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AI SEO: How to Get Your Business Cited by ChatGPT

How to show up when customers ask ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, or Perplexity for a recommendation — what actually makes a page citable, and what's snake oil.

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Website vs. Mobile App: Which Does Your Business Need?

Most small businesses that ask me for a mobile app need a better website instead. Real costs for both, when an app actually pays off, and how to decide.

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What Pages Does a Small Business Website Need?

Most small businesses need four pages, not twelve. Here's what each page is for, which ones earn their place, and how many you actually need in 2026.

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How Much Does Website Maintenance Cost in 2026?

What website maintenance actually costs in 2026: real plan prices, what breaks if you skip it, and how to tell whether you need a care plan at all.

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Do I Need a Website If I Have a Facebook Page?

A Facebook page is genuinely enough for some businesses. Here's the honest test for whether yours is one of them — and what a page can never do for you.

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Why Isn't My Website Showing Up on Google?

Your site is missing from Google for one of five reasons. Here's how to diagnose which one in about 10 minutes, and what each fix actually costs you.

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Website Redesign Checklist: 12 Fixes Before You Pay Anyone

A 12-point website redesign checklist for small business owners: what's costing you customers, what to demand, and what should never cost extra.

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Wix vs Squarespace vs Custom Website: Honest Math for 2026

Wix, Squarespace, or a custom website? The honest 3- and 5-year math for small businesses — including when the DIY builders genuinely win.

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7 Restaurant Website Mistakes That Cost You Orders

PDF menus, wrong hours, slow mobile pages — 7 restaurant website mistakes that quietly send hungry customers to competitors, and how to fix each one.

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How Much Does a Small Business Website Cost in 2026?

Real 2026 numbers for a small business website: DIY builders, freelancers, and agencies compared — with the actual prices I charge and the hidden costs.

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Why most AI-built websites fail (and how to spot one before you pay)

AI website mills are flooding small businesses with cheap, broken, look-alike sites. Here's what actually goes wrong — and the questions that protect you from buying one.

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