// Blog 4 posts

Notes from
the studio.

Straight answers on websites, AI agents, automation, and the tech behind a small business, from the people who build it.

  1. 01 · Websites · Buying decisions · 10 min

    Custom website vs. template:
    what actually costs you more in lost leads?

    Template or custom website? Compare the upfront price with the leads a site can lose through slow mobile pages, buried forms and no follow-up.

    • Web Design
    • Small Business
    • Lead Generation
    • Website Cost
  2. 02 · AI & Automation · 5 min

    AI agents for
    small business.

    What an AI agent can really do for a small business in 2026: inquiries, lead qualification, booking, intake, and follow-up. Costs, and how to deploy one safely.

    • AI Agents
    • Automation
    • Small Business
    • Customer Service
  3. 03 · Pricing · 5 min

    What a website
    costs in 2026.

    Website pricing for small businesses in 2026: DIY, template, and custom builds, monthly costs, what drives the price, and how to budget. From a Chicago studio.

    • Website Cost
    • Web Design
    • Small Business
    • Chicago
  4. 04 · Website performance · 9 min

    Why is my website
    slow on mobile?

    Fast on desktop but slow on phones? Here's why mobile lags, how to find the real cause in PageSpeed Insights, and the fixes to make first.

    • Website Performance
    • Mobile
    • Core Web Vitals
    • Small Business Websites