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How these are written: we use AI in our writing process. The research, the sourcing, the arguments and the judgement calls are ours, and every factual claim is checked against a primary source before it goes up — usually the vendor’s own documentation, quoted and linked. We would rather say that plainly than have you wonder. The longer version is here.
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Pick a website platform by what it costs to leave it.
Every comparison ranks templates and monthly fees. The difference that decides it shows up in year three, and each platform documents its own answer.
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That ADA website deadline in your inbox belongs to somebody else.
The WCAG 2.1 AA rule with the 2027 deadline covers state and local government, not your business. The ADA still applies to your site. Both of those are true.
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Your PageSpeed score is not your website’s speed.
The 0–100 score is a simulation. Google ranks on data from real visitors, one of the three metrics cannot be measured in a lab, and iPhone users are missing entirely.
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Website not showing up on Google? Start here.
Two completely different problems share the symptom "my site is not on Google". One is a defect you can fix this week. Here is how to tell which one you have.
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Google killed Business Profile websites. What replaces yours?
Google shut off Business Profile websites in March 2024 and ended the redirects that June. If your business leaned on a business.site page, here’s what actually replaces it — and what doesn’t.
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How long does it take to build a website? The build isn’t the slow part.
The honest website timeline: what a competent shop assembles in weeks, what stretches it to months, and the four habits that compress your calendar.
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