Website advice for local businesses.
Plain-English guides on getting a website, getting found on Google and AI search, and keeping your site safe and working. Written for owner-run businesses, not web developers.
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Where do your enquiries come from?
Why knowing where your enquiries come from matters, simple ways to track them, and how to stop spending money on what does not work.
21 August 20265 min readRead → Looking after your siteWhy your business email should be on your own domain
Why an email address on your own domain beats Gmail or Hotmail, the main options, and how to avoid losing email when you change website provider.
17 August 20265 min readRead → Google & searchService area pages explained
What service area pages are, when they help a local business, and how to make each town page genuinely useful rather than copy and paste.
13 August 20265 min readRead → Getting startedQuestions to ask before hiring a web designer
The key questions to ask a web designer before you sign up, from who owns your domain to ongoing costs, contracts and what happens if you leave.
9 August 20265 min readRead → Design & contentHow to write a service page that wins work
A plain guide to writing service pages for local businesses: what to include, how to word it, and the one next step every page needs.
6 August 20265 min readRead → Looking after your siteWebsite backups explained
What a website backup is, how often to take one, where to store it and how to check it works. A plain guide for small UK businesses.
2 August 20265 min readRead → Design & contentWhy your website enquiries are going missing
Why contact form enquiries vanish, from spam folders to broken updates, and a simple routine to fix and test your form so no job slips through.
29 July 20265 min readRead → Getting startedHow long does it take to build a website?
What really affects how long a small business website takes to build, the typical stages, and simple ways to avoid delays.
26 July 20265 min readRead → Google & searchWhy your name, address and phone should match everywhere
Why your business name, address and phone number should match across your website, Google and directories, and how to audit and fix them.
22 July 20265 min readRead → Looking after your siteYour web designer has disappeared: what to do next
Your web designer has vanished and nobody knows the logins. A calm, step by step guide to getting your domain, hosting, email and site back.
18 July 20265 min readRead →Your website for £99. Then £14.99 a month.
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