Small business website & local SEO guides
Practical, no-fluff advice for central Iowa business owners who want their website to pull its weight.
9 Signs Your Small Business Website Is Costing You Customers
Slow, broken on phones, no clear call to action? Nine practical signs your small business website is losing you customers, and what to do about each.
Read article →Google Business Profile Checklist for Des Moines Small Businesses
A step-by-step Google Business Profile checklist for Des Moines-area small businesses: categories, hours, photos, reviews, and the mistakes that hurt local rankings.
Read article →Redesign or Start Over? How to Decide What Your Small Business Website Needs
Should you refresh your current small business website or rebuild from scratch? A plain-English guide to the trade-offs, costs, and SEO risks.
Read article →How Much Does a Small Business Website Cost in Des Moines and Central Iowa?
What a small business website really costs: DIY builders, freelancers, agencies, and the ongoing costs (domain, hosting, care) most quotes leave out.
Read article →How to Get More Google Reviews (Without Breaking the Rules)
A practical, policy-compliant system for getting more Google reviews for your local business, plus what not to do: incentives, review gating and fake reviews.
Read article →How to Show Up on Google Maps: A Plain-English Guide for Iowa Businesses
How Google decides which local businesses show up in Maps and the local pack, and the specific steps Iowa small businesses can take to improve their visibility.
Read article →Local SEO Checklist for Central Iowa Small Businesses
A step-by-step local SEO checklist for Des Moines, Ames and central Iowa small businesses: Google Business Profile, website basics, citations and reviews.
Read article →DIY Website Builder or Hire a Web Designer? An Honest Comparison
Should your small business use Wix or Squarespace, or hire a web designer? An honest comparison of cost, time, quality, SEO and who each option is right for.
Read article →The Pages Every Small Business Website Needs (and What Goes on Each)
The essential pages for a small business website, what to put on each one, and the optional pages that help with local SEO and conversions.
Read article →See your new homepage before you spend a dime.
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