Straight answers about small business websites.
Short answers to the questions owners ask before they get a website.
How much does a small business website cost?
From about $20 a month on a builder to thousands for a custom build. What each option costs over three years, and which one fits a local business.
Read it → Small businessDo I need a website if I already have a Google Business Profile?
Your Google profile gets you found. A website is the part nobody else can change, and it makes your profile work better.
Read it → Small businessDoes my business need a one-page website or several pages?
Count how many different things people search for when they look for you. One or two means one page. Five means five.
Read it → Small businessWill a new website break my business email?
Your website and your email share one address book. Here is how a new site can quietly break your email, and how to make sure it does not.
Read it → SalonsDoes a salon need a website if it already has a booking app?
Your booking app handles the calendar. The website is what gets a new client to tap "Book" in the first place.
Read it → SalonsWhat should a salon website include?
Six things answer every question a new client has before they book. Here they are, plus what you can leave off.
Read it → SalonsShould a salon list its prices online?
Every head of hair is different. You can still show prices without getting stuck on a number. Here's how.
Read it → ContractorsDo contractors need a website if they get leads from Yelp, Angi or Thumbtack?
Lead apps charge you per lead whether you get the job or not. A website brings calls you don't pay for one at a time.
Read it → ContractorsWhat should a contractor website include?
Seven things, and most trades can fit them on one page. Plus why your license number belongs on the site.
Read it → ContractorsHow much does a website cost for a contractor or plumber?
From about $20 a month to $449 a month, or a one-time build. What each option costs over three years, and how it compares to paying per lead.
Read it → Real estateDo real estate agents need a single property website if the listing is on Zillow?
The portals get the home seen. A site of its own sends the tour requests to you. When it pays off, and when it doesn't.
Read it → Real estateWhat should a single property website include?
The photos, the price, a tour request and you. The order buyers look for it in, what California requires, and what to leave off.
Read it → Real estateHow much does a single property website cost?
From nothing, if your brokerage includes one, to $9 a month to a few thousand. What each option costs in the first year, and when paying more makes sense.
Read it → RestaurantsDoes a restaurant need a website if it already has Instagram, Yelp and Google?
Instagram, Yelp and Google get you found. A website is the one place nobody else edits, and it makes the other three work better.
Read it → RestaurantsHow much does a restaurant website cost in 2026?
From about $20 a month to $500 a month, or a one-time build. What each option actually costs over three years, and which one fits.
Read it → RestaurantsWhat does a restaurant website actually need?
Six things, and they fit on one page. What every restaurant site needs, what you can skip, and why the PDF menu has to go.
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