Field notes

Writing for people who'd rather run the business.

No growth-hacking listicles. These are the guides and comparisons we wished existed while we were building 300+ client sites — written by the people who did it.

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How-to

How to build an author website in one conversation

A working walkthrough for writers: what to prepare, the exact brief to type, which pages to keep, and how to wire a free-chapter magnet into your reader list on launch day.

Jul 30, 2026 · 10 min

How-to

Coach website, funnel, and email list in a day

Build a coaching site, lead-magnet funnel, email sequence, and CRM in one day — replacing the Wix, Mailchimp, Calendly and spreadsheet stack.

Jul 30, 2026 · 10 min

How-to

The consultant website that wins retainers

Most consultant websites describe services when they should name the buyer's problem. Here is the page-by-page architecture that turns a referral into a signed retainer.

Jul 30, 2026 · 10 min

How-to

Local business websites in the age of AI answers

How local businesses stay visible as "near me" searches turn into AI answers: structured data, service and area pages, and enquiry follow-up.

Jul 30, 2026 · 10 min

Vision

StoryPages, StoryOS, and StoryFunnels: how the pieces fit

How StoryPages, StoryOS, and StoryFunnels divide the work — public site and front office, internal work OS, and done-with-you funnels.

Jul 30, 2026 · 9 min

Comparisons

StoryPages vs GoHighLevel: an honest side-by-side from a former reseller

We resold GoHighLevel to hundreds of clients before building StoryPages. Here is where GHL genuinely wins, where it loses, and how to tell which one you actually need.

Jul 30, 2026 · 11 min

Vision

Why your website, CRM, and email belong in one tool

The real cost of tool sprawl for solo operators — and the honest case for when an all-in-one platform beats best-of-breed, and when it does not.

Jul 30, 2026 · 10 min

Vision

Why we stopped reselling GoHighLevel and built our own platform

We resold GoHighLevel to hundreds of clients. Here is the pattern that made us stop and build StoryPages instead — told with respect for GHL.

Jul 30, 2026 · 10 min

Comparisons

Wix alternatives for solo business owners

Wix alternatives scored on one axis: can a non-technical owner actually run this alone in month six? Honest verdicts, including when to pick Wix.

Jul 30, 2026 · 10 min

Core topics we write about

  • Audience playbooks
  • AI visibility & GEO
  • All-in-one platform
  • Competitor comparisons

Reading is research. Building is faster.

Ten minutes in StoryPages tells you more than any comparison article — including this blog.