๐Ÿ The Wingman SMB Guides

In-depth answers for shops that'd rather read once and decide.

Longer-form, comprehensive guides on the big decisions: website pricing, social media platforms, AI tools, processor switching, and marketing math. Built for Canadian small business owners who want the full picture, not a 400-word skim.

The first guide is live. The rest of the line-up is below. Looking for shorter, quick-read articles instead? Head to the blog.

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Read the first one.

One guide live, four more on the way. Each is the long, complete answer to a question we get asked dozens of times a year.

โ˜… COMING NEXT

The rest of the pipeline.

Written long, written once, written properly. Want a heads-up when each one drops? Book a free call and we'll add you to the short list.

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Social Media for Canadian Small Business: The Complete Playbook

Facebook, Instagram, and Google Business Profile. How they each work, what content fits where, posting frequency, and how to know if it's actually working.

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AI Tools for Canadian Small Business: What's Actually Useful in 2026

A grounded look at where AI saves real time, where it's still mostly hype, and which tools are worth the monthly fee for an owner-operator shop.

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The Google Business Profile Guide for Canadian Shops

How to claim it, optimize it, get more reviews, and turn it into your top lead source. With specific tactics by industry.

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How to Switch Marketing Agencies Without Losing Everything

The exact checklist. What to ask for, what to back up, what to watch out for in your old contract, and how to land at a new shop without losing your domain, accounts, or sanity.

โ˜… HOW GUIDES DIFFER FROM BLOG POSTS

Longer, more thorough, fewer of them.

Blog posts are quick reads โ€” 800 to 1,500 words. One question, one answer, in and out.

Guides are the full picture โ€” 2,500 to 4,000 words. They cover a topic end-to-end so you can read once and stop Googling. Pricing models, decision trees, real-dollar examples, and the trade-offs nobody else writes down.

We won't pump out 50 guides a year. We'd rather write five really good ones than fifty mediocre ones. The goal: a small library you'd actually recommend to another owner.

quick version

Blog = quick reads. Guides = the full breakdown.

Looking for a 5-minute answer? Hit the blog.

Looking for the whole picture on a single big decision? That's what guides are for.

Want a heads-up when the next guide drops?

Book a free call and we'll add you to the short list. You'll get each guide in your inbox the day it goes live. No spam, no drip sequence โ€” just one email when there's something genuinely worth reading.

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