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When a Google Business Profile and an Instagram account are genuinely enough, when they stop being enough, and what a website does that neither of them can.
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When a Google Business Profile and an Instagram account are genuinely enough, when they stop being enough, and what a website does that neither of them can.
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When a Google Business Profile and an Instagram account are genuinely enough, when they stop being enough, and what a website does that neither of them can.
August 30, 20267 minWhich US businesses are actually exposed, why the 2026 government deadlines do not apply to you, and why an accessibility widget will not protect your site.
August 30, 20269 minThe three ways a small business site gets paid for, what each one really costs over three years, and the running bill that never shows up on the quote.
August 30, 202612 minFour things explain nearly every case, and only one of them is about SEO. How to tell which is yours in ten minutes, and what to do about each.
August 30, 20268 minWhat an audit, a fix and a rebuild really cost, why building it in is close to free, and why the settlement figures you read online have no source behind them.
August 30, 20269 minThe plan, the payment fees, the theme and the apps: what opening a Shopify store actually costs in year one, and the two lines that grow with your sales.
August 30, 20268 minYes, and not for the reason you have been told. The state privacy laws mostly do not reach you. Two other rules do, and neither has a size threshold.
August 30, 20269 minCreating and verifying a Google Business Profile, the eligibility rule that disqualifies some businesses, and the fields that change how often you appear.
August 30, 20268 minTwo weeks to three months, and the difference is almost never the building. What actually holds a website up, and the four things to have ready first.
August 30, 20268 minWhen to ask, the link that removes the friction, and the four common tactics that violate Google's policy or federal law. Written from the actual rules.
August 30, 20269 minThe four pages every small business site needs, the two the law adds as soon as you collect anything, and the six that are sold to you and make the site worse.
August 30, 20268 minThe yearly cost of each Squarespace plan, the fees that are not on the pricing page, and an honest three-year comparison against paying for a site once.
August 30, 202610 minWho does the work, who owns the site, and what each really costs over three years. Written by someone who builds WordPress sites, so the losses are listed too.
August 30, 20268 minAsk me directly. If it keeps coming back, it ends up as an article.