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What to Prepare Before You Build Your Website

Have these ready and your website goes live faster, with fewer changes along the way.

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How to Put Your Business on Google Maps

A free Google Business Profile helps nearby customers find you. Here is how to set one up properly.

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How to Tell If Your Website Is Working

Simple signs that your website is bringing in business, and what to check if it is not.

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How Much Should a Website Cost? Think Investment, Not Expense

What you are really paying for, the red flags to watch for, and how to judge a price by what it brings back.

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What Makes a Website Bring In Customers

Eight things customers look for before they call, message, or visit. Get these right and your website starts working.

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The Real Cost of Not Having a Website

The customers you lose without a website never message you, so you never see them leave. Here is what that costs.

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Facebook Page or Website? Why Growing Businesses Use Both

Your page keeps customers updated. Your website helps new customers choose you. Here is how they work together.

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What a Website Actually Does for a Business

A good website is not an online brochure. It is a member of your team that works every hour of the day.

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Why People Say Websites Don't Work, and What Actually Works

Many owners tried a website once and saw nothing happen. The build may be part of the problem, along with the offer, promotion, and follow-up.

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Plan Your Website With a Free Guide

Practical guides you can use today, at your own pace.

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The Website Starter Checklist

Everything to prepare before your website is built, on one page you can tick off.

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20 Questions Customers Ask Before They Buy

Write down the answers your website should give, and turn more visitors into paying customers.

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10 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Web Designer

Spot hidden costs, ownership problems, and weak support before you pay anyone.

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