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guide 4 min read

The questions to answer before you build a website

Most website projects go wrong before a single line of code is written. The cause is almost always the same: starting with design before settling the strategy.

Business & StrategyWebsites
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how-to 5 min read

How to brief a web project so it does not go sideways

Vague briefs produce generic work. Here is a practical guide to briefing a website project — what to include, what to decide first, and what to leave open.

Business & StrategyWebsites
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explainer 4 min read

Schema markup in plain English

Structured data is one of the highest-leverage things you can add to a site. Almost no small businesses do it. Here is what it is and why it matters now more than ever.

SEO & GEOWebsites
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explainer 4 min read

Website speed is a business problem, not a technical one

A slow site loses customers before they read a single word. The numbers are not ambiguous. What is less obvious is what actually makes a site slow.

WebsitesSEO & GEO
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opinion 4 min read

What a website is actually for

Most business websites are built to look good in a screenshot. That is not the same as being built to work. The difference matters more than most clients expect.

WebsitesBusiness & Strategy
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guide 5 min read

WordPress or static — how to choose

The choice is not about technology preference. It is about how your business actually operates and who will be managing the site after launch.

Websites
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