Web Design For Small Business

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TL;DR: Web design for small business is the single biggest factor in whether a UK company gets found online, gets trusted, and gets contacted. A site that loads fast, works on mobile, and answers the right questions will outperform a visually impressive one every time. With 5.5 million small businesses operating across the UK (Department […]

How to Build a WordPress Website That Ranks: Complete 2025 Setup Guide

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TL;DR: How to build a Wordpress website that ranks and doing it the right way from day one saves you months of fixes later. This comprehensive guide takes you from complete beginner to launching an SEO-optimised website that search engines love. What you’ll achieve: A fast, secure, mobile-friendly WordPress site with solid SEO foundations Time […]

‘Build website for free’ social media ads – too good to be true?

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TL;DR: Build website for free social media ads – if something is too good to be true, ask yourself why, and are you getting a raw deal? In recent times, my social media has been flooded with sponsored posts/ads for companies offering businesses to build websites for free. So, let’s break it down: the why, […]

How to rank a blog post on Google.

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Recently, I saw in a FB group a person asking for help on how to rank a blog post on Google. As seasoned Pros frequent this group, it was disheartening to see the replies and the level of ignorance being offered in the guise of advice. Talking about SEO plugins rather than how to implement […]

What Are Cookies? And Why This ICO Action Matters

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TL;DR: What are cookies is a common question for anyone dealing with websites, and the answer affects every UK user and business. Cookies are small text files that remember your activity online, and they range from essential tools that keep a site working to advertising trackers that follow you across the internet. Most users accept […]

DIY Website vs Professional Web Design: When to Hire an Expert

DIY Website vs Professional Web Design When to Hire an Expert

TL;DR: While DIY website builders offer an affordable starting point, professional web design delivers strategic value through custom solutions and significantly higher conversion rates. In today’s digital landscape, having a website is no longer optional for businesses. Yet many business owners find themselves wrestling with a crucial decision: should they build their own DIY website […]

Custom-built website vs Shopify

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TL;DR: Website vs Shopify You’ll get more for your money with a website E-commerce: Why a custom-built website is better than a Shopify site. “Website vs Shopify ?” – It was a question posed recently in a social media group, and it got us thinking. So QED is here to explain it. Shopify is a […]

Which is the right website designer for you?

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Which is the right website designer for you? It’s the eternal question if you are a new start-up and need the right person, or are reconsidering your internet offering. There are lots of posts out there telling you what to expect, mostly written by marketing or salespeople hoping that you’ll let them pitch to you, […]

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We created content over a six month period targeting key areas where their business wanted to expand