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# Ron the Web Guy: Ron the Web Guy is a full-service web presence agency… way more than your typical “web design” company. This means that Ron the Web Guy can save you a lot of time and money building and managing your online web presence.

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- [Managed WordPress Hosting in Roslyn, WA](https://ronthewebguy.com/hosting/roslyn-wa/): Fast, secure, managed web hosting for Roslyn small businesses - on Ron's own VPS servers, personally managed from his office in Roslyn.
- [Website Clean-Up Services](https://ronthewebguy.com/website-clean-up-services/): Ron the Web Guy fixes broken websites on pretty much any platform — Wix, Squarespace, Shopify, GoDaddy, Weebly, Webflow, and WordPress included. Every job starts the same way: a free 15-minute look at what's actually wrong, then an honest answer about whether a clean-up gets it done, or whether the platform itself is the real problem.
- [Roslyn WA](https://ronthewebguy.com/seo/roslyn-wa/): Google Business Profile optimization, technical SEO, and AI search visibility for Roslyn small businesses — since 1996.
- [Google Business Profile Audit](https://ronthewebguy.com/google-business-profile-audit/): A messy or incomplete Google Business Profile is the single most common reason a good small business stays invisible in the Google Map Pack. According to BrightLocal's 2024 Local Search Consumer Report, 98% of consumers used the internet to find information about a local business in the past year — and for most of them, your Google Business Profile is the first thing they see, before they ever click through to your website.
- [WordPress Website Design in Roslyn, WA](https://ronthewebguy.com/web-design/roslyn-wa/): Ron the Web Guy is based in Roslyn — web design, hosting, and local SEO for Roslyn small businesses since 1996.
- [Ellensburg WA Hosting](https://ronthewebguy.com/hosting/ellensburg-wa/): Fast, secure, managed web hosting for Ellensburg small businesses - on Ron's own VPS servers since 1996.
- [Ellensburg WA SEO](https://ronthewebguy.com/seo/ellensburg-wa/): Other services: Ellensburg Web Design  |  Ellensburg Hosting  |  Website Clean-Up
- [Ellensburg WA web design](https://ronthewebguy.com/web-design/ellensburg-wa/): See all Ellensburg web design projects →
- [Cle Elum WA web hosting](https://ronthewebguy.com/hosting/cle-elum-wa/): Fast, secure, managed web hosting for Cle Elum small businesses - on Ron's own VPS servers since 1996.
- [Cle Elum WA web design](https://ronthewebguy.com/web-design/cle-elum-wa/): Web design, managed hosting, and local SEO for Cle Elum businesses — since 1996.
- [Google Business Profile Scorecard](https://ronthewebguy.com/google-business-profile-scorecard/): Score any Google Business Profile — yours or a competitor's — across the same 29 weighted criteria I use when I audit a listing for a client. According to BrightLocal's 2024 Local Search Consumer Report, 98% of consumers used the internet to find information about a local business in the past year, and for most of them your Google Business Profile is the first impression — before they ever reach your website.
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- [Search Engines](https://ronthewebguy.com/search-engines/): Search engines have become an integral part of our daily lives, helping us navigate the vast expanse of the internet. From the early days of simple directory listings to the sophisticated AI-driven tools we use today, the journey of search engines is a fascinating tale of innovation and technological advancement.
