The WebsitesDone4u Blog

Practical writing for small business owners.

Honest takes on websites, lead capture, social media, SEO, AI tools, and the new game of getting found in 2026 — written by Dave Kerpen, NYT bestselling author, four-time Inc. 5000 founder, and dad-of-four trying to keep it real.

01

Strategy

Your website is your most important employee.

It works 24/7, never calls in sick, and either makes you money or quietly costs you customers. Most small businesses are getting it wrong — here's how to flip it.

02

Design

Website design for small business: the 5 things that actually matter.

Forget the fancy animations. Most SMBs only need to nail five things — and most are missing at least three of them.

03

Conversion

Capturing leads online: stop losing 90% of your visitors.

Most small business sites get hundreds of monthly visitors and zero leads. Here's how to fix that this week.

04

Social Media

Social media for small business in 2026: less is more.

After 20 years of teaching this, here's what I'd actually do if I were starting a small business today.

05

SEO

SEO for small business owners (the parts that still work in 2026).

SEO has changed more in two years than the previous decade. Here's the version that's actually working right now.

06

AI / LLM

LLM optimization: the new SEO every small business needs to learn.

Customers are asking ChatGPT and Claude for recommendations. Here's how to make sure those AIs know about your business.

07

Local SEO

Local SEO: how to win Google Maps for your business.

For most local SMBs, Google Maps is the single biggest source of new customers. Here's the playbook.

08

Email

Email marketing for small business: the highest-ROI channel nobody talks about.

Email is the only marketing channel where you own the audience. Here's how to do it right without becoming annoying.

09

AI Tools

5 AI tools every small business owner should use in 2026.

No hype. Just the five tools that have genuinely changed how I run my businesses this year.

10

Mistakes

The 5 mistakes small business owners make on their websites (and how to fix each).

After looking at hundreds of small business websites this year, the same five mistakes keep showing up.