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Hosting, blogging and SEO writer

Owen Talbot

Owen Talbot has done marketing for small businesses for nine years and runs his own blog and newsletter, handling the domain, the hosting, the email and the search work himself. He has moved hosts, set up email at his own domain and watched Search Console after every change.

He writes the Hosting & Domains, Blogging and SEO & Growth sections: what a site costs after its first year, starting a blog or newsletter, and getting a new site found without the jargon.

Guides

2 guides, newest first

  1. 6Hosting & Domains

    How much does a website cost per year? The DIY numbers

    What a site you build yourself costs a year on Squarespace, Wix, Shopify or WordPress, line by line, in year one and once the first-year discounts end.

    9 min read

  2. 8SEO & Growth

    How to get your new website on Google, step by step

    The launch-week steps to get a new site on Google: the setting that hides it on each platform, Search Console, your sitemap, and how long to wait.

    9 min read