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Notes from the build.
7 min readWhy isn't my business showing up on Google?
You've got a website, you search for what you do, and you're nowhere. Here's how to work out which of the usual problems it is, most of which you can check yourself in ten minutes.
seo · client-work
7 min readYour web developer has disappeared. Here's what to do.
They've stopped answering, and your website, your domain and maybe your email are sitting in their accounts. A practical order of work for getting control back, and how to make sure it never happens again.
client-work · process
6 min readHow much does a small business website cost in 2026?
Real numbers for a small business website in the UK: what the cheap options leave out, what my own packages cost, and the running costs nobody mentions until the invoice arrives.
pricing · client-work
4 min readAutomated accessibility checks are a floor, not a finish line
This site claims 100% of automated accessibility checks pass before a build goes live. Here is exactly what that covers, and the much larger set of things it does not.
accessibility · process
3 min readOne codebase, many sites: building a template instead of a site
Regional practices in the same sector need nearly the same website. Here is what changes when you build for the second client before you have the first.
process · client-work
3 min readWhat a fixed price actually buys you
Every project I take on has a price agreed before I start. Here is why, and what it means when the scope moves.
process · pricing
2 min readWhy I build my own products alongside client work
Clients benefit when the developer they hire also has to live with the code. Here's how that plays out day to day.
process · product · client-work