Guides
Know what you're paying for before you pay for it.
Plain-English guides to what a website should cost, who should build it, and how to keep it working and found — with real numbers, not a sales pitch.
18 guides3 topicsUpdated September 2026
What it costs
Prices, packages and monthly plans.
What a website should cost to build, to run and to keep — and how to read a quote before you sign it.
How much does a website cost?
How much does a website cost? Real price bands for agency, freelancer, builder and subscription, with hourly rates by region and the year-two total.
7 min readRead the guideWordPress website design
What WordPress website design costs to build and to own once plugins, hosting and maintenance are counted — and whether you need WordPress at all.
4 min readRead the guideWebsite design packages
What belongs in website design packages at each price, why pay-monthly deals differ so much, and the five lines to read before you sign one.
5 min readRead the guideI need a website for my business
I need a website for my business — the four realistic ways to get one, what each costs over two years, and how to pick without a sales call.
7 min readRead the guideA done-for-you website, on a monthly plan
What website as a service actually means, what happens to your site when you stop paying, and exactly what is included each month for $69.
6 min readRead the guideWhat website maintenance should include
What a website care plan should include, with real frequencies and numbers: backups, uptime checks, updates, edits and reporting.
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Hiring someone
Choosing who builds it, and staying in control.
Freelancer, agency or subscription, the questions to ask first, and how to make sure the site is yours when it is done.
Freelance web designer or agency?
The real trade-off between a freelance web designer, an agency and a monthly subscription — what each costs, what tends to break, and how to decide.
5 min readRead the guideWeb design services
What web design services should include, what each part is worth on its own, and the questions that separate a real scope from an empty quote.
5 min readRead the guideHow to hire a web designer
How to hire a web designer: the questions that separate a good one from an expensive mistake, the contract terms that matter, and the red flags.
6 min readRead the guideWebsite launch checklist
A website launch checklist in order of what it costs you to miss, plus the handover list that decides whether you can ever leave your developer.
5 min readRead the guideWho owns your website?
Who owns my website? Four checks on the domain, hosting, code and content — plus a copy-paste email for a developer who will not hand it over.
6 min readRead the guideHow we work
Our website design process for clients: the launch timeline, what counts as a revision, the rate for extra work, and the exit terms — before you pay.
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Fixing and moving
When the site is broken, slow, invisible or moving.
How to find what is actually wrong, fix it in the right order, and move a site without losing the rankings it earned.
My website is not working
Website not working? How to tell whether it is down, slow, hacked or simply not converting — with the free check for each, in the fastest order.
4 min readRead the guideFixing a website that is slow, broken or hacked
Fix my website: how to work out what is actually wrong — speed, mobile, security, or the warning in the address bar — and what each fix involves.
7 min readRead the guideWhy your website is not showing up on Google
Website not showing on Google search? Six reasons why, how to check each one yourself for free, and which are worth paying to fix.
6 min readRead the guideMoving off Wix or Squarespace
What you can and cannot take when leaving a website builder, whether you need a Squarespace web designer or a rebuild, and how to keep your rankings.
7 min readRead the guideMoving your website to someone else
What a website migration service actually does, what it should cost, and how your old page addresses keep working so your rankings survive.
6 min readRead the guideRedesigning without losing your rankings
Why redesigns tank traffic, the pre-launch checklist that prevents it, and what SEO website migration services should do about your old URLs.
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Find out what your website should look like.
It costs nothing to look. We send back a redesigned homepage and a plain-English note on what is holding the current one back — written by a person, not generated.