There’s a moment many small business owners recognize but rarely talk about. It’s late evening. The shop shutters are down. The day’s work is done. Someone opens their phone, searches their own business name on Google, scrolls once… twice… and then quietly locks the screen. Nothing much shows up. No traction. No buzz. Just silence. It feels a bit like throwing a party and realizing no one knows your address. This is where most online growth stories actually begin — not with b