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Web Development
Building, maintaining and speeding up websites — in plain English.
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Managed WordPress hosting: worth the premium?
Four to ten times the price of shared hosting for the same site. What you're actually buying, and the honest test for whether it's worth it for you.
Moving a website without downtime (or losing your email)
Migrations go wrong in predictable ways. The TTL trick, the order of operations, and the one mistake that takes email down for a day.
Why we charge £999 when agencies quote £5,000
UK agencies charge £1,500 to £10,000 for a small business site. We start at £999. Here is exactly where the difference comes from — and when to pay more.
What a domain name actually is (and who really owns it)
You don't buy a domain, you rent it. Here's what registries, registrars and nameservers each do, and why knowing the difference saves you at the worst moment.
Choosing a domain in 2026: .com, .co.uk, or something newer?
The extension matters less than it used to and the renewal price matters more. How to pick a name, and the pricing trick that catches almost everyone.
The .io question: when a domain depends on a country existing
Thousands of tech businesses run on .io, a domain tied to a territory being handed to Mauritius. A real case study in why the extension is a business decision.
What web hosting actually is, and what you're paying for
Hosting is renting a computer that is always on. Here's what separates £3 a month from £300, and which of those differences will ever matter to you.
Types of hosting compared: shared, VPS, cloud, managed, static
Five kinds of hosting, what each is genuinely for, and the honest answer to which one your site needs — including when the cheapest option is the right one.
The European Accessibility Act and UK businesses
Since June 2025, e-commerce sold into the EU must be accessible, and UK sellers can be in scope. What it requires, the narrow 2030 rule, and what to do first.
The startup website: what to build before you have a product
Most early-stage sites are either a placeholder nobody remembers or an over-engineered platform nobody needed. What to build at each stage, and what to skip.
The construction website that wins bigger jobs
Trades lose work to competitors who are no better, just easier to believe. What a website has to prove, and the one section that does most of it.
Accessible websites: the business case, not just the legal one
Accessibility gets framed as compliance. It is really about not turning away customers who want to buy from you — and the fixes are smaller than you think.
Website security basics most small businesses get wrong
You don't need an enterprise security budget. You do need to get five unglamorous things right — and most sites we inherit have missed at least three.
Core Web Vitals in plain English: what actually makes a site fast
Google grades your site on three speed measurements. Here's what each one means without the jargon, and the handful of things that genuinely move them.
How to prepare for a website project and keep it on budget
The projects that launch quickly all have one thing in common: a prepared client. Here's exactly what to have ready before your website build starts.
7 signs your business website needs a redesign
Not sure if your website is helping or hurting? Here are seven clear signs it's time for a refresh — and what a modern site should do instead.
How much does a website cost in the UK? (2026 guide)
A plain-English breakdown of what a website really costs in 2026 — from simple brochure sites to Shopify stores — and what actually drives the price.
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