Straight Answers, Without the Marketing Fog — Page 3

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Social MediaSeptember 16, 20265 min

How to Handle a Bad Review (and Why You Want Some)

A one-star review feels like an emergency and is usually an opportunity. What to write, what never to write, and why flawless five stars sells worse.

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HostingSeptember 15, 20265 min

Your Website Has Been Hacked. Here Is What to Do, in Order.

Restoring a backup and carrying on is how sites get reinfected within two weeks. The order of operations matters, plus how to tell what actually happened.

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HostingSeptember 14, 20265 min

Why Your Business Email Goes to Spam (and the Three Records That Fix It)

Quotes that never arrive are usually sitting in a junk folder because three DNS records are missing. What SPF, DKIM and DMARC do, in plain English.

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HostingSeptember 13, 20265 min

Website Backups That Actually Restore

Almost every business has backups. A startling number find out on the worst morning that they do not work. What to have, where, and how to test it.

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SoftwareSeptember 12, 20265 min

When Does a Small Business Actually Need Custom Software?

Custom software is usually the wrong answer and occasionally the only one. The test, what it really costs, and when building genuinely beats buying.

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Web DevelopmentSeptember 11, 20265 min

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.

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Web DevelopmentSeptember 10, 20265 min

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.

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Web DevelopmentSeptember 9, 20265 min

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.

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SEOSeptember 4, 20265 min

How to Show Up in ChatGPT, Claude and AI Search

A growing share of buying research never reaches a results page. What actually decides whether an assistant names your business, and what does not.

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Buying Web WorkSeptember 4, 20265 min

How to Write a Web Request That Comes Back Right the First Time

The difference between one revision and five is the brief, not the designer. Six things to include, plus a copy-paste template you can send today.

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Web DevelopmentSeptember 4, 20265 min

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.

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Social MediaSeptember 4, 20265 min

Social Media for Small Business: How Often, What to Post, and What Actually Works

Most businesses post nothing for months, or daily for three weeks and burn out. A cadence you can hold, what to put in it, and whether it sells anything.

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