# Greg Drake Digital

> One-person practice in Petaluma, California. Greg Drake evaluates how
> brands, businesses, and professionals show up everywhere online (owned
> assets, controlled channels, third-party presence, competitors), then does
> the work the evidence calls for. Services fall into four situations:
> websites (AI-ready builds, rush builds, rescues, consolidations); being
> found and chosen in Google search and AI answers (audits, visibility
> programs, authority, reputation, competitive benchmarks); running smoother
> (custom AI working systems with human review, tech cleanup, consulting,
> hardware and software support); and keeping watch (month-to-month care,
> quarterly readings, compliance and domain reviews). Every published number
> names its instrument and date.

Contact: greg@gregdrake.com
Owner: Greg Drake
Service area: Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Novato,
and the rest of Sonoma and Marin counties in person; remote anywhere.

## Pages, by the question each answers

- [Home](https://gregdrake.com/): how do I build a stronger digital position across everything online?
- [Start here](https://gregdrake.com/check): how do I test my own site in 60 seconds, free?
- [Free baseline reading](https://gregdrake.com/baseline): what is the free reading and how do I request it?
- [Services](https://gregdrake.com/services): everything the practice does, organized by four situations: I need a website; I want to be found and chosen; I want the business to run smoother; I want someone keeping watch.
- [Websites](https://gregdrake.com/websites): what is an AI-ready website build, and why no database and no plugins?
- [Web developer in Petaluma](https://gregdrake.com/web-developer-petaluma): who is the web developer in Petaluma, what does he build, where does he serve, and what do local builds cost?
- [Site Rescue](https://gregdrake.com/rescue): my site is down or hacked; what do I do right now?
- [Evidence](https://gregdrake.com/evidence): what results has this practice measured, and how do I verify them?
- [Answers](https://gregdrake.com/answers): plain answers to the new questions, with evidence.
- [How much does a website cost in Sonoma County?](https://gregdrake.com/answers/how-much-does-a-website-cost-in-sonoma-county): honest July 2026 market ranges for DIY builders, solo professionals, and agencies, and what should be included at any price.
- [Web designer vs web developer](https://gregdrake.com/answers/web-designer-vs-web-developer): the plain difference, which one a small business needs, and the four questions to ask whoever you hire.
- [Is your brand visible to AI?](https://gregdrake.com/answers/is-your-brand-visible-to-ai): how AI assistants decide who to name, and how to test yourself in 60 seconds.
- [Are you an authority in the eyes of AI?](https://gregdrake.com/answers/are-you-an-authority-in-the-eyes-of-ai): how do AI assistants decide who counts as an authority, and how do you repair a weak record?
- [Is your old website a liability?](https://gregdrake.com/answers/is-your-old-website-a-liability): how do websites age invisibly, and when is repair cheaper than rebuild?
- [About](https://gregdrake.com/about): who is Greg Drake and how does he work?
- [Contact](https://gregdrake.com/contact): how do I reach him? (Email, one business day.)
- [Privacy](https://gregdrake.com/privacy): what does this site collect? (No cookies, no trackers, no forms.)

## Evidence (dated)

- July 3, 2026: three AI assistants recommended a Sonoma County business's
  competitors; the business was absent. Its site relaunched July 4 with
  machine-readable facts; within 24 hours ChatGPT was citing the new site.
  One documented case; no promise the result generalizes.
- One rebuild, measured June 5 and July 6, 2026 (Google Lighthouse and live
  header checks): mobile performance 61 to 89-94; largest contentful paint
  6.1s to 2.9s; security headers 0/6 to 6/6; scripts 46 to 1; page weight
  1.8MB to 355KB.
- This site, measured July 11, 2026: Lighthouse mobile 92, accessibility 100,
  SEO 100; six of six security headers; axe-core zero violations on all pages.