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What Is Scope Creep on a Website Design Project? (August 1, 2026)
Best WordPress Donation Plugin Options for UK Charities and Not-for-Profits (2026) (July 8, 2026)
Rebuild or Start Fresh? How Small Businesses and Charities Can Make the Right Website Decision (June 8, 2026)
WordPress Maintenance: The Unglamorous Work That Saves You Money (May 11, 2026)
Vibe Coding for Small Businesses: The Benefits, the Risks, and Everything In Between (April 16, 2026)
Why Your Website Loads Slowly (And Why UK Customers Actually Leave Because of It) (April 5, 2026)
How to Conduct an Ethical Website Audit: A Practical Guide for UK Small Businesses (March 8, 2026)
Are You Treating Your Website Like an Afterthought? (February 2, 2026)
Green Hosting Explained: Does It Actually Matter for Your Small Business Website? (January 5, 2026)
Does Your Service-Based Business Actually Need a Blog? The Honest Answer (December 12, 2025)
The Rise of AI and Semantic Search Optimisation (November 28, 2025)
Making Your Website Accessible: When Not to Use Tables and What to Use Instead (June 16, 2025)
What is Website Accessibility? A Guide for UK Small Businesses (May 22, 2025)
The 5 Website Mistakes That Make Freelancers Look Unprofessional (Even When Their Work Is Brilliant) (April 15, 2025)
How Accessible, Sustainable and Ethical is AI? (April 7, 2025)
Influencing Factors for Website Build Costs with 'By-the-hour' Projects (March 20, 2025)
Is Your Small Business Missing This? The Mentoring vs. Coaching Debate (March 4, 2025)
The Difference Between a Tech VA and an Online Business Manager (October 1, 2024)
How to Write Ethical Sales Copy for a Website (August 13, 2024)
Calculate cost to build a business website in the UK (August 5, 2024)
How to Start Building Your Own Website: A Guide for UK Startups (July 30, 2024)
Should you build your own business website? (July 23, 2024)
How to Choose the Perfect Domain Name for Your UK Business or Charity (July 12, 2024)
Consumer Law Changes Coming Into Force and What Businesses Need To Know (July 1, 2024)
5 Things to Think About Before Choosing a WordPress Plugin (June 21, 2024)
How to Write a Website Development Brief Document (June 11, 2024)
Copyright your website content the right way (January 2, 2024)
Should you put your prices on your website? (December 29, 2023)
How Being an Affiliate Rocks, for Small Businesses (September 11, 2023)
Diverse imagery on your website matters (July 31, 2023)
How to get a website built quicker (July 11, 2023)
Enhancing Your Website Reach: A Guide for Smaller Charities (June 28, 2023)
Harnessing tracking links to unleash the power of data (May 24, 2023)
What is responsible spending? (March 31, 2023)
Ideas and planning for your business (March 29, 2023)
What is an Ethical website? (March 21, 2023)
How to get your website finished when you’re a perfectionist (March 2, 2023)
Guest blog your way to more traffic (February 13, 2023)
How ethical is your website platform? (February 6, 2023)
Everything you need to know about emails (November 29, 2022)
Christmas Gifts for Entrepreneurs (November 18, 2022)
What is the right length for a blog? (November 14, 2022)
How to choose who will build your website (October 27, 2022)
10 Ways to help save money on web developers (September 12, 2022)
10 Simple Steps to Improving Website Accessibility (June 9, 2022)
How to use power words to create engaging content (November 2, 2021)
How to come up with blog ideas for your business (October 11, 2021)
What does your Personal branding look like? (September 13, 2021)
Locked out of your WordPress website? (September 1, 2021)
Woocommerce Paypal Payments Upgrade (August 23, 2021)
The death of image sliders on websites (August 16, 2021)
How to choose fonts for your branding (July 13, 2021)
Why Pinterest is good for your business (June 28, 2021)
How to write better content for your website (March 23, 2021)
Google Algorithm Update May 2021 and Website Speed (March 3, 2021)
How to use our support site (March 2, 2021)
Apple versus Facebook and WhatsApp privacy updates (February 11, 2021)
The best shipping options for ecommerce (January 28, 2021)
Digital Sustainability for your Small Business (January 18, 2021)
Why we want a website live in three months (November 11, 2020)
How to blog if you hate writing? (October 7, 2020)
Maintaining a WordPress website (September 22, 2020)
Squarespace or WordPress? (August 24, 2020)
WordPress Core Update 5.5 issue (August 18, 2020)
