Author

Anna Petrov

Anna runs a small consultancy and has spent the last decade helping small businesses figure out the practical stuff — websites, marketing, money, hiring. She writes about what she's actually seen work, in the voice of someone who'd explain it to a friend over coffee. Less guru, more honest neighbor.

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Marketing

6 Marketing Things That Work for Small Businesses Without Big Budgets

Most marketing advice assumes agency-level budgets. Six marketing approaches that have consistently worked for small businesses without those budgets — what each…

Anna Petrov May 3, 2026 6 min read

Money

Pricing Your Services When You Don't Know What to Charge

Pricing is the question every small service business agonizes over. Here's a practical framework for getting to a starting price, when to…

Anna Petrov May 3, 2026 6 min read

Websites

A Small Business Website Doesn't Need to Cost $30,000

Most small business websites are dramatically over-engineered. Here's what your business actually needs from a website, what to spend, and the agencies…

Anna Petrov May 3, 2026 6 min read

Hiring

How to Know When to Actually Hire Your First Employee (Without Hating Yourself Six Months Later)

Most first hires are made too early or too late. Here's how to know when you're actually ready, what to look for,…

Anna Petrov May 3, 2026 7 min read