The journal · 57 guides
Practical notes on better websites, local search, and the business systems behind a good customer experience. 57 guides and counting, written in Moline.
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GoDaddy Website Builder starts at $9.99 a month. Then renewals climb, add-ons stack, and migration becomes a wall. Here is what GoDaddy Website Builder actually costs…
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Most small business homepage heroes waste their best real estate on sliders, stock photos, and vague taglines. Here is what the first 600 pixels actually need…
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Google treats Iowa and Illinois as two separate markets, even though your Quad Cities customers do not. Here is how to rank in both states without…
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Most small business website redesigns aren't really about the website. They're about anxiety. Here's the data on what a $15,000 redesign actually buys you versus a…
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Your shop management software came with a website. It looks fine. So why is your auto repair shop website still buried on page two when somebody…
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A practical WordPress update checklist for small businesses: protect your site with a restorable backup, assess risk, update carefully, and verify the paths that create leads.
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A practical checklist for fixing WordPress contact-form emails that land in spam or never reach your team—without disrupting legitimate mail.
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The advertised price of Wix and Squarespace isn't the price. The true cost of Wix and Squarespace over 5 years lands between $4,800 and $11,000 once…
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Mailchimp cut its free tier from 500 contacts to 250 in February 2026, and legacy plans got an 11 to 13 percent hike in April. For…
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Squarespace is fine until it isn’t. If your site is starting to feel like a wall instead of a foundation, here are the seven signs you’ve…
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Changing domains does not have to mean abandoning the search visibility your business has earned. Use this practical checklist to plan redirects, sitemaps, Search Console, and…
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A practical, policy-aware checklist for Quad Cities businesses preparing a Google Business Profile reinstatement appeal without creating a duplicate listing.
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