Studio guides · 3 so far, facts checked 6 November 2026
Guides for local business owners
Straight answers to the questions owners ask us most: what a website really costs, why a business is missing from Google Maps, and exactly what our monthly plans include. Every price carries the date we read it, and every fact links to its source.
What will you find in these guides?
Each guide answers one question a restaurant, salon, trades business, gym or bakery owner asks before spending money on a website or on Google. The answer comes first, then the detail. Prices come from the vendor's own page with the date we read them, and anything we couldn't verify is left out.
- Guide 01What a $1,200 to $3,300 monthly website package includes, hour by hourOur three plans, line by line: the setup fee, the director hours inside each, and what you get every week, month, quarter and year.
- Guide 02How much does a restaurant website cost? Four routes, real totalsA DIY builder, a restaurant platform, a freelancer or a studio retainer: prices from each vendor's own page, with the date we read it and a first-year total.
- Guide 03Why isn't my business on Google Maps? A 10-minute checklistTen checks, in order, each taken from Google's own Business Profile help pages: unverified, duplicate, suspended, closed, or an edit still under review.
Which guide should you read first?
If customers can't find you, start with the Google Maps checklist: it takes about ten minutes and costs nothing to fix. If you're pricing a new site, read the restaurant website costs guide; the routes apply to most local businesses. If you're weighing our plans, read the line-by-line package guide.