Sweet Home Oneonta

07/20/2026

We're Hiring!

Want to help build something meaningful in Oneonta?

Marksman Publishing is looking for a Part-Time Digital Marketing & Operations Assistant (20 hours/week, $20/hour).

If you're organized, creative, comfortable with social media, and enjoy learning new things, we'd love to hear from you.

You'll help market local businesses, support exciting publishing projects, conduct online research, and assist with office operations.

This is more than a job—it's an opportunity to help grow projects that are making a difference in our community.

To apply, send your résumé and a brief cover letter to [email protected].

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06/20/2026

06/17/2026

YOUR WEBSITE DESERVES A TUNE-UP.

Many business websites aren't broken.
They're just overdue for maintenance.
Take our FREE Website Diagnostic and find out:
✓ What's working
✓ What's outdated
✓ What may be costing you customers
✓ What improvements will have the greatest impact

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Take the diagnostic.
See what's under the hood.

SHP Web Services
Helping local businesses get back on the road.

06/09/2026

If you've picked up our Sweet Home Oneonta Summer Guide, you've seen the centerfold which features our illustrated parking map.
Some of the illustrations are easy to understand references to various businesses, others are a bit more (let's say) esoteric.

06/08/2026

Remember the old car in the driveway?
The one that got parked when something newer and shinier came along?

For many businesses, that old car is their website.
It may not need replacing.
It may simply need a tune-up.

Even the most dependable car benefits from an occasional inspection, a little maintenance, and a few upgrades. Your website is no different.

The question is:
How healthy is your website?

Visit SHPweb.com and take our FREE Website Diagnostic.

In just a few minutes, you'll discover what may be helping—or hurting—your website's ability to attract and engage customers.
No obligation.
No pressure.
Just a chance to look under the hood.

Visit SHPweb.com and start your free diagnostic today.

SHP Web Services
Helping local businesses get back on the road.

06/06/2026

We've spent the last few days talking about the old car in the driveway.
The dependable one.
The one that got parked when something newer and shinier came along.

The truth is, we're not really talking about cars.
We're talking about websites.

A few years ago, many businesses shifted their attention to social media.
It was free.
It was easy.
It seemed like the quickest way to reach customers.
So websites were pushed to the back of the driveway.

But something interesting has happened.

Business owners are finding that reaching customers isn't as easy as it once was.
Posts compete with thousands of other posts.
Messages get buried.
Announcements don't always reach the people they're intended for.

Meanwhile, that website is still sitting there.
It may need a tune-up.
It may need some updating.
But it's still one of the few places online that belongs entirely to you.

No algorithms.
No competing feeds.
No wondering whether your customers will see your message.
Just your business, your information, and your customers.
Maybe it's time to take another look under the hood.

SHP Web Services

Website Tune-Ups, Repairs & Modernization for Local Businesses.

06/03/2026

We've been talking about the old car in the driveway.
The one that got parked when something newer and shinier came along.

And we've talked about how the new ride wasn't quite as effortless as it first appeared.
But there's something else worth remembering about that old car.

It always took you where YOU wanted to go.
You didn't have to ask permission.
You didn't have to wonder if it would decide to take a different route.
You didn't have to learn a new set of rules every few months.

You got in.
Turned the key.
And headed exactly where you intended.

Simple.
Reliable.
Predictable.

The funny thing is that many of us abandoned those qualities because they seemed ordinary.
Until they became hard to find.

Sometimes the value of something isn't fully appreciated until after it's been sitting in the driveway for a while.

Tomorrow, we'll take a closer look at why so many business owners are beginning to revisit that old car.

SHP Web Services
Helping local businesses stay in the driver's seat.