- [Portfolio](https://ronthewebguy.com/portfolio/): Portfolio
- [SEO FAQ](https://ronthewebguy.com/seo-faq/): What is On-Page SEO?On-Page SEO is essentially what most people consider “SEO” – It includes making sure your page title tags, meta tags and H tags are accurate and set properly.— Read More About On-Page SEOWhat is Off-Page SEO?Off-Page SEO is essentially any work you or your SEO agency does outside of your website so as to improve the SEO on your website.— Read More About Off-Page SEOWhat is Technical SEO?Essentially, technical SEO focuses on improving the technical elements of a website. This includes making a website faster by improving site speed, making it easier to crawl by fixing crawl errors, and making sure your website is mobile-friendly and responsive on mobile devices (AKA: UX).— Read More About Technical SEOWhat is Local SEO?Local SEO is important for small businesses because it helps their business/website to be more visible to potential customers in their local area.— Read More About Local SEOWhat is Keyword Research?Keyword research is the first step in the SEO copywriting process and an essential part of your SEO strategy.— Read More About Keyword ResearchShould I use underscores or hyphens in URLs & image naming?Google and Ron the Web Guy has the same answer: "We recommend that you use hyphens (-) instead of underscores (_) in your URLs"— Read More About URL Naming RecommendationsDo image formats (.jpg/.png) impact SEO?Choosing appropriate image formats is important because image formats differ in file size which can impact page load speed, Core Web Vitals and overall user experience (UX)— Read More About Image Formats and File SizesIs Google the only search engine?No! Check out Bing, Yahoo, Baidu and YouTube (yes, it's a search engine)— Read More About Search EnginesHow can I stay on top of SEO trends?Follow trusted SEO blogs, such as Search Engine Land and the Google Search Central Blog. Participate in SEO communities on social platforms like Twitter/X and LinkedIn. Join webinars, conferences, Meetup groups and most importantly: test and monitor your updates.Do I need to use analytics for SEO?Yea! You should use some sort of analytics to track and view your website visitors. At the very least, analytics can help you determine what changes need to be made to your website based on data and not emotions.
- [Search](https://ronthewebguy.com/search/)
- [WordPress Website Design](https://ronthewebguy.com/wordpress-website-design/): 3–5 pages. Clean, fast, SEO-ready website for a single-location small business.
- [WordPress Hosting](https://ronthewebguy.com/wordpress-hosting/): Our starter WordPress hosting includes:
- [Technical SEO](https://ronthewebguy.com/technical-seo/): Before you can choose the best technical SEO company, you need to understand what technical SEO is. This will help you understand the kind of work you can expect from your SEO company.
- [Services](https://ronthewebguy.com/services/): Ron the Web Guy is a full-service web presence company… way more than your typical "web design" company. This means that we can save you a lot of money and time building and managing your online web presence.
- [Cle Elum, WA SEO Services](https://ronthewebguy.com/seo/cle-elum-wa/): Google Business Profile optimization, technical SEO, and AI search visibility for Cle Elum small businesses — since 1996.
- [Search Engine Optimization](https://ronthewebguy.com/search-engine-optimization/): No strings attached!
- [Contact Ron the Web Guy](https://ronthewebguy.com/contact/): Keep in mind that there is no charge to contact Ron the Web Guy.
- [Free SEO Audit](https://ronthewebguy.com/seo-audit/): What's the catch? - None. Upon completion of the FREE SEO audit, you will get an email with the SEO audit results. That's it. We won't reach out to you, and we will not give out or sell your info to someone else.
- [Calendar](https://ronthewebguy.com/calendar/): A Zoom or Microsoft Teams meeting invite will be emailed to you.
- [$99 WordPress Website Deal](https://ronthewebguy.com/99-wordpress-deal/): As with all websites, this $99 basic WordPress website requires web hosting. We offer fully managed WordPress website hosting @ $29.95 per month. - Perfect for a personal or small business website.
- [SSL Certificates](https://ronthewebguy.com/ssl-certificates/): SSL certificates installed on your web site are required so as to give the S (secured) in https://
- [Blog](https://ronthewebguy.com/blog/): Blog - SEO, Web Hosting, Web Design
- [About Ron the Web Guy](https://ronthewebguy.com/about/): Ron the Web Guy has designed, hosted, and optimized websites for small businesses in Washington state since 1996 — 30 years of hands-on website expertise based in Roslyn and Cle Elum, WA. Past projects include Microsoft, T-Mobile, Nintendo, Samsung, Car Toys, and Carbyne. Now focused exclusively on small businesses throughout Kittitas County and Washington state who need to get found on Google.
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