Guides
Before you order a website.
Short, concrete answers to the questions I hear most often before a project starts. Written for people commissioning a website — not for people who want to build one themselves.
What you need before ordering a website.
What to prepare before the first conversation so the project does not stall on gathering content.
Plan a website
Goals, material, technology and comparable scope.
What you need before ordering a website.
What to prepare before the first conversation so the project does not stall on gathering content.
/ 3 min readWordPress or a custom build?
When a ready-made system helps, when it gets in the way, and how not to pick wrong for five years.
/ 4 min readWhat drives the cost of a website.
Why two quotes for "a company website" can differ tenfold.
/ 3 min readRegain control
Transfers, independent editing and a working existing site.
Moving a site from a previous developer.
How to recover domain, hosting and code — and not lose your Google positions in the move.
/ 3 min readYou cannot change your own site.
A stale offer, calls about old prices, and a site you cannot change yourself.
/ 3 min readWhy your website is slow.
The usual causes of a slow site — and which of them actually affect customers.
/ 3 min readUnderstand running costs
Hosting, domain ownership and accountable visibility work.
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