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Plain answers about websites for business owners.
What a website should cost, what it has to do on a phone, and how to tell if yours is losing you work. Written by the people who build them.
- October 19, 2026 · Detailing
Auto detailing websites that book appointments
Detailing customers buy with their eyes and book on their phones. Here is what a detailer's site needs, from package pricing to before-and-after photos.
- October 19, 2026 · Landscaping
Landscaping and lawn care websites: what wins recurring customers
Lawn care lives on recurring customers and landscaping on bigger one-off jobs. Here is how one website can sell both, and the details customers check before they call.
- October 19, 2026 · Roofing
What a roofing company website needs to turn storm searches into booked inspections
When a roof leaks, homeowners search on a phone and call whoever looks most trustworthy first. Here is what a roofer's website has to show in those few seconds.
- October 15, 2026 · Checkup
9 signs your business website is quietly costing you customers
Nobody calls to tell you your website put them off. Here are nine problems you can spot on your own site in ten minutes, and what each one costs you.
- October 15, 2026 · Basics
Do you still need a website if you have a Facebook page and a Google listing?
Plenty of businesses run on a Facebook page and a Google Business Profile. Here is what those cover well, where they fall short, and when a website starts paying for itself.
- October 15, 2026 · Search
How local customers actually find a business online
Your Google profile, your website and your reviews do different jobs. Here is how they work together when someone nearby searches for what you do, and what to set up first.
- October 15, 2026 · Trades
What a contractor website needs to win the job
Roofers, remodelers, landscapers and other trades get judged in seconds on a phone. This is the short list of what the page has to do, and what you can safely leave out.
- October 15, 2026 · Pricing
What a small business website costs in 2026, and what you are actually paying for
Website quotes range from free to five figures. Here is what sits behind each price, which costs repeat every year, and how to compare quotes without getting burned.
- October 15, 2026 · Speed
Why your website is slow on phones, and what to fix first
A slow site loses visitors before they read a word. These are the usual causes on small business websites, in the order worth fixing them, with no jargon.