Wendy Buck

“How much does a website cost?” is a fair question with a frustrating answer: it depends. Here’s a plain-English look at what actually drives the price, why the cheapest option often costs the most, and how to figure out what your business really needs.

“Who would bother hacking my little website?” Nobody, specifically, and that’s the point. Here’s how small business sites actually get hacked, what it costs when it happens, and the unglamorous maintenance that prevents it.

Your website might be quietly turning customers away. Here are 5 signs it’s costing you business, and how to fix each one.

Your customers are asking AI for recommendations instead of Googling. Here’s how to make sure your business is one it actually knows to suggest.

Your team is already using AI — 8 in 10 workers use it without IT’s approval. Here’s how to keep the productivity while protecting your business data.

When an employee leaves, you collect the laptop and process the final paycheck — but their logins often keep working for weeks.

Confused by IT quotes full of jargon? Here’s a plain-English guide to what a managed IT provider (MSP) actually does — from monitoring and security to backups and support — and how to tell whether your business needs one.

Think your business is too small to be worth attacking? That’s exactly the assumption attackers count on. Here’s why small businesses get targeted, how the attacks actually work, and the handful of fundamentals that move you off the easy-target list.

Great IT doesn’t announce itself — it just works, quietly, in the background. Here’s what “boring,” reliable business technology actually looks like, why constant tech problems are a warning sign, and what it takes to get there.