Gather StudioAugust 16, 2026 · 3 min read · build-in-public
Gather Studio · Field Notes
Practical advice
for small businesses.
On websites, messaging, local SEO, and showing up where your customers are looking.
My Business Card QR Code Went to the Wrong Page. Here's What I Learned.
4 min read · Small Business
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7 Signs Your Website Is Quietly Losing You Customers
2 min read · web-design
The Pause That Made Me a Better Writer
5 min read · Writing
What Nineteen Years of Preaching Taught Me About Small Business Marketing
5 min read · Messaging
What Studio Ghibli Taught Me About Marketing
3 min read · Messaging
The Cobbler's Kids
3 min read · Blueprint Session
StoryBrand Is a Good Framework. Here's Where It Stops.
5 min read · StoryBrand
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I Scored Three StoryBrand Sites. They All Got the Same Thing Wrong.
4 min read · Audit
Squarespace vs. Gather Studio: An Honest Comparison
4 min read · Web Design
What Most Web Design Agencies Are Actually Selling You
5 min read · Web Design
What the Farmers Market Taught Me About Small Business Websites
3 min read · Web Design
Clarity Means Letting the Clever Version Die
3 min read · Messaging
Who Is Your Customer? (Stop Hedging the Answer)
4 min read · Messaging
Nobody Reads Your Website (Here's What They Actually Do)
5 min read · Web Design
What to Put on Your Google Business Profile (Most Businesses Skip Half of It)
5 min read · Google Business Profile
How to Get Your Service Business Into the Google Maps 3-Pack
4 min read · Local SEO
5 Things Your HVAC Website Needs to Rank on Google
5 min read · HVAC
Web Design for Plumbers: What Actually Gets Phone Calls
4 min read · Web Design
Why I Started Gather Studio
3 min read · Small Business
StoryBrand for Small Business: A Practical Guide
5 min read · StoryBrand
How Much Should a Small Business Website Cost in 2026?
5 min read · Web Design
Why Your Website Isn't Converting (And the Framework That Fixes It)
3 min read · StoryBrand