Journal
Straight answers about websites
The questions I get asked most, answered properly — what things cost, what to prepare, and how to tell whether your site is doing its job.
Pricing · 1 September 2026
What does a small business website actually cost?
Nobody publishes prices, so everyone assumes the worst. Here is what the work actually costs and what moves the number up or down.
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Getting started
Do I need a website if I already have a Facebook page?
Social media is genuinely good at some things and genuinely bad at others. The problem is that the bad ones are invisible until they bite.
19 August 2026 · 2 min read
Working together
What to send your web designer before they start
Almost every website that runs late runs late for the same reason, and it is never the code. Here is the list.
5 August 2026 · 2 min read
Technical
Why your website is slow, and why it costs you work
Slow sites lose customers before the page has even finished loading. The causes are boring and mostly fixable.
22 July 2026 · 2 min read
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