Websites & local SEO guides
Plain answers to local SEO and website questions (page 2)
Short guides from the MCC Solutions desk for small business owners. No ranking promises, just what works and what to avoid.
More guides (page 2)
- Managing Users and Ownership on Your Google Profile
- Updating Your Online Presence After a Move or Rebrand
- How Google Ranks Businesses in the Local Pack
- Image SEO and Alt Text for Small Business Sites
- Service Area Pages That Are Not Doorway Pages
- Blog Topic Ideas for Service Businesses
- Review Policy Mistakes That Can Get You in Trouble
- Paid Ads or SEO: Where Should a Small Business Start?
- URL Structure for Small Business Websites
- How to Build a Contact Page That Gets Leads
- Heading Structure: H1, H2 and H3 for Small Sites
- How to Compress and Resize Images for Faster Pages
- Browser Caching Explained for Small Business Sites
- Web Fonts and Page Speed: Keep Your Typography Light
- Third-Party Scripts That Slow Down Your Website
- Lazy Loading Images and Video: What to Delay and What Not To
- How to Improve Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) Step by Step
- How to Fix Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) on Your Site
- Interaction to Next Paint (INP): What It Means for Your Site
- Shared, VPS or Managed WordPress Hosting: Which Fits?
- What Is a CDN and Does a Small Business Site Need One?
- DNS Records Explained: A, CNAME, MX and TXT in Plain Words
- How to Point Your Domain to a New Host or Website Builder
- Domain Renewals and Transfers: Avoid Losing Your Domain
- SPF Records Explained: Who Is Allowed to Send Your Email
- DKIM Explained: How to Sign Your Business Email
- DMARC for Small Business Domains: Set It Up Safely
- Why Your Business Emails Go to Spam and How to Fix It
- SSL Certificates and HTTPS: Setup and Renewal Basics
- How to Fix Mixed Content Warnings on an HTTPS Site
- Website Security Basics: A Practical Checklist
- Website Backups That Actually Restore When You Need Them
- Hacked Website? What to Do in the First 24 Hours
- WordPress Updates and Plugin Safety: A Simple Routine
- WordPress vs Wix, Squarespace and Custom Sites Compared
- How to Choose WordPress Plugins Without Regret
- 301 Redirects Explained: When and How to Use Them
- www vs Non-www: Which Is Better, and How to Pick One
- How to Design a Helpful Custom 404 Page
- XML Sitemaps Explained and How to Submit One
- robots.txt Explained: What It Can and Cannot Do
- Canonical Tags Explained: Handling Duplicate Pages
- When to Use a Noindex Tag (and When Not To)
- LocalBusiness Schema: The Fields That Actually Matter
- FAQ Schema: What Changed and When to Still Use It
- Service Schema Markup for Service Businesses
- Review Schema Rules: Star Ratings in Search Explained
- Mobile-Friendly Website Checklist for Local Businesses
- How to Write Alt Text for Website Images
- Color Contrast and Readable Text on Your Website
- Keyboard Navigation and Form Labels: Accessibility Tests
- Cookie Banner Basics for Small Business Websites
- What to Include in a Small Business Privacy Policy
- Google Analytics 4 Setup for Small Business Websites
- Google Tag Manager for Beginners: Is It Worth It?
- How to Track Calls and Form Leads as Website Conversions
- Contact Form Spam: How to Block It Without Annoying Customers
- Contact Form Not Sending Emails? A Troubleshooting Guide
- Website Migration Checklist: Moving Without Losing Traffic
- Reading PageSpeed Insights and Other Speed Test Tools
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