Straight answers about websites.
Business owners ask me the same questions across the table every week. What does a site cost. Do I even need one. Why is mine slow. Here are the answers I give in person, written down. No jargon. No sales pitch dressed up as advice.
Read what applies. Skip what doesn’t.
How Much Does a Website Cost?
Real numbers for every tier—DIY builders, freelancers, agencies—and the ongoing costs nobody puts in the quote.
Read the breakdown →WordPress vs Custom Website
WordPress runs 40% of the web. That doesn’t make it right for your business. Here’s when it is—and when it hands you a chore instead.
Read the comparison →Why Your Website Is Slow (And How to Fix It)
Slow sites lose customers who never complain—they just leave. Four causes explain most of it, and you can diagnose yours in ten minutes.
Read the diagnosis →SEO for Small Business: What Actually Works
SEO is simpler than the people selling it want you to believe. Four fundamentals decide most rankings. Here they are.
Read the fundamentals →Do I Really Need a Website for My Small Business?
An honest cost-benefit answer—including the genuine exceptions where you can skip it, and what waiting quietly costs everyone else.
Read the honest answer →Got a question the blog didn’t answer?
Ask me directly. I’m in Hagerstown, I serve the four-state area, and I give the same straight answers in person that I give here.