Every week you will get one (yup, just 1!) email from me, like friends chatting over coffee, that contain different website + marketing tips, updates in the industry and the occasional update on what's happening in my life. I can’t wait to get to know you better this way! ♡
are you stuck on the wrong website platform?
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Helllo my friend!!! Let me tell you about a client I just worked with. She's a nonprofit consultant with 25+ years of experience. Smart, accomplished, respected in her field. But her website? It was stuck on Kajabi. She was paying over $200 a month for course hosting, membership areas, automated email sequences. Features she never used and never planned to use. And the worst part? She couldn't make simple updates. Adding an image next to text in her hero section was a whole ordeal. Her website didn't look like her. It didn't feel like her. And she was stuck. Sound familiar? Here are the red flags you're on the wrong platform. You're paying for features you never use. That $100 a month is $1,200 a year that could go toward actual marketing. Making updates feels overwhelming or impossible. You avoid updating your site because it's too complicated. Your site doesn't look or feel like you. You're stuck with the platform's templates and can't make it your own. Costs keep going up. Upgrades, add-ons, premium templates. It all adds up. The real cost of being on the wrong platform It's not just money. It's time spent watching tutorials and troubleshooting. Mental energy and stress. Embarrassment when you send people to your site. Lost opportunities from potential clients who visit and leave confused. When should you make the switch? When your platform is actively hurting your business. When the cost is killing your budget. When you're avoiding updates because it's too hard. When your site doesn't represent you. If any of that sounds like you, now is probably the time. Need help figuring it out? Book a website coaching call with me. We'll look at what's working, what's not, and where to go next. Want to know more? Listen to the episode: The Real Cost of Being on the Wrong Website Platform [Ep 116] New resource: Website Clarity Assessment I just launched a free assessment to help you figure out what's working (and what's not) on your website. It takes under 5 minutes and gives you an instant score plus a personalized next step. Perfect if you've been wondering what to fix first but aren't sure where to start.
You've got this, P.S. Your website platform should make your life easier, not harder. If it's not, let's fix that. |
Money Making Website Musings
Every week you will get one (yup, just 1!) email from me, like friends chatting over coffee, that contain different website + marketing tips, updates in the industry and the occasional update on what's happening in my life. I can’t wait to get to know you better this way! ♡
Helllo my friend!!! You know those domain renewal emails you keep ignoring? Let me tell you what happened to Elise. (Not her real name, but the story? 100% real and 100% preventable.) The story Elise ran a dog walking business for over 10 years. Her domain, EliseDogWalking.com, was everywhere. Business cards, flyers, her email signature, Google, Yelp, everywhere. When her designer offered a monthly care plan to handle tech stuff, she declined. “I can handle this myself.” Then the renewal...
Helllo my friend!!! Okay, I’m about to say something controversial in the website design world. Your small business probably doesn’t need a blog. I know, I know. Everyone tells you that you MUST have a blog to be successful online. But here’s the truth in 2026. A neglected blog with three posts from 2020 is actually hurting your credibility, not helping it. Here’s what changed Back in the early 2010s, blogging was the main way to rank in Google. More content equaled more visibility. But...
Helllo my friend!!! Quick question. How many pages does your website have right now? 4? 10? 20? And how many of those pages are actually helping you get clients? If you’re like most small business owners I work with, you probably have way more pages than you need. And those extra pages? They’re making things harder, not easier. Here’s the problem When someone lands on your website, they should know who you are, what you do, and where to go next in about three seconds. (or less!) But if your...