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Small business websites in the UK: the complete guide
What a UK small business website has to do, how Google ranks local firms, what each route really costs and how to choose, with a 12-point checklist to run.
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Business websites: planning, building and what they cost
Everything we have written on getting a business website right: the pages it needs, what it costs over three years, how long a build takes and how to choose who builds it. For owners planning a first site, a redesign or a move off a website builder.
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Website design and build
The US CLOUD Act and UK data residency: where your business data really lives
The US CLOUD Act in plain English for UK businesses: why an EU region is not EU jurisdiction, what changed in transfer law since 2023, and how to check yours.
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Photography, video and brand
A cheap content stack for small businesses: phone, Canva and CapCut
A cheap content stack for small businesses: better photos from your phone, Canva for graphics, CapCut for short video, a weekly habit, and where to post first.
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Website design and build
Do you still need a website, or is a Facebook page and Google Business Profile enough?
Do you still need a website if you have a Facebook page and a Google Business Profile? What each does well, why to own your site, and how to use all three.
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Website design and build
How long does it take to build a website? A realistic UK timeline
How long it takes to build a website in the UK: what decides the timeline, typical ranges for DIY, a freelancer and an agency, and how to make any build faster.
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Website design and build
How much does a website cost in the UK in 2026? An honest breakdown
How much a website costs in the UK: current prices for a DIY builder, a freelancer, an agency and a managed service, the running costs, and how to judge value.
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Website design and build
How to choose a web designer in the UK: a buyer's checklist
How to choose a web designer in the UK: the questions to ask about hosting, ownership, care after launch and year-two costs, the red flags, and who suits whom.
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Website design and build
Website redesign: signs you need one, process and cost
Do you need a website redesign? The six signs, when a cheaper refresh or maintenance will do, what the process involves, and what a UK redesign costs.
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Website design and build
What pages does a small business website actually need?
The pages a UK small business website needs: the five core pages, the business details the law requires, the trust pages to add as you grow, and what to skip.
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Website design and build
Managed website service: what it includes and how to compare one
What a managed website service is, what it should include, how providers price it, how it compares with an agency or DIY builder, and what to ask first.
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Website design and build
The 3-year cost of a small business website: every option compared
What a small business website really costs over three years, DIY, freelancer, agency or managed, counting your time and lost customers, with a break-even test.
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Website design and build
Website accessibility law for UK small businesses: WCAG 2.2, the Equality Act and the EAA
Website accessibility law for UK businesses in plain English: the Equality Act 2010 duty, WCAG 2.2 AA as the benchmark, when the EAA applies, and the fixes.
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Website design and build
What a barbershop website needs (and what is a waste of money)
What a barbershop website needs: a booking button above the fold, a strong Google profile, a fast gallery, plain prices and hours, and the add-ons to skip.
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Website design and build
Website information architecture: why it comes before design
Website information architecture before design: the build order of URL map, render contract, content model, components and visuals, and what to ask an agency.
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Website design and build
Should I just build my own website on Wix? An honest answer from a company that builds them for a living
Wix for small business: when it is genuinely fine, when it is costing you customers, and how to tell, from a UK web company with no Wix referral commission.
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Website design and build
Five things every small-business website needs to actually work
The five things separating a small-business website that wins customers from one that sits there: speed, mobile, clarity, a clear next step, and being found.
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Do it yourself, or have it done.
Free to use, with no email needed, and a case study of work we have done. If you would rather we did it for you, we quote for the work.
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Free guide
Migrating from WordPress to a managed Astro site
The seven stages of a move from WordPress, with the redirects, the SEO carry-over and the awkward parts said plainly.
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Free checklist
Small-business website accessibility checklist (WCAG 2.2)
The practical WCAG 2.2 AA checks, the Equality Act duty in plain terms, and how to test a site yourself.
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Case study
Perfect Prep: a halal meal-prep and catering site for Yorkshire and Teesside
Past work: a site for a family-run halal meal-prep and catering business, with 28 postcode pages, five catering lines and honest delivery coverage.
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