Guides
Website guides for small-business owners
Plain-English fixes for the website problems that cost you customers. Written for owners, not developers.
How to fix the “Not Secure” warning on your website
Why Chrome and Safari say your site is Not Secure, and the step-by-step fix: get a free SSL certificate, force HTTPS, and clean up mixed content.
Read guide →How to find broken links on your website
Free ways to find broken links and 404 pages on a small-business website, which ones matter most, and how to fix them with redirects.
Read guide →Why your website contact form isn’t working (and how to test it)
The common reasons small-business contact forms stop delivering messages (spam filters, email settings, broken plugins) and a simple way to test yours.
Read guide →Website maintenance checklist for small businesses
A practical weekly, monthly and yearly website maintenance checklist for small-business owners: uptime, HTTPS, domain renewal, links, forms, contact info, speed and backups.
Read guide →How much does website maintenance cost for a small business?
What small-business website maintenance actually costs: the fixed costs (domain, hosting), optional services, one-off repair pricing, and how to keep costs low.
Read guide →Why is my website slow? Common causes and quick fixes
The usual reasons small-business websites load slowly (huge images, too many plugins, cheap hosting) and simple fixes you can make today.
Read guide →Check your site in 10 seconds
Our free checker tests HTTPS, load speed, tap-to-call, contact options and leftover template text. Found something? The Axeldyne team can fix it from $99, with a written quote before any work starts and every fix reviewed by Nick Crookston before it goes live.