Website Help for Lincoln Area Businesses

Lincoln sits south of Bismarck, part of the growing area around the capital. I've worked with businesses there when they needed practical help with websites: fixing performance problems, solving hosting issues, or building something functional when previous attempts didn't work out.

Most of the operations I've helped are smaller businesses that need websites to work reliably without becoming ongoing projects. They're not looking for elaborate designs, just professional sites that represent their business well.

Website Performance Issues

Slow websites are a common problem, especially for sites that have been around a few years. Features get added, nobody optimizes the code, and eventually the site takes too long to load. For someone on a phone trying to find your business hours, a ten-second load time might as well be forever.

Rebuilding with efficient code usually solves these problems better than trying to patch the existing site. You end up with something that performs well from the start and requires less maintenance going forward.

Hosting That Doesn't Cause Problems

Good hosting should be invisible. Fast loading, consistent uptime, automated backups, and when something goes wrong it gets fixed without drama. I've moved businesses to better hosting when their existing setup wasn't working: unreliable shared hosting, expensive managed plans that didn't include much actual management, or complicated arrangements spread across multiple providers.

VPS hosting with proper configuration handles most small business needs well. When I host sites I've built, fixing problems is part of the service. No confusion about who's responsible for what.

Semi-Static for Most Small Businesses

Unless you need specific WordPress features like e-commerce or complex content management, a semi-static site usually works better. Faster loading, minimal maintenance, and more reliable operation over time. You still get modern design and all the standard features. The difference is the underlying code is cleaner and more efficient.

For businesses that do need WordPress, I build those as well. The key is matching the technology to what you actually need.

Email Configuration

Email problems usually come down to DNS records that were never configured properly. SPF, DKIM, and MX records need to be set up correctly for email to be reliable. When I set up hosting, proper email configuration is part of the process.

Supporting Regional Operations

I've worked with businesses across North Dakota and into Minnesota for over twenty years. Most are smaller operations that need websites and hosting to function reliably without creating ongoing headaches. If you're in Lincoln and that sounds like what you need, I can help.