The basics that hold everything else up. Domains, hosting, site structure, and the technical stuff that decides whether your shop ranks or sinks. Read these first.
Eleven articles covering every structural decision that makes or breaks an auto repair website. Read them in any order. Start with the pillar at the top.
The six real reasons your shop's site is invisible on Google. None of them have anything to do with how the site looks. Start here.
Website FoundationsA 15-minute self-check guide. Find the symptom, find the cause, find the fix. Five common problems and how to spot them.
Website FoundationsYes. And probably more than you think. Here's what speed really means for your rankings, how to test it, and what to do.
Website FoundationsThe short answer: 8 to 25, depending on your services and market. Here's how to figure out the right number for your shop.
Website FoundationsPages with under 300 words almost never rank. Here's what "thin" really means and what to put on a service page that actually works.
Website FoundationsThe 7 trust signals that decide whether your site looks like a real business or just another website. Hit them all and you rank.
Website FoundationsFive-dollar hosting feels like a smart saving. The real cost shows up in lost calls, lower rankings, and security problems.
Website FoundationsDomain changes can preserve almost all your SEO value, or destroy it. Here's the 5-step migration process that protects your rankings.
Website FoundationsWhen your agency owns your domain, they hold the keys to your business online. Here's how to find out and how to take it back.
Website FoundationsDomain age affects SEO, but probably not the way you think. The history matters more than the age. Here's what really counts.
Website FoundationsGoogle filed a patent in 2003 that says how long your domain is registered matters. Here's why year-to-year renewals hurt your shop.
Most shops focus on the look of their website. New colors. Better photos. Fresh logo. That's the paint. Important, but not what makes a website rank.
The foundation is the stuff underneath. Who owns the domain. How long it's registered for. Where it's hosted. How the pages link to each other. How fast it loads. None of it is glamorous. All of it is what Google looks at first.
The articles in this topic cover the foundation. Skip these and the rest of your SEO is built on sand.
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