The 2k Web Developments blog
Plain-English guides on websites, local SEO, and the small-business software I build - written by the person who builds them.
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The AI Crawlers Showed Up. Here's Who Actually Reads My Website.
Seven weeks of AI crawler logs from one small-business site: 4,349 hits in 28 days, llms.txt from zero to 96 fetches, and the fake bots hiding in the count.
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Court reporting website design: what it costs, and what I built for Workhorse Court Reporting
Two shops build only for court reporters. One charges $159, one won't say. I charge $750. The five-year math, and when cheap is the right buy.
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I checked 205 web design companies to see how many publish a price
I checked 205 Midwest web design companies to see how many publish a price. 48 do. Here's what the other 157 say instead, and why I publish mine.
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My care plan is $49 a month. Here's every line of what that buys.
Most care plans run $95–$395 a month. Mine starts at $49. The gap isn't a discount - it's that a hand-coded site has less wrong with it.
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Why Isn't My Business Showing Up on Google Maps?
You search your own business and don't see it. Here's what actually decides Google Maps rankings in 2026 - including the part most web guys skip.
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How to Get Your Kansas City Business Recommended by ChatGPT (2026)
More customers ask ChatGPT 'who's the best near me' instead of Googling. The honest playbook for getting recommended - and the AEO tricks that don't work.
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Wix, Squarespace, or a Custom Website? An Honest Guide for Small Businesses (2026)
Wix and Squarespace look cheap and easy, and for some businesses they're the right call. The honest trade-off: what you rent, what you own, how to choose.
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You Have a Facebook Page. Here's Why Google Still Can't Find You.
You can run a small business on just Facebook. Here's exactly what it costs you in customers who search instead of scroll, and why Google can't rank a page.
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I Made My Website Agent-Ready. Here's What That Actually Means.
AI agents are starting to shop the web for people. I made 2kwebdev.com queryable by them - machine-readable services, pricing, coverage - and what that means.
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The State of Kansas City Small-Business Websites (2026)
I measured 105 KC small-business websites, reproducibly. Where real-user data exists most pass Core Web Vitals, but 62% are too small to have any.
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How to Tell if Your Kansas City Web Developer Is Overcharging You
Most business owners can't tell if their web developer is charging fairly or padding the bill. The red flags, and checks you can run yourself in 10 minutes.
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How Much Does a Website Cost in Kansas City? (2026 Honest Breakdown)
A new small-business website in Kansas City runs $3,000–$8,000 at a shop. I checked 205 Midwest shops - only 44 publish a build price. Mine start at $750.
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Why Is Your Website Slow - And Is It Costing You Kansas City Customers?
If your site takes over 3 seconds to load, half your mobile visitors leave before they see it. Why KC sites are slow, free fixes, and when it's the build.
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