Resources
Notes on websites, search, and the small jobs in between.
A small number of long pieces, written for owner-run businesses making real decisions. We publish when there is something worth publishing, not on a schedule.
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Conversion 27 May 2026 6 min read
Zero enquiries from your new website — 4 things to fix first
A new site is live and the phone is not ringing any more than it did a month ago. Four diagnostics, in the order to fix them.
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Buying a website 27 May 2026 9 min read
Pay-monthly vs one-off websites — the 5-year maths for UK SMBs
Pay-monthly websites vs one-off UK builds compared over five years. The real maths, the ownership question answered properly, and when each model wins.
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Buying a website 27 May 2026 9 min read
What a small business website actually costs in the UK in 2026
An honest look at what small UK businesses actually pay for a website in 2026 — the build, the line items most quotes hide, and the five-year picture.
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Operations 27 May 2026 7 min read
Your web designer has gone quiet — a recovery checklist
A UK owner's checklist for when your web designer stops replying — what to gather, who controls the domain, and how to take back the site.
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Running a website 27 May 2026 8 min read
Website maintenance contracts — 7 red flags to walk away from
A buyer's read of the UK website maintenance contract — what should be in it, the seven clauses that signal walk away, and what £50-£300 a month buys.
For a recent example of how a small UK business runs the same approach in practice, read the Sameday Jetwash case study — a Croydon-based pressure-washing firm we built and now manage on the same monthly model the resources above describe. See all case studies.
We publish when there is something worth publishing, not on a schedule.