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Notes from the work.
Practical writing about branding, websites, local search and running a small business well. No thought leadership, no engagement bait.
Recent posts
The map pack is the only ranking that matters for most local businesses
Position one in organic results is worth less than position three on the map. Here is why, and what to fix first.
Pricing · 8 minRoute density beats lead volume
Why a plowing business should turn down profitable-looking work across town, and how to design an offer that clusters customers instead.
Branding · 5 minYour logo has to survive being embroidered
A test most small-business logos fail: shrink it to an inch, stitch it in three colors, and see what is left.
Web · 7 minWhat a template actually costs you
The two hundred dollar theme is not the expensive part. The expensive part is the customers who left at 4.8 seconds.
AI · 9 minWhere AI genuinely saves a small operator time
Six workflows worth automating, four that are not, and the review gate that stops quality from quietly slipping.
Growth · 6 minRepeat customers are a design problem
Retention is usually not a loyalty-program issue. It is a follow-up timing issue, and it is fixable in an afternoon.
Copy · 5 minWrite the way your customer describes the problem
Nobody searches for what your industry calls it. They search for what it feels like when it goes wrong.
Conversion · 6 minOne page, one job
The fastest improvement available to most small-business sites is deleting three of the four things competing above the fold.
Reviews · 4 minAsk at the moment of relief
Timing beats wording. The best review request lands within an hour of the customer being visibly happy.
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