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- 30 Oct 2026 Should a Small Business Website Have a Gallery Page or Put Project Photos on Service Pages? Where project photos should go on a trade website: service pages, a gallery or project pages. Also covers which photos persuade and how to keep pages fast. Web Development
- 27 Oct 2026 Should a Small Business Website Have a Google Reviews Widget on Every Page? A live Google reviews widget on every page is rarely worth it. Learn when a widget, a few hand-picked reviews or a profile link fits, and where reviews should sit. Web Development
- 26 Oct 2026 Who Should Own Your Website Domain and Hosting Accounts? A Plain Guide for Small Businesses Who should hold your domain, hosting and Google accounts: you or your web designer? How to check who owns them and take control safely without breaking email. Web Development
- 25 Oct 2026 When an AI Website Assistant Is Useful for Small Businesses — and When It Is a Liability A practical guide to when a small business AI website assistant helps enquiries, and when clearer pages and a simple form are the better fix. Web Development
- 9 Oct 2026 When a Small Business Website Needs a Homepage Redesign — and When the Problem Is Elsewhere How to tell whether a weak homepage is costing enquiries, or whether the real issue is traffic, service pages, forms or local visibility. Web Development
- 2 Oct 2026 Thank-You Page or On-Page Form Confirmation for Small Businesses? Decide whether a dedicated thank-you page for website form submissions is worth it, or whether a simple on-page confirmation is enough. Web Development
- 22 Sept 2026 Do Small Business Websites Need a Cookie Banner in the UK — and When Don’t They? Plain-English guide to when a small UK business website needs a cookie banner, and what to do if analytics or embeds are present. Web Development
- 18 Sept 2026 Should a Trade Website Let Customers Upload Photos With Enquiries? Decide whether a photo upload form is worth adding to a trade website, and when a simpler enquiry form will work better. Web Development
- 11 Sept 2026 Should a Small Business Use a Dedicated Landing Page for Ads, or Send Traffic to the Homepage? Decide when paid traffic should land on a focused page and when the homepage or service page will get more enquiries with less hassle. Web Development
- 8 Sept 2026 When a Small Business Website Needs Live Chat — and When It’s Just Noise Live chat helps only when enquiries are frequent, answers are quick and someone can monitor it. Otherwise, a contact form is usually better. Web Development
- 1 Sept 2026 When an Astro Website Is the Wrong Choice for a Small Business Astro suits simple, stable brochure sites. It is a poor fit when staff need frequent edits, bookings, ecommerce, or other dynamic features. Web Development
- 29 Aug 2026 When WooCommerce Is Worth It for a Small Business Website — and When It’s Too Much Find out when WooCommerce suits a small business website, and when a simpler enquiry form, payment link or fixed-price setup is enough. Web Development
- 21 Aug 2026 When a Small Business Website Should Automate Enquiry Follow-Up, and When It Should Stay Simple A practical guide to website enquiry automation: when it saves admin, when to keep replies manual, and what to automate first. Web Development
- 15 Aug 2026 Do You Need Online Booking on a Small Business Website, or Is a Contact Form Enough? Choose online booking, a contact form, or both by matching your enquiry setup to how your small business actually sells work. Web Development
- 14 Aug 2026 One-Page Website or Multi-Page Site for a Trade Business? Wondering if a one-page website is enough for your trade business? Here’s when it works, when it doesn’t, and what helps enquiries. Web Development
- 7 Aug 2026 Why mobile visitors leave your website before enquiring Find out why mobile visitors leave websites early, what usually breaks the journey, and when a redesign is the sensible fix. Web Development
- 24 Jul 2026 Why Your Website Contact Form Might Be Losing Enquiries Find out why website contact forms fail, how to spot the problem, and what to fix before enquiries disappear for good. Web Development
- 17 Jul 2026 Website Redesign or Rebuild: How to Choose the Right Fix Unsure whether your site needs a redesign or a full rebuild? Here’s a practical way to decide without wasting money. Web Development
- 18 Apr 2026 Should You Put Prices on Your Website? The Honest Answer for Local Service Businesses Should local service businesses show prices online, or does that just scare people off? A practical look at when fixed prices work, when ranges work better, and why hiding everything often costs you enquiries. Web Development
- 31 Mar 2026 How Much Should a Builder Website Cost in Bradford? A straight answer on what a builder website should cost in Bradford, what affects the price, and why an Astro site can mean free hosting and lower long-term costs. Web Development
- 20 Mar 2026 Rebuilding My Own Site from WordPress to Astro Felt Like Leaving an Old Friend After years on WordPress, I finally rebuilt soliddigital.io in Astro. It was the right decision. Doesn't mean it wasn't weird. Web Development
- 19 Mar 2026 I Rebuilt a Client's WordPress Site in Astro. Here's What Changed. A real case study of migrating a client's WordPress site to Astro. What improved, what the numbers looked like, and why the hosting bill dropped to zero. Web Development
- 19 Mar 2026 Why I Stopped Building WordPress Sites for Most Clients After years of building WordPress sites, I switched most client projects to Astro. Here's why, what changed, and when WordPress still makes sense. Web Development