Guides

Design and print, explained properly

This is where every guide and blog post lives, including new articles that come out of my ongoing SEO work. Everything here comes out of real projects for real businesses, from one-van trades to companies working across the whole of the UK. If a guide would not help you make a decision, I have not written it.

SEO

Getting a Nuneaton Business Found on Google

How Nuneaton customers actually search, what your website and Google Business Profile each need, and the local wording that helps you show up in Nuneaton and Coventry.

24 September 20266 min read
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Websites

How Much Does Website Maintenance Cost in the UK?

What a monthly website fee should cover, where maintenance costs creep up, and what £19.99 a month covers here.

24 September 20265 min read
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Print

How Much Does Brochure Design Cost in the UK?

The five things that decide what a brochure costs, and what to send to get one fixed price for design and print together.

24 September 20265 min read
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Websites

Your Own Website vs Checkatrade, MyBuilder and Rated People

How directory leads really work for a trade business, what they cost you per won job, where the directories genuinely win, and what changes when the enquiry lands on your own website instead.

19 September 20267 min read
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Websites

What a Tradesman's Website Actually Costs

A straight price list instead of a quote form: what £350 all in covers, what the monthly figure pays for, how template builders and agencies compare, and the three costs that catch trades out.

19 September 20267 min read
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Websites

Website Design Explained: How to Choose a Website Designer

What website design really involves, the SEO foundations every new site should launch with, the questions worth asking any designer, and an honest look at how I work.

18 September 20269 min read
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SEO

Do I Need SEO If I Already Have a Website?

Six checks you can run yourself, the one-off fixes worth doing on almost any site, when monthly SEO genuinely pays and when it does not.

18 September 20267 min read
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Branding

A Complete Guide to Logo Design

Why a logo matters more than most owners expect, the four principles behind marks that last, the common logo types, and exactly what happens during a design project.

10 September 20267 min read
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Websites

How Long Does It Take to Get a Website Live?

A realistic timeline for a small business website, day by day: what happens at each stage, what actually causes delays, and why being live is not the same as ranking.

25 August 20266 min read
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Websites

How Much Does a Website Cost for a Small Business in 2026?

Why website prices vary so much, what actually drives the cost, what every small business site should include, and how to decide what is worth paying.

11 August 202610 min read
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Websites

Bespoke Design Studio vs Automated Website Builders

An honest comparison of automated website builders and hiring a design studio: what each really costs, where a builder genuinely wins, and a five-minute way to decide which suits your business.

10 August 20267 min read
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Websites

Website Design for Tradespeople

What a trade website actually needs to win work: the three questions every visitor asks in the first few seconds, why phone-first layouts matter more than clever design, and the mistakes that quietly cost enquiries.

7 August 20268 min read
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Signage & Large Format

Building Wraps and Scaffold Wrapping

How building wraps and scaffold banners work in practice: mesh versus PVC, wind loading, fixing methods, artwork resolution at scale, and how to turn scaffolding into months of free advertising.

7 August 20269 min read
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