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Web, SEO & the islands.

Concrete advice — speed, dual-market SEO, conversion — for St Martin and St Barts businesses.

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Every Booking.com reservation costs you one night in five

The platforms take 15 to 25 % of each stay. Here is what an accommodation website has to do to win a share of those bookings back direct.

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September and October: the two months when rebuilding your site costs you nothing

The off-season is the only window to rebuild your website without losing bookings. Here is the backwards calendar to be live and indexed before November.

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How much does a website cost in St Martin or St Barts: the real prices

Subscriptions, opaque quotes, fixed price packs. What a website really costs on our islands, what moves the bill, and the grant that can cut it in half.

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The right website for a watersports business: selling a trip the wind can cancel

Excursions, diving, boat charter: how your site turns a weather question into a firm booking, instead of handing your margin to a booking platform.

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Photos: what sells a villa, and what drags your site down

A photo straight off a phone weighs 4 MB and brings your page to its knees. How to keep images that sell the island without making US guests wait.

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The right website for a trades business: three pages, one number, one proof

Plumbing, electrical, AC, pools: what a trades website must do in St Martin and St Barts to turn an emergency into a booked job.

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WhatsApp: the booking channel your website is sleeping on

A proper WhatsApp link asks less of a guest than any contact form. The link format, the prefilled message, the business profile: all of it ships today.

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Bilingual, not translated: what your guests actually type

A translate button doesn't make your site exist in another language. Here's how to get real indexed pages in English and French, and win both searches.

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Hurricane season: what your website should be doing while the island holds its breath

From June to November your site works alone. Here's how it stays up with no server to babysit, and the two things to prepare before you need them.

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Your Google Business Profile: the storefront guests see before your website

Before they ever reach your site, travelers see your Google profile. Photos, reviews, hours, a booking button — here's how to turn it into a client machine.

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The right website for a St Barts villa: take direct bookings, skip the commission

Every night booked through a platform leaves a commission behind. Here's how a well-built villa website wins back the direct booking — and the margin.

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The right website for a Grand Case restaurant: five pages, zero friction

A readable menu, booking without obstacles, native English. What a restaurant website must do in St Martin — and the mistakes costing you covers every night.

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St Barts & St Martin: 7 website checks before high season

High season is won in the summer. Seven concrete — and quick — checks so your website turns November searches into bookings.

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Why your website is slow from Miami (and how to fix it)

Most St Martin and St Barts websites are hosted in mainland France. The result — 6 to 8 seconds of waiting for your American customers. Here's the concrete explanation, and the fix.

These articles describe how we work. If your website deserves the same care — let’s talk.

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