Guides
How getting found on Google really works
Plain answers about SEO, Google and what makes a website bring in customers. Written for business owners, not marketers.
- 013 min read
Google Analytics for a business website: the five numbers that matter
Analytics is not a dashboard for marketers. It is the only honest answer to one question: is the website bringing customers or not? Here is how to read it in ten minutes a month.
Read - 024 min read
Your Google Business Profile: the free listing that decides who gets the call
Before anyone sees your website, they see your profile on the map. It is free, it is usually neglected, and it decides more local calls than any other page you own. Here is how to get it right.
Read - 034 min read
Search Console and indexing: how Google finds your pages, and why some never show up
A page that is online but not indexed brings exactly as many customers as a page that does not exist. Here is how Google decides what to index, and the free tool that shows you where you stand.
Read - 044 min read
What makes working with me different from hiring another web designer
Every designer says they are different. Here is the list you can actually check: who does the work, what the site is built with, what is connected on launch day, and what happens in month six.
Read - 056 min read
How to choose a web designer for your medical practice
Most of what goes wrong with a practice website is decided before anyone writes a line of code, in the conversation where you pick who builds it. These are the questions that conversation should contain.
Read - 064 min read
Custom tools for medical practices: what is worth building and what is not
A medical site can do more than display information: it can take work off your staff and give patients clarity. Here are the tools that make sense to build, and the ones that do not.
Read - 073 min read
SEO for medical practices: how the patient who is already searching finds you
The patient who needs a doctor is already searching. The question is whether your practice appears when they do. Here is what decides that, explained for someone who runs a practice, not an agency.
Read - 083 min read
Seven signs your website needs an honest review
Almost nobody audits their site until something hurts. These seven signs tell you that moment has already arrived, even if the site looks fine from the outside.
Read - 094 min read
What a website audit checks, and how to read the report
An audit is not a list of technical errors. It is a diagnosis that tells you what is wrong, why it costs you customers, and where to start. Here is what it should cover and how to read it.
Read - 103 min read
What to automate in a medical practice, and what to keep human
Automating is not putting a robot in front of patients. It is taking off the phone what does not need a person, so the person can handle what does. Here is the test, with examples.
Read - 113 min read
Why your practice website loses patients, even when it looks good
The practice site looks professional, yet new appointments never come through it. It is almost always one of these six causes, and none of them is about the design.
Read - 123 min read
SEO and SEM: what each one costs you and what each one gives back
One rents visibility, the other builds it. Most advice tells you to pick a side. The useful answer is knowing which one your business needs first, and why.
Read - 134 min read
What I do every month so your site keeps climbing
Maintenance sounds vague until you list it. Here is the actual work that happens every month on a site I keep, and what changes as the plan grows.
Read - 144 min read
What SEO actually is, explained without the jargon
SEO is not a trick or a magic word. It is the work of making Google understand your business and trust it enough to recommend it. Here it is in plain English.
Read - 154 min read
Why a blog helps you rank, and the right way to run one
A blog is not about having news to share. It is about existing on the page when your customer asks a question. Here is how that works and why most blogs die.
Read - 164 min read
Why you are not first on Google when you do not pay for ads
The honest answer is not that Google hides you for not paying. It is more useful than that, and once you see the results page for what it is, the strategy is obvious.
Read - 176 min read
How Much Does a Website Cost for a Small Business in Tampa?
Website quotes in Tampa range from free to five figures. Here is what each price level actually buys, and the questions that expose a bad quote before you sign.
Read - 185 min read
Why Your Service Business Website Is Not Generating Calls
Your site looks fine, but the phone stays quiet. Five causes explain almost every underperforming service business website, and you can check each one in under a minute.
Read