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Web Design, SEO &AI Visibility

The Agentic PNW blog answers the questions Portland-area business owners actually ask: what a website costs in 2026, why a business vanishes from Google Maps, and how local companies get recommended by Google and by AI. Field notes from a working Portland agency, built on real audits.

Web DesignAugust 18, 2026 · 7 min read

Website Redesign vs New Website: How to Make the Right Call

Your current website may be sitting on years of rankings, backlinks, and reviews. Here is how to decide whether to redesign it or start over, without torching what you have already earned.

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Technical SEOAugust 18, 2026 · 8 min read

Schema Markup for Local Business: What It Is, What It Does, and What It Can't

Structured data is how your website tells Google and the AI search engines exactly who you are, where you work, and what you sell. Here is what it actually does, what it cannot do, and how to check yours.

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AI VisibilityAugust 18, 2026 · 7 min read

How to Get Recommended by ChatGPT: A Local Business Playbook

AI assistants recommend the businesses they can find and verify, not the ones that ask nicely. Here is how ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini actually pick local businesses, and what to do about it this month.

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Local SEOAugust 18, 2026 · 7 min read

The Google Business Profile Optimization Checklist for 2026

The exact checklist we run when we take over a local profile, in the order the work should happen: verification, categories, services, description, photos, posts, Q&A, reviews, hours, UTM tracking, and the ongoing cadence that keeps it compounding.

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Web DesignAugust 18, 2026 · 8 min read

The Best Web Design Agencies in Portland, Oregon (2026)

A disclosure-first, dated comparison of Portland's web design agencies: what each one actually does, what their public review profiles show as of August 2026, and how to choose.

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Web DesignAugust 18, 2026 · 7 min read

Agency vs Freelancer vs DIY Website: Which Should You Choose?

DIY builders, freelancers, and agencies each win in specific situations. Here is the honest decision framework, with real 2026 cost ranges and the fourth option most comparisons leave out.

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ResearchAugust 18, 2026 · 9 min read

We Audited 179 Portland-Area Contractor Websites. Here's What We Found.

We measured 179 real contractor homepages across the Portland metro. Two-thirds have no LocalBusiness schema, one in four is missing a meta description, and one in six has no H1. Here is the dataset, the methodology, and what to fix first.

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PricingAugust 11, 2026 · 7 min read

How Much Does a Small Business Website Cost in 2026?

DIY builders, freelancers, agencies, and the new AI-assisted shops: what a small business website really costs in 2026, what drives the price, and the red flags to avoid.

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Local SEOAugust 5, 2026 · 7 min read

Why Your Business Is Not Showing Up on Google Maps (And How to Fix It)

Unverified profile, suspension, wrong primary category, NAP drift, or a proximity problem: the real reasons businesses vanish from Google Maps, and the order to check them in.

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