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July 20, 20264 min read

Checklist: before your website goes live

A practical, non-technical checklist to run through before your new website goes live, so nothing embarrassing slips through.

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July 18, 20264 min read

What a website really costs: agency, builder, DIY

A plain-English breakdown of what a website actually costs across agency, builder and alternative routes, plus the hidden ongoing bills.

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Three volunteers sharing coffee and ideas around a kitchen tableJuly 15, 20265 min read

Handing over a club website: the checklist

Ask the outgoing webmaster for the last renewal invoice before you ask for a single password — it answers three questions the passwords never will.

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A man searching through folders in an office storage roomJuly 15, 20266 min read

Who actually owns your domain, you or your agency?

Your registrar's most boring email quietly reveals who the domain is registered to, and the public WHOIS lookup never will.

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A carpenter cutting wood in a dusty workshopJuly 15, 20265 min read

What a small business website actually needs

Open your own site on your phone and try to call yourself: most owners find the thing that is costing them work inside a minute.

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A mechanic repairing machinery in a workshopJuly 15, 20265 min read

Why a fast website wins you more customers

Turn your Wi-Fi off, open your own site on your phone, and count. That number is the one your customers actually live with.

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A young woman using her phone at an outdoor café tableJuly 15, 20265 min read

Your website on a phone: what really matters

Most of your customers meet your business on a small screen, so here is the phone test you can run on your own site tonight.

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A café window in Eschwege, Germany, with a chalkboard menuJuly 15, 20265 min read

Choosing the right domain for your business

If you have to spell your domain over the phone it's the wrong one — here's the test that catches that, and what to do when your name is taken.

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