Small Business
Practical web and software guidance for small businesses: websites, realistic budgets, tools, and strategies to grow online without overspending.
Progressive Web Apps: When a PWA Beats a Native App
What a PWA genuinely does in 2026, where iOS still falls short, and the cost arithmetic that decides between one codebase and three.
Continue ReadingSalesforce vs HubSpot: Choosing a CRM in 2026
A practitioner comparison of published price, three year running cost, administration load, API limits and what it actually costs to leave each CRM.
Continue ReadingWordPress vs Wix vs Squarespace for a Business Site
An agency comparison of WordPress, Wix and Squarespace for a UK business site, covering SEO control, exit cost and the real three year total.
Continue ReadingWordPress Hosting: What You Are Actually Paying For
What the money buys across shared, managed and cloud WordPress hosting, which layers actually make a site fast, and what each tier costs.
Continue ReadingDrupal Support: What a Retainer Should Cover
The work a Drupal site needs every month, how to read a support SLA, the three retainer models compared, and realistic UK monthly price bands.
Continue ReadingElementor vs a Custom Theme: The Real Cost
A page builder moves cost out of the build and into running the site. What Elementor does to your output, where it stops paying, and the real numbers.
Continue ReadingFixed Price Contract or Time and Materials?
What a fixed price contract really buys, when time and materials costs less, and the third option most software work should actually use.
Continue ReadingHow to Write a Software RFP That Gets Useful Quotes
Why most software RFPs produce quotes you cannot compare, what to include instead of a feature list, and the questions that reveal a good supplier.
Continue ReadingSoftware Maintenance Cost: What Nobody Budgets For
What it costs to keep custom software running after launch, why the usual percentage rule misleads, and the line items teams consistently forget.
Continue ReadingMVP Software Development: Scope, Cost and Timeline
What an MVP should and should not contain, realistic UK costs and timelines, and the scoping mistake that turns a three-month build into a nine-month one.
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