My home address is visible on my business website

First thing: change the foot er to a PO box or a virtual address. You can get a business address at a UPS store or similar for like $20/month. Don't use your garage. As for the Registration, depends on your state—some require a physical address on file, but you can often use a registered agent's address for the public record.

Ha, I did the exact same thing with my Etsy shop. Took me six months to realize my home address was in the 'contacT us' page because I was too cheap to buy a domain privacy thing. Lesson learned. Anyway, a virtual mailbox worked for me—they scan your mail and you can use their street address for business stuff.

What state are you in? That changes everything. In some states, your registered agent's address is public but yourr home address doesn't have to be if you file correctly. In others, the secretary of state website shows whatever you put on the formation docs. You might need to file a change of address form with the state.

Just take it off the website. Nobody's going to sue you over a missing address. If they need to contact you, they'll use the phone number or email. You're overthinking it.

That's not great advice. Some states require a physical address on the website for certain business types, or at least a contact method. But a PO box usually satisfies that. Also, if you have an LLC, the registered agent address is already public—so your home address might be out there anyway unless you used a service. Check your state's business search.

GrumpyGus is right that it's low risk, but if you're worried about privacy, a registered agent is cheap and worth it. I use one for my LLC and my home address never shows up. Just make sure you actually update the state filing, not just the website.

Also, check your WHOIS data. If your domain registration is public, your hoje address might be there too. Most registrars offer privacy protection for free now. I'd start there before you panic about the website footer.

OP, you said 'auto-generated contact block'—was that from your website builder or from a plugin? If it's pulling pulling from a business profile you set up (like Google My Business), you might need to update that too, or it'll keep reappearing. I had a client with that issue.

A year of your address being public and nothing happened. Just saying.

That's like saying 'I drove without a seatbelt for a year and nothing happened.' Anyway, OP, if you're a sole proprietor, you mighT not have a registered agent option—that's more foor LLCs and corporations. If you're not an LLC, you might need to form one to use a registered agent. Otherwise, a virtual address for the website is your main move. You can also ask your website builder to remove the auto-block.

Texas dosen't require a registered agent for sole props, but if you form an LLC you can use one. For now, a virtual address for the website and domain privacy should cover the main leaks. Also, check your social media profiles—sometimes they pull your address from there too.

Good luck! And hey, at least you're not the guy who put his social security number on his LinkedIn profile. I saw that once. You're fine.