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      <image:caption>AI-assisted vs AI-generated websites: where Claude, Cursor, Copilot and Aider speed up a real build, and the four jobs that should stay with an engineer.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How to get your business found on Google: a plain starting checklist</image:title>
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      <image:title>Integrated marketing communications: where paid ads fit alongside organic search</image:title>
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      <image:title>Managed website service: what it includes and how to compare one</image:title>
      <image:caption>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.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Plausible vs Umami vs Fathom compared for UK small businesses: pricing, where the data is stored, GDPR posture and the cookie-banner question, and which we use.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Should I just build my own website on Wix? An honest answer from a company that builds them for a living</image:title>
      <image:caption>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.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Small business websites in the UK: the complete guide</image:title>
      <image:caption>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.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Website accessibility law for UK small businesses: WCAG 2.2, the Equality Act and the EAA</image:title>
      <image:caption>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.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Vercel vs Netlify vs Cloudflare Pages: UK hosting compared</image:title>
      <image:caption>Vercel vs Netlify vs Cloudflare Pages for UK sites: prices and free-tier limits checked in November 2026, where your code runs, and which one we use and why.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Website maintenance plans: what to check before you sign</image:title>
      <image:caption>Choosing a website maintenance plan or subscription in the UK? Seven checks to run first: hosting, backups, response, scope, exit terms, the DPA and speed.</image:caption>
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