A reading map for the people who look after small-business websites
Every guide on this blog sits under one of six topics. Whether you run a single shop site or forty client sites, start with the headache that is costing you the most time this week.
Six topics, one for every headache
Agency owners and small-business owners often hit the same problems from different sides. Each topic below mixes both points of view, so you can read what applies to you.
- 01
Website care and maintenance
Updates, nightly backups, security checks and uptime. What needs doing every week, what can wait, and how to prove to a client that it was done.
Read the care guides - 02
Local SEO
Google Business Profile, local pages, reviews and the small on-site fixes that help a nearby customer find a small business first.
Read the local SEO guides - 03
Blogging that brings in customers
Choosing topics your customers actually search for, writing posts that answer a real question, and keeping a schedule you can sustain.
Read the blogging guides - 04
Domains and DNS
Buying a domain, pointing it at a site, setting up email records and fixing the usual problems, explained step by step without the jargon.
Read the domain guides - 05
Leaving WordPress
How to decide whether to move, what to check before you do, and how to keep your pages, links and search rankings intact when you go.
Read the migration guides - 06
Running many client sites
Workflows for agencies and freelancers: onboarding, handovers, one dashboard instead of twenty logins, and less time spent on busywork.
Read the multi-site guides
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