Carrd vs. a Custom Site for a Service Business
Carrd is the cleanest of the single-page site builders. Here is when it is genuinely the right answer and when a custom site is worth more.
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Resources & guides
Practical writing on small-business websites.
This is the working notebook of the agency. Industry-specific guides, local-SEO walk-throughs, and honest thinking about what actually moves the phone for small service businesses, written by the same person who builds the sites.
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The Owner's Guide: What Every Client Gets at Launch
The Owner's Guide is the seventeen-section reference document every client receives the day their site goes live. A walkthrough of what is in it.
Read articleEmail DNS: MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC for Small Businesses
Four DNS records decide whether your business email reaches the inbox or lands in spam. A plain-language explanation of what each does.
Read articleService-Area Pages: How I Structure Them for Local SEO
Service-area pages are how a local business shows up for 'near me' queries across multiple cities. Here is the pattern I use on every build.
Read articleThe Discovery Call: Twenty Minutes, No Pressure
The discovery call is twenty minutes on Google Meet. Here is exactly what I ask, what you should ask back, and what happens after.
Read articleSite Migrations: Moving from WordPress, Wix, or Squarespace
Most platform migrations are not about exporting data; they are about preserving what matters. Here is how I move clients off each major platform.
Read articlerobots.txt: The Small File That Controls Crawlers
robots.txt tells search engines and bots what they can crawl on your site. Here is what it does, what mine looks like, and when to use it.
Read articleCookie Banners: When You Actually Need One
Most service-business websites do not need a cookie banner. Here is when one is genuinely required and when it is just visual noise hurting conversion.
Read articleWCAG 2.2 AA: What Accessibility Means in Practice
WCAG 2.2 AA is the accessibility floor every U.S. small-business website should meet. Here is what it means in practice and why ADA lawsuits are accelerating.
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