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Web Design
12 articles on this topic.
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13 July 2026
Landing pages that convert: how to increase your website conversion rate as a UK small business
A plain guide to increasing website conversion rate for UK small businesses: above-the-fold clarity, one next step, trust, form friction, speed-to-lead.
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30 June 2026
Do you still need a website in 2026, or is a Facebook page and Google Business Profile enough?
An honest guide for the UK business owner wondering if social media and a Google Business Profile have replaced the website. What Facebook, Instagram and your Google profile genuinely do well, the honest case for owning your own site, and why the answer is to use all three together.
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30 June 2026
How long does it take to build a website? A realistic UK timeline
An honest UK timeline for building a small-business website: what actually decides the length (scope, content readiness, integrations, revisions, the client bottleneck), typical ranges for DIY, freelancer and agency routes, and why a focused managed build ships in days rather than months.
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30 June 2026
How much does a website cost in the UK in 2026? An honest breakdown
Real UK website costs in 2026: DIY builder, freelancer, agency and managed monthly service, what actually drives the price, the hidden running costs nobody adds up, and how to judge value not just sticker price.
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30 June 2026
How to choose a web designer in the UK: a buyer's checklist
An honest buyer's checklist for choosing a web designer in the UK in 2026: the questions to ask about hosting, ownership, ongoing care and year-two cost, the red flags to walk away from, and how to weigh up a freelancer, an agency and a managed website service.
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30 June 2026
Website redesign: signs, process, and cost
The honest signs a UK small business actually needs a website redesign (versus a cheaper refresh or just maintenance), what the redesign process looks like step by step, and what it costs in 2026, with the managed alternative where it is handled and kept current for a flat monthly fee.
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30 June 2026
What pages does a small business website actually need?
A planning guide to the pages a UK small-business website actually needs: home, about, services or products, contact, plus the trust pages, reviews, FAQ and the legal pages. Which are essential, which are optional, and how the structure maps to how customers decide.
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23 June 2026
Why your UK small business website probably fails accessibility law (WCAG 2.2, the Equality Act, and the EAA)
Most UK small-business websites fail accessibility duties under the Equality Act 2010, WCAG 2.2, and the EAA. A plain-English breakdown, plus the fix.
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23 June 2026
What a barbershop website actually needs in 2026 (and what is a waste of money)
An opinionated guide to what a barbershop website needs in 2026, booking, local SEO, a fast gallery, plain prices, and the add-ons worth skipping.
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3 June 2026
Information architecture before design: the order UK SMB sites ship in
Information architecture before design: the build order for UK SMB sites, URL graph, render contract, content model, components, saves weeks of rework.
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3 June 2026
Pages vs systems: why a website is the wrong unit of design
Why websites should be priced per system, not per page: booking modules, schema-driven catalogues, and redirect layers span pages and break per-page pricing.
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6 May 2026
Five things every small-business website needs to actually work
The five things separating a small-business website that wins customers from one that sits there: speed, mobile, clarity, a clear next step, and being found.