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Plain-English posts on why small business websites break, what to do when yours does, and how to keep it from happening again.

Why local business websites stop workingWe checked 28,046 local business websites. 27% were broken. Here is the short, honest list of why.Read post →Is my site broken, or just slow?A slow site loses customers before the page paints. A broken site never loads at all. The fix for each is different.Read post →What happens when your domain name expiresThe day your domain expires, your site, your email, and your Google ranking all stop working. Here is the day-by-day timeline and what to do.Read post →Car dealer websites are the most broken in our studyWe checked 1,253 car dealer websites. 39.5% were broken. Here is why, and what a working dealer site looks like.Read post →Websites for auto repair shopsAuto repair shops have the second-highest broken rate in our study. Here is what a working one looks like, and what it costs.Read post →Cheap websites vs flat-fee websites$29 a month for 36 months is $1,044. $600 once is $600. Here is the full comparison.Read post →10 questions to ask before you pay a web designerMost of the broken sites in our study were built by someone who has since stopped answering the phone. Here is how to avoid that.Read post →Why Wix sites go down and stay downA Wix site can be down for a reason the owner cannot fix. Here is what is happening and what the options are.Read post →Which US cities have the most broken local business sitesWe checked 28,046 local business sites across 8 US metros. Here is the city-by-city breakdown.Read post →How long should a small business website last?Three to five years is realistic. Here are the signs it is time to rebuild, and what a rebuild actually costs.Read post →
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