JOURNAL
Notes on websites that actually bring in work
Written from Holmfirth in the Holme Valley, for business owners around Huddersfield, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and Halifax. No jargon, no theory for the sake of it. Just what works and what quietly wastes your money.
CHOOSING A DESIGNER
Based in Yorkshire, Working Worldwide: How Remote Web Design Actually Runs
I am in Holmfirth and I build for clients anywhere. Here is how it runs, and why distance is not the thing that breaks projects.
Worldwide
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6 min
CHOOSING A DESIGNER
Freelance Web Designer vs Agency: Which Suits a Yorkshire Small Business?
Both work. They fail in different ways, and that is the useful part of the comparison.
Yorkshire
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5 min
FAQS
How Long Does It Take to Build a Website?
Realistic timelines, and the one thing that delays nearly every project.
Yorkshire
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4 min
LOCAL SEO
Web Design for Trades: Builders, Joiners and Electricians in Yorkshire
Word of mouth is brilliant until it goes quiet. A site is what catches the people who have not heard of you yet.
Yorkshire
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5 min
CHOOSING A DESIGNER
Framer vs WordPress for a Small Yorkshire Business
A straight comparison, without the platform loyalty. What each one is genuinely better at.
Yorkshire
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5 min
GETTING RESULTS
Why Your Website Is Slow on Mobile, and What It Costs You
Half your visitors are on a phone, some on two bars. Every extra second is people leaving.
Yorkshire
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5 min
LOCAL SEO
Why Your Halifax Business Isn't Showing Up on Google Maps
Your competitors are in the map results and you are not. It is almost always one of five things.
Halifax
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5 min
CHOOSING A DESIGNER
Ecommerce or Enquiry Site? Choosing What Your Business Actually Needs
A shop you do not need is expensive to build and worse to run. Here is how to tell which you are.
Worldwide
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5 min
LOCAL SEO
Web Designer Near Me: What That Search Really Means for Small Businesses
When somebody searches near me, Google makes assumptions about you. Here is how to make those assumptions work in your favour.
Yorkshire
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4 min
GETTING RESULTS
How to Write the Words for Your Own Website
You know your business better than any writer does. The problem is usually order, not vocabulary.
Worldwide
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6 min
FAQS
Do I Need a Web Designer or a Web Developer?
The two words get used as if they mean the same thing. They do not, and picking wrong costs money.
Yorkshire
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4 min
FAQS
Sheffield Web Design: Questions to Ask Before You Sign Anything
Nine questions that save Sheffield business owners from the most common website mistakes.
Sheffield
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5 min