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Eight long-form essays on building websites that pay rent.

Written for small business owners, not other agencies. Opinionated. Specific. Each piece is the answer to a question we get asked on every discovery call.

Pricing 9 min read

How much should a small business website actually cost in 2026?

Web design pricing is one of the most confusing categories in services. Quotes for the same project can range from $200 to $40,000 — and the cheap and expensive options sometimes d…

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Conversion 7 min read

Why your beautiful website isn't generating any leads

A site can win design awards and still be a complete sales failure. We see this every week. The good news: the gap between "pretty" and "converting" usually comes down to five spec…

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SEO 11 min read

Local SEO for service businesses: the only checklist you need

There are about 4,000 "local SEO checklists" on Google. Most are written for SEO agencies to sell you on services. This one is written for the business owner who wants to know what…

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AI Search 8 min read

How to get your business cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews

Search is being rewritten right now. When customers ask AI assistants for recommendations, the LLM picks a handful of businesses to mention. Here's what we know about getting your …

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Platform 10 min read

Webflow vs WordPress vs Framer in 2026: which one should you actually use?

Three platforms dominate small business web design right now. Each one is right for a different kind of business. Here's an opinionated comparison from people who've built dozens o…

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Strategy 6 min read

The 8 questions to ask before hiring any web designer

Hiring a web designer is one of the higher-risk purchases a small business makes. Most owners ask the wrong questions ("what's your hourly rate?"). Here are the eight that actually…

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Niche teardown 9 min read

How we'd build a website for a chiropractor (full strategic teardown)

Most chiropractor websites look identical: a smiling person getting their back cracked, "Welcome to Our Practice," a bullet list of services, contact info. Here's how we'd actually…

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Niche teardown 10 min read

How we'd build a website for a wedding photographer (full strategic teardown)

Wedding photographers compete in an oversaturated market where the work itself is the product. The websites that win aren't the prettiest — they're the most strategically curated. …

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