Guides for owners
Plain answers about your website. Each guide takes five minutes.
How to check your website on a phone
Open your website on your own phone and run six checks. The test takes five minutes and shows what a customer sees.
Google Business Profile and your website: what each does
Your profile and your website do different jobs. See what each one holds and run a five minute check that they match.
How to tell if your website is hidden from Google
Two searches show whether Google lists your website. A builder can check it for a hidden noindex rule or setting.
What the Not secure label on your website means
Chrome marks plain http pages Not secure in the address bar. A certificate and one redirect from your host move your site to https.
How photos slow your website and how to fix them
Phone photos are far bigger than a page needs. Learn to spot a heavy photo and what to ask your web person for.
Seven questions to ask before you pay for a website
The answers decide who owns your site and what you pay each month. Ask all seven before you sign and get each one in writing.
Do you need a website if you have a Facebook page
A Facebook page and a website do different jobs. See what each one does well and use one plain rule to decide which you need.
What Google shows when someone searches your business
Search your own business the way a stranger does. See where the headline and the text under it come from and how to fix them.
What to put on a dental office website
A new patient wants four answers fast. Put them on the first screen and leave the medical advice to your dentist.
What to put on a plumbing website
A person with a leak is in a hurry. Show the area you cover and a phone button and your price rules before anything else.
What to put on an auto repair website
A driver with a warning light is already worried about the bill. Show what you fix and what it costs to find out what is wrong.
Why your website loads slowly
A website loads slowly for four usual reasons. You can spot each one with your own phone before you ask for help.