The question “WordPress or Shopify?” when it comes to choosing an e-commerce platform, doesn’t have a simple answer because it’s the wrong question. The right question is: “Which platform matches where my…
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Website Design Help and Guidance
Hints and tips for getting your small business website designed – either by a professional developer or when you’re doing it yourself.
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Accessible Websites Don’t Have to Be Boring: Beautiful Design That Works for Everyone
There’s a persistent myth in web design that accessibility means sacrificing creativity. That making your website work for disabled users means settling for plain, boring, text-heavy pages with no personality or visual…
What Is Scope Creep on a Website Design Project?
A Guide for UK Small Businesses and Charities You’ve hired a web designer, agreed on a price for a five-page website with a contact form, and signed the contract. Everything seems straightforward.…
Rebuild or Start Fresh? How Small Businesses and Charities Can Make the Right Website Decision
Your website is underperforming. Maybe it looks dated, loads slowly, or simply no longer reflects who you are. Whatever the trigger, you’re now facing a question that trips up countless small business…
WordPress Maintenance: The Unglamorous Work That Saves You Money
Nobody gets excited about WordPress maintenance. It’s not glamorous, it won’t transform your business overnight, and you can’t show it off at networking events. But ignoring it? That’s the expensive mistake UK…
Are You Treating Your Website Like an Afterthought?
You care deeply about your mission and goals. Whether you’re running a social enterprise, a small business, or a charity, you’re driven by values and purpose. You’ve spent hours refining your approach,…
Making Your Website Accessible: When Not to Use Tables and What to Use Instead
When building or updating a website, it’s tempting to use tables to organise content into neat rows and columns – we’re all used to the layout of spreadsheets so tables seem the…
What is Website Accessibility? A Guide for UK Small Businesses
Website accessibility might sound like technical jargon or a ‘nice to have’, but it’s actually one of the most important considerations for any business owner looking to reach their full customer potential.…
The 5 Website Mistakes That Make Freelancers Look Unprofessional (Even When Their Work Is Brilliant)
Your work is excellent. Your clients love what you deliver. You’ve built a solid reputation through referrals and word-of-mouth. But when potential clients land on your website, something isn’t quite clicking. They’re…
Influencing Factors for Website Build Costs with ‘By-the-hour’ Projects
We often do website builds ‘by the hour’ which can save the client a lot of money on package costs when they have all the content ready and know exactly what they…
How to Start Building Your Own Website: A Guide for UK Startups
How to build a business website from scratch Building a website for business or for a charity can be a daunting task for a startup, but it’s a crucial step in establishing…
Should you build your own business website?
At some point in your business website’s life, you may need to look at changing hosting; use our hints and tips guide to help you.