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  <updated>2026-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author><name>Shaun Patrick Stewart</name><uri>https://www.stewartcode.com/about/</uri></author>
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    <title>The contractor website checklist: 25 things that win jobs</title>
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    <summary>A 25-point contractor website checklist: phone-first pages, Google Business Profile, quote forms, reviews and speed, each checkable in minutes.</summary>
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    <title>How a local business gets mentioned by ChatGPT and Google&#39;s AI answers</title>
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    <published>2026-10-27T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>How ChatGPT, Google&#39;s AI Overviews and other assistants find local businesses, what their makers say, what is unproven, and a checklist to use.</summary>
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    <title>Google Business Profile: a setup guide for service businesses</title>
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    <published>2026-10-27T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Set up a Google Business Profile the way Google&#39;s rules allow: eligibility, name, categories, service areas, posts, photos and reviews.</summary>
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    <title>How much does a website cost in 2026?</title>
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    <published>2026-10-27T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>What a business website costs in the US in 2026: sourced price ranges for builders, freelancers and agencies, cost drivers, red flags and a budget table.</summary>
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