Not sure where to start with your online presence? This straightforward guide walks you through the essentials in the right order.
Every day we talk to small business owners who have been meaning to 'get a website' for months or years but don't know where to start -- and the sheer number of options (Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, hiring an agency, asking a friend's kid) makes it easy to do nothing. This post is the guide we wish we could hand to every new client before our first call. It covers the right order of operations: claim your Google Business Profile first (it's free and takes an hour), then register your domain, then figure out your website, then tackle social media. Going in this order means you get visible in local search results fast, even before your website is ready. We also flag the most common money-wasting mistakes -- like paying for features you'll never use or signing up for a hosting plan that locks you in for years.
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