The straightforward guide
Better decisions. Less website nonsense.
Practical answers for small-business owners in Manitoba. No ranking promises, complicated jargon or pressure to buy what you don't need.
Start with a question.
These guides explain the trade-offs I discuss with customers: what a website costs, how people find it, and what you can handle yourself. You don't need to be a customer to use them.
Website budgets
What does a small-business website cost in Manitoba?
A real starting-price breakdown, what changes the cost, and what you should ask before choosing a web designer.
Read the guide →Website care
Website hosting vs maintenance: what's the difference?
Who handles hosting, backups, updates and ownership — and what a monthly website fee actually covers.
Read the guide →AI-made websites
Built a website with AI? What to check before launch
A practical checklist for forms, payments, accounts, mobile access and ongoing care — with a clearly labelled test example.
Read the guide →Cookies & privacy
What are website cookies, and why all the popups?
What cookies do, why consent matters, and whether your small-business website really needs a banner.
Read the guide →Local visibility
Google Business Profile or a website: which do you need?
What each one does, who can legitimately have a Google Business Profile and where to start if you have neither.
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How I approach SEO
No SEO voodoo. No guaranteed #1 rankings. I follow published guidance, check what search tools actually show, and focus on useful improvements. A good site should make sense to real customers before it makes sense to a search engine.
For the services themselves, see what I build or current pricing.
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