The Small Business Website Guide
Almost every question a business owner has about a website is really one of four: what will it cost, how long will it take, what do I have to provide, and how do I know if it is any good. This guide answers all four, and links to the detail underneath each one.
10 articles · about 47 minutes end to end · free, and none of it is gated
Everything in This Guide
- 01
Website Copy That Sells Without Sounding Like Marketing
The words on most small business sites could belong to any competitor. How to write pages that sound like you and answer the real objection.
4 min read October 7, 2026 Read - 02
Website Forms That Actually Get Filled In
Every field you add costs you inquiries. What to ask, what to cut, why your form may not be delivering, and a spam defense that spares real customers.
5 min read September 25, 2026 Read - 03
How Long Does It Take to Build a Website?
A week-by-week breakdown for a small business site, the one thing behind almost every delay, and how to halve the timeline before anybody designs a page.
4 min read September 23, 2026 Read - 04
How to Move a Website Without Losing Your Rankings
Losing traffic at launch is preventable, not inevitable. The redirect map is the whole job: how to build one, and the sequence that keeps a move boring.
5 min read September 11, 2026 Read - 05
WordPress, Squarespace, Wix or Custom: How to Actually Choose
Every platform comparison is written by someone selling one of them. What each is genuinely good at, what it costs at year three, and how to decide.
5 min read September 10, 2026 Read - 06
What Pages Does a Small Business Website Actually Need?
Most small business sites have four pages too few and three nobody reads. The minimum that works, what to add as you grow, and what to skip.
5 min read September 9, 2026 Read - 07
Do You Need a New Website, or Just a Better One?
Agencies lean toward a rebuild, because a rebuild is a bigger invoice. A straight test for which you need, and six problems that never justify starting over.
5 min read September 4, 2026 Read - 08
Website Accessibility: What Small Businesses Actually Have to Do
Accessibility is treated as a legal panic or a nice-to-have, and it is neither. What the standard asks for, and the few fixes that cover most of it.
5 min read September 4, 2026 Read - 09
How Much Does a Website Cost in 2026?
Real numbers for DIY builders, freelancers and agencies, what drives the price up, and the ongoing costs almost nobody mentions until the invoice arrives.
5 min read August 30, 2026 Read - 10
Why Is My Website Slow? Core Web Vitals, Explained
What LCP, INP and CLS actually measure, the five things that cause almost every slow site, and how to tell whether your agency is fixing the real problem.
4 min read August 30, 2026 Read
The Shape of It
What This Guide Covers
Before You Buy
What it costs, how long it takes, and whether you need a new one at all.
Getting It Built
Briefing it, supplying content, and what happens week by week.
After It Launches
Speed, accessibility, and keeping it from going stale.
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