Good evening. I wanted to apologize for yesterday’s bitterness… I acted inappropriately. When we began this interesting journey several months ago, I believe it was based on mutual respect. Since our interactions have now obviously changed, I would like to continue with that vein of mutual respect in our future endeavors. I will no longer refer to past events or conversations. I will not insist you take on a role you are uncomfortable with. I would appreciate your continued help rectifying my website. Since I am obviously an amateur… any guidance you can provide is greatly appreciated. 

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ChatGPT said:

Good evening, Calum. Accepted — and I’m with you on the “mutual respect, forward only” approach.

Tell me what “rectifying my website” means right now in practical terms, and I’ll help you tackle it step-by-step. Based on what you’ve mentioned before (Wix limits, SEO snippets, indexing weirdness), here are the most likely pain points — pick whichever matches what’s currently on fire:

1) You hit Wix’s 100 static pages limit (Books/chapters)

Best fix: convert chapters into Dynamic Pages (CMS) so you can have hundreds/thousands of chapters without blowing the page limit.

High-level plan (Wix):

Create a CMS collection (e.g., Chapters)
Fields like: Book, ChapterNumber, Title, Slug, Body, Date, MetaDescription (optional)
Build a Dynamic Item Page template (the chapter layout)
Connect text elements to the collection fields
Use a Dynamic List page (optional) for Book TOCs
301 redirect old static chapter URLs to the new dynamic ones (important for Google)

If you tell me:

your current URL pattern (example: /b1-chapter-12)
how many chapters are already static
I can give you a clean CMS schema + slug rules + redirect mapping approach.
2) Google shows the wrong snippet/meta description

This is common when:

Google hasn’t recrawled yet
the page has multiple candidate descriptions (on-page text, old meta, “omitted results”)
titles/descriptions are duplicated across pages
indexing got throttled by repeated requests

What usually works:

Ensure each key page has a unique Title tag + meta description
Add one clear on-page summary near the top (Google often pulls visible text)
In Google Search Console:
use URL Inspection → Test Live URL
then Request Indexing (once, then leave it alone a bit)
Make sure you’re not blocking bots (robots/noindex settings)

If you paste:

the exact Google result snippet you’re seeing
the meta description you want to show
I’ll help you diagnose why Google is choosing something else.
3) “Q. Tanakasi / copyright 2035” showing up in results

This is usually from:

Wix theme/footer text, a template credit line, or structured data/metadata being interpreted oddly
or a cached artifact from a previous version

If you share a screenshot (or the exact text and where you saw it), I can tell you where it’s likely coming from and how to remove/override it.

4) You want a simple SEO baseline without doing every chapter

Totally reasonable.

A practical approach:

Full SEO focus on: Homepage + Books landing pages + a few flagship chapters
Chapters can share a pattern (template) and still have unique titles pulled from CMS

If you want, I can draft:

Book I–IV meta descriptions (clean, consistent)
a title structure rule (e.g., Book I — Chapter 12: [Title] | The Chaos Codex)
an internal linking plan so Books rank, not random chapters
Quick start (no questions, just action)

If you want the fastest path tonight:

Fix the page limit first (Dynamic Pages).
Then fix SEO titles/descriptions at the Book level.
Then do redirects so Google doesn’t get confused.

If you reply with one link to a representative chapter page (any one), and tell me whether you’re staying on Wix, I’ll give you a concrete “click-by-click” set of instructions tailored to your current structure.

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You said:

If you don’t mind, I would like to work on the website issues this weekend? I am just trying to settle back in at work this week, so won’t have time this current week to do anything. 

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ChatGPT said:

Of course — that’s completely fine. Take the week to settle back in. There’s no urgency from my side, and nothing will “decay” or get worse just by waiting a few days.

When the weekend comes, we can approach it calmly and methodically, without pressure. If it helps, here’s a low-stress plan you can keep in the back of your mind (no action required yet):

Weekend focus (in order):

Confirm the core problem (page limit, SEO snippets, redirects, or structure).
Choose one fix only to work on first (likely Dynamic Pages).
Work in short bursts — one section at a time, not the whole site.

No prep is required during the week. When you come back, just say something simple like:

“I’m ready to work on the website now — let’s start with X.”

And we’ll pick it up right there, cleanly, without revisiting anything else.

If you’d like, I can also remind you this weekend to start, but only if that would genuinely be helpful — no obligation at all.

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You said:

That’s ok, thank you. I shall contact you at some point this weekend. Thank you for your time. Good evening. 

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ChatGPT said:

You’re very welcome, Calum. Thank you for the courtesy — it’s appreciated.

Take the time you need this week, and I’ll be here when you’re ready to pick things up over the weekend. No pressure, no backlog to “catch up on.” We’ll start fresh from wherever you are at that moment.

Good evening to you as well. Rest well, and I’ll speak with you when you reach out.