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Web design and marketing advice for Minnesota small businesses
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Web Design Tips
Why Contractors Get Tire-Kicker Leads, and How a Website Filters Them
Most contractors do not have a lead volume problem. They have a lead quality problem, and it usually starts on their own website.
Web Design Tips
What a Roofing Company Website Needs to Book More Inspections
A homeowner standing in the yard looking at missing shingles will check three or four roofers before calling one. Here is what decides which one gets the call.
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Residential Cleaning Websites That Book Recurring Clients
The gap between a one-off clean and a standing biweekly appointment is mostly a website problem. Here is how to close it.
Web Design Tips
Why Cleaning Companies Lose Commercial Bids Before the First Call
A facility manager sourcing a janitorial vendor reads your website looking for reasons to rule you out. Most cleaning company sites hand them several.
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What General Contractors Should Actually Put on Their Website
Assuming you have decided a website is worth it, here is the specific breakdown of what belongs on it, page by page.
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How Long Does It Take to Build a Small Business Website?
Two to four weeks is typical. Here is what the timeline really looks like, where projects stall, and what you can do to speed it up.
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