Websites & Hosting
The nuts and bolts of getting a website online and keeping it there - domains, DNS, hosting, platforms, and what a site should actually cost. Plain-English explanations of each piece and how they fit together.
Bad website projects usually start with two people who never agreed on what they were agreeing to.
Your site feels fast to you. Your customers are on a phone, on cell data, seeing it for the first time.
It means the connection is private. It does not mean the business is trustworthy.
Most people see your site on a phone first. Make sure it holds up.
The new file that tells AI tools what your business does.
Where they fit, where they don't, and what to know before you build.
The upkeep that runs fine right up until it doesn't.
Wix, Squarespace, Shopify: what's yours, and what isn't, if you ever leave.
People mix these up constantly - here's how they actually relate.
How your domain name connects to your website - plain and simple.
What WordPress is actually good at - and where it tends to cause problems.
What shared hosting actually means - and when it stops working for you.
A plain-English breakdown of what you are actually paying for.
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Practical notes on running a small business more efficiently - tools, workflows, and the occasional observation from 30 years of systems work. Short, useful, and infrequent.