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Who’s he?
Hi, I’m Mike. A father of two, a digital nerd, a passionate writer, and a wanna be painter.
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I’ll get that phone ringing.
paintings
only the painter could love
Faces that look like they have had a week. It started in college as a way to get out of my own head and it never wore off. Music on, a few hours gone before I notice.
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Side Projects
Side projects are how I stay current. AI, SEO, whatever is moving that month, I would rather learn it on my own projects than on a client’s.
One of them you are not allowed to judge me for. If you go and read about it anyway, we have an unwritten pact that neither of us brings it up again. The other one is straightforward. It helps divorced dads be the best father and co-parent they can be.
Writing about the work
Blog
Your Website Gets Traffic but Nobody Calls
The visitors are there and the phone is not ringing. Eight usual culprits in the order they are normally to blame, and a five step test you can run on your phone standing outside.
Your Google Business Profile Is Doing More Work Than Your Website
The free listing that decides whether a local business gets found at all. Which fields actually move it, the two sections almost nobody fills in, the mistake that gets listings suspended, and a ten minute a month rhythm.
What Does a Small Business Website Actually Cost?
A straight answer with a real number, instead of another page telling you it depends. What a small business website costs around Tampa and Wesley Chapel, what drives the price, the running costs nobody quotes, and when you should not pay for one at all.
Let’s Connect
I take on a small number of businesses at a time, on the side, because I would rather do a few of these properly than a lot of them badly. No audit funnel and no discovery call about a discovery call. Tell me what is broken and I will tell you whether I can fix it.
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