Guides
Guides for local business owners
Plain answers to questions owners ask about being found and contacted online. Each guide gives its sources and the date we checked them, and mentions Blinx where it is part of the answer.
Every guide
- GuideWhat happened to Google Business Profile websites, and what can I use instead?Google closed the websites it made from Business Profiles in 2024. What changed and when, what the profile still does, and the ways to give it somewhere to send people.Facts checked 10 November 2026
- GuideHow do I move my business page to Blinx?Moving from a link page, a website or a listing: what to keep, what to set up, and where the new link goes.Facts checked 12 November 2026
- GuideHow do I take bookings on WhatsApp?What a WhatsApp chat can and cannot do for bookings, and how to give customers a time to pick as well as a chat.Facts checked 12 November 2026
- GuideHow do I ask customers for Google reviews?When to ask, how to make it one tap with your review link and a QR code, and the rules on rewards and fake reviews.Facts checked 12 November 2026
- GuideWhat does a small business website cost in 2026?The kinds of page a local business can have, what each costs a month with the dates we checked, and what you get.Facts checked 12 November 2026
- GuideWhere should my business page link go?A checklist of the places customers already look: your Google profile, maps, your social bios, WhatsApp and your van.Facts checked 12 November 2026
- GuideWhat should the QR code on my van open?What a scan should open, where to put the code, and how to test its size and check it works before it is printed.Facts checked 12 November 2026
- GuideIs a one-page website enough for a trade business?When one page does the job, when a business needs more, and the questions to ask before you choose.Facts checked 12 November 2026
- GuideWhat should a local business put behind its bio link?What people want when they tap the link in your bio, and how to make that page answer them.Facts checked 12 November 2026
How we write these guides
Every fact has a source, listed at the end of the guide with the day we read it. Where something can change, such as a price or a feature, we check it again before the date moves. A guide answers the question first, mentions Blinx where it is part of the answer, and says where Blinx fits in one box near the end; a guide about Blinx itself, such as moving to it, says so in its title.
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