR with a horse and buggy. You might get some attention for being different, but you won’t win...

Building a Brand? Don’t go for second best.

Are you building a brand? Branding; by official definition is the promotion of a particular product or company by means of advertising and distinctive design. Far more than this, though, a brand represents...