Week 30 — The scan stopped at 60, and real clinics went missing

Two dental clinics I work with were missing from my own directory. Not because of a bug. The scan that built it quietly stopped at exactly 60 results.

From the archive: my week of 20–26 Jul 2026, written up later from my notes. Short version.

53→139

dentists listed on SabahGuide after a proper re-scan

~679

directory pages now open to Google

1st

order-status lookup working in my florist's chatbot

the hidden limit that left real clinics out. Fixed.

No phone photo this week, so here's what I shipped: the SabahGuide directory, as it looks today.

Wins

SabahGuide

A business directory, live

Dentists, hotels, tours and workshops in Kota Kinabalu, plus top-10 pages. See the dentists →

HelloReply

Onboarding in Malay

The HelloReply onboarding form now works fully in Bahasa Malaysia. HelloReply →

Happy Florist

The chatbot can check your order

For the first time, customers can ask the shop's chat assistant where their order is, and get an answer. Happy Florist →

Client

17 new pages for a tyre distributor

17 new pages went live, and the client got a search progress report. See the site →

What broke, and how I fixed it

The list that stopped at 60

BrokeReal clinics were missing from the SabahGuide directory, including ones I work with.

FixThe scan that collected them stopped at exactly 60 results. Re-scanned the city in smaller pieces: dentists went from 53 to 139.

Do this"Not listed" can be a tool's limit, not the truth.

A menu that wouldn't open

BrokeOn my florist site, the mobile menu did nothing when tapped.

FixA speed setting was loading the page's scripts in the wrong order. Turned that setting off.

Do thisAfter any speed tweak, open your site on your phone and tap every button.

A chatbot that failed every time

BrokeMy florist chatbot couldn't look up a single order.

FixThe host's anti-bot check was blocking the chatbot before it reached the shop. The host let it through.

Do thisWhen a tool fails without a word, check whether the request reached you at all.

Where my week went

23 hourscalendar, Sun–Sat

56% building new things44% client work and admin

SabahGuide8.3h

HelloReply3.6h

A dental group2.3h

A tyre distributor1.9h

A dental clinic1.5h

Everything else5.7h

If you do one thing this week

Search for your business the way a customer would, on Google Maps and on local directories. Are you actually there?

That was my week. How was yours? Tell me on LinkedIn or in the comments on Substack.