Do I need to move away from Mailchimp? (July 30, 2020)
Free vs Premium WordPress Themes (July 19, 2020)
Which is the best WordPress plugin for SEO? (June 14, 2020)
Are Facebook, Websites and Email Marketing dead? (February 10, 2020)
How to make a good first impression in business (January 27, 2020)
How to pick a WordPress theme (December 19, 2019)
A beginners guide to blogging for great SEO (November 25, 2019)
Selling online laws checklist for ecommerce websites (October 7, 2019)
Hosting options for your WordPress website (September 16, 2019)
How do deal with bad reviews (August 13, 2019)
New Online Payment Regulations (July 29, 2019)
Brand Voice : How to define yours... (June 14, 2019)
Cookies: Is your website GDPR compliant? (June 7, 2019)
Setting up Google My Business is easier than you think (May 28, 2019)
Does listing your business on directories helps SEO? (April 15, 2019)
Digitally signed client documents and contracts (April 8, 2019)
Have you cleared your cache? (April 4, 2019)
Why we don't like cheap websites (March 25, 2019)
The benefits of adding reviews to your website (February 22, 2019)
How to remove the Gutenberg Editor (February 11, 2019)
404 errors and how it affects your SEO (January 31, 2019)
Discover the pitfalls of choosing a hosting company for business websites (October 29, 2018)
Google Map work-around for 27collective MyListing theme (October 9, 2018)
The fear of missing out and how it affects business decisions (September 27, 2018)
Website Essentials For A Small Business (August 29, 2018)
Gutenberg. Is it worth the hype? (August 21, 2018)
We love Canva.com (August 13, 2018)
Is your password strong enough? (July 30, 2018)
Mobile first - Google changes the way does it’s web indexing (July 10, 2018)
WordPress Users Facebook Group For Beginners (June 11, 2018)
Pitfalls of choosing the wrong website designer for you and your business (April 19, 2018)
Making your Website GDPR Compliant (March 2, 2018)
How fast does SEO implementation really take to work? (December 10, 2017)
Technical Jargon Glossary (November 1, 2017)
How to get a free SSL certificate and rank higher with Google (February 1, 2017)
Beginners guide to the language of SEO (January 30, 2017)
Google Analytics: all about bounce rates (January 20, 2017)
6 Ways to Clean Up your Website SEO (January 16, 2017)
The Pros and Cons of Website Builders like Wix (December 7, 2016)
The importance of making imagery work for your brand and website (July 7, 2016)
Setting Up UK Postcode-Dependant Shipping in Woocommerce (June 22, 2016)
How will the EU Referendum affect Small Businesses? (May 31, 2016)
Tips for creating a small business website (April 30, 2016)
Why HTTPS is going to help your Google ranking (December 18, 2015)
7 Ways to Start Optimising Ecommerce (December 15, 2015)
Help! My WordPress emails aren’t working (November 10, 2015)
Is your website secure from hackers? (November 2, 2015)
DIY Website Optimisation (October 13, 2014)
Getting your product images ranking higher on Google images (September 18, 2014)
Get organic Google reach for your local business..... (August 29, 2014)
8 Tips for Better Websites for small businesses (August 27, 2014)
Video Marketing - the new way to promote your small business (August 1, 2014)
15 Tips for Sending Email Newsletters to your Customers: A How to Guide (July 3, 2014)
8 Reasons Self-Build Ecommerce Websites might be Costing you Sales (July 2, 2014)
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for Beginners Tip # 1 (May 4, 2014)
Promises Promises: Getting to the Top of Google (April 8, 2014)
Digital Identity (February 13, 2014)
5 Top tips for getting organised from Wirelesspa.co.uk (November 4, 2013)
Google's Hummingbird in a non-technical way (October 14, 2013)

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Unlock Your Website’s Potential with a Power Hour of Expert Guidance (October 10, 2024)
PAYGO Website design and development (July 16, 2023)
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The Smart Bear Links (January 3, 2023)
Terms and Conditions (November 18, 2022)
Products (November 18, 2022)
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Website Budget Options (May 23, 2022)
Sustainability and Environmental Policy (May 20, 2022)
Book Training (February 9, 2022)
Digital Consultancy Services (September 20, 2021)
WordPress Landing Page (March 24, 2021)
Woocommerce and Ecommerce tips (March 9, 2021)
Can we save you money? (March 21, 2020)
