# Notes on building sites that sell.

> Notes on building small business websites that actually bring in work. What to put above the fold, what to cut, and what a page has to do before anyone calls.

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Short pieces on what actually moves the needle for a small business website: what to put above the fold, what to cut, and what a page has to do before anyone will call you.

## Custom website or template? Here is how to choose.

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Custom website vs template, with real prices, the SEO myth killed off, and five questions that settle it. Written by a studio that sells both.

## What a small business website should actually cost

Real numbers, not a $10 to $100,000 range. What a small business website costs up front, what it costs every year, and how to read a quote.

## What actually gets small business websites hacked

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Bots, not people. The five things that actually break small business websites, ranked, with real numbers and where each one came from.

## Where to go next

- [Get a Custom Build](https://noboringsites.com/start/)
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