Free or Paid WordPress Plugin? Build a Three-Year Cost Ledger
Compare plugin licenses, setup, maintenance and exit work with a worked cost ledger. The example shows why a small price advantage can disappear in minutes.
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The journal · 57 guides
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Practical notes on better websites, local search, and the business systems behind a good customer experience. 57 guides and counting, written in Moline.
Website care
Website Maintenance Cost in 2026: A Quad Cities Reality Check
Website maintenance cost for a Quad Cities small business in 2026 should land between $50 and $200 a month. Here are the three pricing models, what…
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WordPress Update Checklist for Small-Business Websites
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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Why WordPress Form Emails Go to Spam (and How to Fix Them)
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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Changing Your Business Domain Without Losing Search Visibility: A Practical Checklist
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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Website Accessibility Checklist for Small Businesses (WCAG 2.2)
Small-business website accessibility is not a separate “compliance project.” It is the practical work of making your pages, forms, and content usable with a keyboard, screen…
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The Real Cost of a Domain Name in 2026: A No-Affiliate, No-BS Comparison
Resources / Web Fundamentals The Real Cost of a Domain Name in 2026:A No-Affiliate, No-BS Comparison March 2026 9 min read QC Webworks · Field note…
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