Guides
Plain answers before you buy.
Short guides for owners, founders and agencies deciding how to get a website or an app. Each one answers its question first, uses our real prices, and links the outside facts it relies on. Written by David Knapp, founder.
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Cost
How much does a small business website cost in 2026?
What a small business website really costs in 2026: DIY builders, freelancers, agencies and built-for-you plans, with real prices and what each leaves to you.
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How much does it cost to build an app for a restaurant?
What a restaurant ordering and rewards app costs in 2026: custom builds, delivery-app commission and flat monthly plans, with real prices and the trade-offs.
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Website vs app: what a local business actually needs
Does a local business need a website, an app, or both? A plain way to decide, by what your customers do, with the real cost of each.
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Decisions
Do I need a website if I have a Google Business Profile?
A Google Business Profile is free and worth having. Here is what it does, what it cannot do, and why most businesses still need a website beside it.
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Website builder vs web designer vs AI builder
Four ways to get a business website compared plainly: DIY builders, freelance and agency designers, AI builders and built-for-you plans. When to choose each.
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How to get a website for your business this week
A day-by-day plan to get a real business website live this week: what to gather, which route is fast enough, and how ours goes from request to live in 48 hours.
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Industries
Websites and apps for restaurants
What a restaurant website needs to win the table, when an ordering and rewards app is worth it, and what each costs, with real prices and no commission.
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Websites and booking for salons, spas and barbers
What a salon, spa or barbershop website needs, how online booking and rewards fit in, and what it costs, with real prices and what to avoid.
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Websites for contractors and trades
What a plumber, electrician, roofer or contractor website needs to win the call: services, areas, proof and a phone-first layout, with real prices.
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Use cases
A website for your startup: what an MVP site needs
What a founder's first website needs and what it can skip: one clear promise, proof, a single call to action and a way to learn, with real costs for each route.
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White-label websites and apps for agencies
How white-label website and app work operates for marketing agencies, what to agree before you resell anyone's build, and how working with our studio is scoped.
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