Practical guides for small business owners on websites, getting found on Google and AI, and saving time. Written by Ben from real projects, with real numbers.
The usual reasons a website doesn’t appear on Google, how to check each one in five minutes, and how to fix it.
Read the guide →Getting foundWhat decides who comes first on Google and Google Maps, what to do in order of impact, how long it takes, and how AI assistants choose who to recommend.
Read the guide →Getting foundWhen and how to ask, a message you can copy, what Google’s rules allow, and how to handle a bad review.
Read the guide →Getting foundHow ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and Perplexity choose which businesses to recommend, and the steps that make yours one of them.
Read the guide →Website careThe usual causes of a slow website, how to test yours in a minute, and the fixes that make the biggest difference, with real numbers.
Read the guide →Cost & planningAn honest comparison of building it yourself on Wix or Squarespace, doing WordPress yourself, or hiring a designer, including when Wix is the right answer.
Read the guide →Cost & planningThe pages, details and behind-the-scenes basics every small business website needs, as a checklist you can tick off.
Read the guide →Online shopsAn honest comparison of the two most popular ways to sell online: costs, control, upkeep, and which suits which kind of shop.
Read the guide →AutomationFive everyday jobs most small businesses can hand to automation this month, plus what bigger systems can do once those are running.
Read the guide →Cost & planningWhat a Facebook or Instagram page can and can’t do for a small business, and when a website starts paying for itself.
Read the guide →Cost & planningRealistic timelines for small business websites, online shops and redesigns, what slows projects down, and how to keep yours on track.
Read the guide →Cost & planningThe questions that separate a good web designer from an expensive mistake, and the answers you should expect.
Read the guide →Cost & planningReal 2026 prices for small business websites, online shops and redesigns, and what changes the cost.
Read the guide →(Let’s talk)
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