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      <description>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.</description>
      <category>Before you build</category>
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      <description>Which 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.</description>
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      <description>The 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.</description>
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      <title>Why is my website not showing up on Google?</title>
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      <description>Four 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.</description>
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      <title>How much does ADA website compliance cost?</title>
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      <description>What 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.</description>
      <category>Legal side</category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How much does it cost to start a Shopify store?</title>
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      <description>The 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.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Do I need a privacy policy on my website?</title>
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      <description>Yes, 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.</description>
      <category>Legal side</category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How to get my business on Google Maps</title>
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      <description>Creating and verifying a Google Business Profile, the eligibility rule that disqualifies some businesses, and the fields that change how often you appear.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How long does it take to build a website?</title>
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      <description>Two 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.</description>
      <category>Before you build</category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How to get more Google reviews</title>
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      <description>When to ask, the link that removes the friction, and the four common tactics that violate Google&apos;s policy or federal law. Written from the actual rules.</description>
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      <title>What pages should a small business website have?</title>
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      <description>The 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.</description>
      <category>Before you build</category>
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      <title>How much does Squarespace cost per year?</title>
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      <description>The 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.</description>
      <category>Cost</category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Squarespace or WordPress for a small business?</title>
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      <description>Who 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.</description>
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