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Your website isn’t late. Your copy is.

The build was quoted at three weeks. It’s been nine. You’ve started wondering whether you hired the wrong people. Go […]

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Why your cost per lead moved and nothing looks broken

You open the account. Nothing is paused, nothing is disapproved, spend is where it...

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What happens to your Google rankings when you rebuild

Six weeks after the new site launches, someone notices the phone is quieter. Traffic...

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When a website needs a rebuild and when it needs fixes

Your site feels wrong. It looks dated, the phone isn’t ringing the way it...

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How much ad spend before the numbers mean anything

“What’s the minimum I should spend?” is the most common question on a first...

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You can’t tell which leads came from your ads

Someone calls, you book the job, you do the work. Three weeks later you’re...

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Should you put your prices on your website?

Someone asks what you charge before you’ve seen the job. You say it depends,...

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Why month one of paid ads looks like wasted money

Thirty days in, you’ve spent three thousand dollars and booked two jobs. One of...

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The lead you lost was answered nine hours later

A form came in at ten in the morning. You saw it at seven...

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Google, Meta, or Local Services Ads: which one first?

Three platforms, three sales pitches, three people telling you their one is where your...

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Why one website costs $3,500 and another $16,000

You get three quotes. One is $3,500, one is $9,000, one is $18,000. All...

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