Plain answers, no jargon.
The questions small-business owners actually ask, answered directly. No dates on these — the answers don't expire, and they're kept current instead.
What a small business website should actually cost
There's no single right number, because cost follows scope. What you can judge is the quote itself: a fair one itemizes what you're getting, and a bad one is a round number with nothing behind it.
Read the guide →Why your business doesn't show up on Google Maps
It's usually your Google Business Profile, not your website. Most invisible businesses either haven't claimed their profile, haven't verified it, or have it filled in wrong.
Read the guide →Do I need a website if I have a Facebook page?
A Facebook page helps, but it can't replace a website — you don't own it, Google barely surfaces it for service searches, and it can vanish with the account.
Read the guide →What to do when your web designer stops answering
Before anything else, find out what you actually control — the domain, the hosting, and the files. Everything else depends on that, and it's easier to check now than during an outage.
Read the guide →Who owns your website, your domain, and your Google listing?
Whoever holds the accounts — which is often not you, even though you paid for all of it. Ownership follows logins and registrations, not invoices.
Read the guide →Rather have it checked than read about it?
The free audit covers most of what these guides teach you to check yourself — with real data from Google and Bing, and the scoring method printed.
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