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Straight-talking notes from Blair Cartwright on websites for local businesses, local SEO, online reviews and getting found, no jargon, no hard sell.
Word of mouth is brilliant. It's also quietly costing you the best work.
Nearly every small business owner I speak to says they don't need a website because all their work comes through word of mouth. They're half right. Here's the half that's costing them money.
Read itWill AI search actually send you customers?
People are starting to ask ChatGPT and Gemini for recommendations instead of Googling. Here's the honest picture of what that means for a local business, minus the scare tactics.
Read itHow to get more Google reviews (and why they matter more than your website)
Reviews are usually the first thing a new customer reads about you, and often the thing that decides it. Here's how to get more of them, without being awkward or breaking Google's rules.
Read itThe 5 things every local business website actually needs
Forget the fancy extras. These are the five things that actually decide whether your website wins you the customer, plus a few things you can happily ignore.
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