SEO Blog: Practical Guides for Small Businesses
Practical SEO guides for small business owners: costs, local SEO, technical fixes and choosing an agency.
Plain-language SEO, one step at a time
Our SEO blog explains how search works for small businesses: what SEO costs, how to get found in Google Maps, how to fix common website problems and how to judge an agency. Every guide is written for business owners, not SEO specialists, and links to its sources. Want help with your own site? Request a free website review or see our SEO services.

October 28, 2026
Google Business Profile Categories: How to Choose
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October 27, 2026
How to Get Backlinks for a Small Business
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October 25, 2026
SEO Copywriting: 9 Tips for Pages That Rank and Win Sales
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October 24, 2026
How to Do Keyword Research for a Small Business
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October 23, 2026
Competitor Analysis for SEO: 6 Steps and a Free Comparison
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October 22, 2026
Google Search Console: A Beginner's Guide
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October 21, 2026
Duplicate Content: Causes, Fixes and a Free 5-Minute Check
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October 20, 2026
Core Web Vitals Explained for Small Businesses
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October 20, 2026
How to Write a Meta Description That Gets Clicks
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October 19, 2026
Local Business Schema: 3 Easy, Tested JSON-LD Examples
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October 19, 2026
SEO for Service Area Businesses
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October 18, 2026
How to Choose an SEO Company
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Costs, plans and hiring
Local SEO and Google Business Profile
- Google Business Profile Categories: How to Choose
- Google Business Profile Posts: How to Use Them, With 12 Ideas
- How to Get More Google Reviews
- Local SEO Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Local SEO Checklist: Get Found by Customers Near You
- Local SEO Citations: How to Build and Fix Them
- SEO for Service Area Businesses
Technical SEO and audits
Pages, content, keywords and links
- Competitor Analysis for SEO: 6 Steps and a Free Comparison
- How Many Keywords for SEO?
- How to Do Keyword Research for a Small Business
- How to Get Backlinks for a Small Business
- How to Write a Meta Description That Gets Clicks
- SEO Content Strategy for Small Businesses
- SEO Copywriting: 9 Tips for Pages That Rank and Win Sales
Online stores, WordPress and Shopify
Small business SEO
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