Notes on websites, hosting, and running a small business online.
The UK quietly changed its cookie laws in February. You can probably simplify your cookie banner. But the fines went up 35 times, and there is a new deadline on the 19th of June.
GfK confidence dropped to -25 this week, the lowest since 2023. But people are still spending. The businesses with clear, credible websites are the ones winning the comparison.
The Equality Act 2010 requires your website to be accessible to people with disabilities. Most small businesses have never heard of this. Here is what it means in practice.
Google's March 2026 core update finished rolling out last week. If your organic traffic dipped or jumped over Easter, this is what changed and what to do about it.
DIY website builders charge you every month and make you do all the work. That is not a good deal. Here is what you are actually paying for, and what you could get instead.
Starter, Standard, and Studio. A plain-English walkthrough of what each plan is for, what it costs, and how to figure out which one you actually need.
A friend recently told me £79 a month for a website sounded expensive. Here is the full breakdown of what the Standard plan actually covers, and why it is one of the cheapest serious things a small business will ever pay for.
A plain-English breakdown of the technology stack we use to build and run client websites. No jargon for the sake of it - just what each piece does and why it matters to you.
Every client gets a private portal to manage their website project. Here is what it does, why it exists, and how it keeps things moving without the usual back-and-forth.
Most small business websites in the same industry look almost identical. That is not safe - it is invisible. Here is how to stand out without doing anything weird.
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