--- title: "Blog" description: "Plain-language advice for business owners in Lebanon on websites, online stores and getting more customers online." url: https://charbelbuilds.online/blog --- [Home](https://charbelbuilds.online/) Blog # Blog Plain-language advice on websites, online stores and getting more customers online, for business owners in Lebanon. [All 3](https://charbelbuilds.online/blog) [Online presence 1](https://charbelbuilds.online/blog?category=online-presence) [Planning a website 2](https://charbelbuilds.online/blog?category=planning) [Getting customers 0](https://charbelbuilds.online/blog?category=growth) ![InBeauty salon website homepage with a Book Now button](https://charbelbuilds.online/assets/img/work/inbeauty.webp) Online presence ## [Instagram is not a website: what your business misses without one](https://charbelbuilds.online/blog/instagram-is-not-a-website) Instagram is great for attention. Here is what a business loses when Instagram is its only home online, and what a website adds. 15 October 2026 2 min read ![Kassar IT online store homepage with search and product categories](https://charbelbuilds.online/assets/img/work/kassar-it.webp) Planning a website ## [What changes the price of a website (and what doesn't)](https://charbelbuilds.online/blog/what-changes-the-price-of-a-website) Two websites can look similar and cost very different amounts. These are the things that actually move the price, so you can compare quotes properly. 12 October 2026 2 min read ![A private RSVP dashboard with attendance totals and a guest table](https://charbelbuilds.online/assets/img/work/rsvp-dashboard.webp) Planning a website ## [6 things to prepare before you hire a web designer](https://charbelbuilds.online/blog/prepare-before-hiring-a-web-designer) A short checklist that makes your website project faster, cheaper and closer to what you imagined, whoever you hire. 8 October 2026 2 min read ## Rather have it done for you? Tell me about your business and I'll reply within one working day. [Get started](https://charbelbuilds.online/get-started) [See the work](https://charbelbuilds.online/work) --- *charbel.builds is run by Charbel Morkos, a freelance web designer and developer in Lebanon. Email hello@charbelbuilds.online, WhatsApp +961 81 627 526. Facts about the business, with sources: https://charbelbuilds.online/facts.md ยท All pages: https://charbelbuilds.online/llms.txt*