Notes from the build
Faster websites, explained plainly.
What we learn while building, moving, and running sites. Site speed, migrations, search, and the work after launch.
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This site was built in a day. Here is what it scored.
Nine pages, live on Cloudflare, 100 out of 100 on Google PageSpeed for both phone and desktop. Run the test yourself, the link is in the post.
Read This site was built in a day. Here is what it scored. 02How to find out what AI says about your business
A ten minute check you can run yourself. Ask the questions your customers ask, write down who gets named, and see whether you are in the answer.
Read How to find out what AI says about your business 03What a contractor website should cost per month, line by line
Hosting, domain, upkeep, content and reporting priced one by one. Compare the bill with the galloping.ai tiers.
Read What a contractor website should cost per month, line by line 04How to check who owns your website, and get your domain back
Find out in twenty minutes whose name is on your domain, hosting and Google listing. Run the five checks, and see what to do if the answers are bad.
Read How to check who owns your website, and get your domain back 05Electrician website design that books emergency and planned jobs
Two buyers, one site: the panic call and the panel upgrade. See what each needs, where your license number goes, and check yours.
Read Electrician website design that books emergency and planned jobs 06Roofing website cost: real prices and what the money buys
Real roofing website prices, from $4 a month do-it-yourself to a $24,000 agency build, plus the fees most quotes leave out. Check your quote against it.
Read Roofing website cost: real prices and what the money buys 07HVAC website slow in summer: what breaks under a heatwave
Heatwave week is when HVAC sites buckle. What runs out on a shared host, why static files do not, and how to test your own site in two minutes.
Read HVAC website slow in summer: what breaks under a heatwave 08Plumber website design that loads fast on a phone
A slow plumbing site loses the call. Here is the speed target, what slows a page down, and a check you can run on your own phone.
Read Plumber website design that loads fast on a phone 09Page speed and AI answers: what is proven and what is not
No AI company publishes a speed rule. What speed is proven to do, what it is not, and one check you can run on your own site this week.
Read Page speed and AI answers: what is proven and what is not 10What ChatGPT reads on your website when someone asks who to call
ChatGPT can only name you from what it can read. See what your page gives it, what it misses, and run the ten minute check on your own site.
Read What ChatGPT reads on your website when someone asks who to call 11Why we build every local business website on Astro
Astro turns your pages into finished files, so nothing gets built while your customer waits. Run the same speed test on your own site.
Read Why we build every local business website on Astro 12WordPress site hacked: what to do in the first hour
The first hour, what a real cleanup involves, and why it keeps coming back. Start with the numbered list at the top and work down.
Read WordPress site hacked: what to do in the first hour 13WordPress plugin costs: what you stop paying for after a rebuild
The seven plugins a local business pays for, what each costs a year, and what replaces them on a static site. Add up your own stack before you renew.
Read WordPress plugin costs: what you stop paying for after a rebuild 14Astro vs WordPress for a contractor or small business website
WordPress wins on plugins and daily edits. Astro wins on speed and nothing to patch. Run the four questions at the end and pick the one that fits.
Read Astro vs WordPress for a contractor or small business website 15Moving off WordPress without losing your Google rankings
Your rankings sit at your old web addresses. Map every old page to its new one, redirect it, then watch Search Console for two weeks.
Read Moving off WordPress without losing your Google rankings 16WordPress to Astro migration: what actually happens to your site
What moves, what breaks and what gets rebuilt by hand when a WordPress site becomes Astro. Make your redirect list before you touch the export button.
Read WordPress to Astro migration: what actually happens to your site 17Why your WordPress site is slow and scores 40 on PageSpeed
The real reasons WordPress sites load slow, in order: your server, your photos, your page builder. Run the mobile test and see which one is yours.
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