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Everything that goes into getting a website, in plain English.
Guides for small business owners who want a site that works and would rather not learn the jargon to get one. Written by Sal, who builds them.
Web design
How to write an About us page for a small business
What to put on the page customers read just before they get in touch, how to write it in your own voice, and a before and after you can learn from.
Web design
Is your website accessible? A plain-English guide for small businesses
What accessibility means for a small business website, what the Equality Act expects, the six problems most sites have, and checks you can run in fifteen minutes.
Web design
Websites for estate agents: what a good one actually does
What an agency website needs to win instructions: a valuation form that works, fast listings, local proof, and what the rules say has to be on it.
Web design
What a tradesperson’s website needs
The photographs, the paperwork, the towns you cover and the pages that turn somebody looking into somebody ringing.
Getting found
Do I need a website if I have a Facebook page?
What a Facebook page does well, why it is rented ground rather than something you own, what a follower count is really worth, and how to run both properly.
Getting started
How much does a website cost?
What a site really costs to build and to run, route by route, the charges that never appear in a quote, and how to tell a fair price from a bad one.
Web design
What to put on a small business website (and what to leave off)
The seven things every small business website needs, the order to put them in, how to write the words, and the pages most owners waste their time on.
Getting found
How to get your small business found on Google
What local search actually rewards, how to set up a Google Business Profile properly, what your website contributes, and how long any of it takes.
Getting started
What is a website? A plain-English guide for business owners
What a website actually is, what it is made of, what happens when someone types your address, how sites get built and found, and who owns what.
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