Training workshops in Manchester (November 29, 2019)
Website graphics, photos, video or animation for small businesses (March 31, 2019)
Free Resources (March 10, 2019)
Website Design Packages for Small Businesses (January 2, 2019)
- IVY WordPress Brochure Website Design Package (January 3, 2019)
Logos, Branding and Graphics (December 7, 2018)
Squarespace Small Website Design Package (November 19, 2018)
Search Engine Optimisation Packages (August 14, 2018)
WordPress Website Amends and Edits (August 13, 2018)
WordPress Website Maintenance and Support (August 13, 2018)
About The Smart Bear (March 4, 2017)
SEO Hints and Tips Guides for Small Businesses (February 1, 2017)
Google Analytics Beginners Guides (January 20, 2017)
Emergency Help for Hacked WordPress Sites (January 5, 2017)
Getting Started with Bespoke WordPress Training (June 3, 2016)
WordPress training to suit your business needs (March 14, 2016)
Social Media Hints and Tips (December 4, 2015)
WordPress Website Design Examples (November 13, 2015)
WordPress Hints and Tips (November 2, 2015)
Is your website responsive or mobile friendly? (April 3, 2015)
WordPress Managed Hosting (January 10, 2015)
Most websites are now built with a content management system (CMS) (December 28, 2014)
5 Minute Fix Terms & Conditions (June 15, 2014)
Fixing WordPress Websites Cheaply and Quickly (June 15, 2014)
'How to' Technical Social Media and Online Tools Training (November 5, 2013)
Where is your business website ranked on Google? (October 20, 2013)
Privacy Policy (September 16, 2013)
Website Design and Development Ethical Small Business in Tameside (September 14, 2013)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (June 17, 2013)
Say HELLO to The Smart Bear Websites Tameside (June 6, 2013)
Is your website working for you? (June 6, 2013)

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Clear Steps Plus Education Ltd, Trafford (June 25, 2026)
Re-Generate, London (June 9, 2026)
LES Tree Services, Preston (December 9, 2025)
Fraendi, London (December 9, 2025)
Chromia Collective, Manchester (April 8, 2025)
LES Pest Management, Preston (January 23, 2025)
Strongwomen, Spain (October 8, 2024)
It Takes Two, York (September 9, 2024)
Social CEO, Salford (September 9, 2024)
Northern Sweep, Urmston and Matlock (February 12, 2024)
Female Business Festival, Manchester (November 7, 2023)
Spring Clean, Greater Manchester and Cheshire (October 31, 2023)
Emily Lisbeth Jewellery, Sale (October 17, 2023)
Property Finder Altrincham, Cheshire (October 17, 2023)
Laurel Farm, Bath (August 14, 2023)
BCS Render, County Durham (May 9, 2023)
Peacock Cleaning, Manchester (May 9, 2023)
Zoë Gardens, Shipley, West Yorkshire (May 9, 2023)
Julie Harris Photography, Cheshire (February 20, 2023)
British Taekwondo, Manchester (September 2, 2022)
TUF*C, Trafford (December 1, 2021)
Surviving Work, Cardiff (November 1, 2021)
Showcase Studios, Urmston and St Ives (August 1, 2021)
Laura Borland, Scotland (August 1, 2021)
Get Clarity: Let Go, Bath (December 1, 2020)
Psychological Therapy Northwest, Bolton (October 1, 2020)
Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre, Manchester (August 1, 2020)
PARENTFOLK. (August 1, 2020)
Danielle White Coaching, Manchester (July 1, 2020)
LC Psychology, Urmston (May 1, 2020)
Anna Scarisbrick Financial Management, Trafford (February 1, 2020)
Trafford Roofers, Urmston (February 1, 2020)
Garden Aspects, Cheshire (January 1, 2020)
Goodness Zero Waste, Urmston (January 1, 2020)
The Blend Centre, Sale (April 8, 2019)
Mutznutz Creative Design, Urmston (March 1, 2019)
Orchid Indulgence, Manchester and Rochdale (January 1, 2019)
Deborah Bulcock, Colne (January 1, 2019)
Country and Eastern, Manchester (December 1, 2018)
Charlotte Graves Psychotherapy, Leeds (August 1, 2018)
TD Plumbing, Urmston (July 1, 2018)
Promoting Local, Trafford and Stockport (June 1, 2018)
Jean Jackson Couture, Urmston, and the Northern Quarter (May 1, 2018)
Fairfax Bespoke Furniture, Cheshire (May 1, 2018)
Brooktech Maintenance, Stockport (March 1, 2018)
Support 81, Manchester (December 1, 2017)
Ink Edibles Manchester (December 1, 2017)
Service with a Hug! Wiltshire (November 1, 2017)
Ian Ball Art & Decorating, Davyhulme (March 1, 2017)
North London Waste Plan (February 1, 2017)
Food Sorcery, Didsbury (September 1, 2016)
Orderly Office and Home, Sale (June 1, 2015)
Salford Origin (University of Salford), Salford (July 1, 2014)

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