Twelve questions to ask before you commit, and the answers that should worry you.
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The questions business owners ask. Answered properly.
No jargon, no sales pitch and nothing padded to hit a word count: these web design guides are written to help you make a better decision, whether or not you ever work with me.
All guides.
Newest first. Each one takes less than ten minutes to read.
How to Choose a Web Designer in Dartmouth
What Should a Small Business Website Include?
The pages, content and details that turn a visit into an enquiry.
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SEO and Web Design: Why They Work Better Together
Why search should shape a website from the first sketch, not the last week.
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Website Speed and Core Web Vitals, Explained for Business Owners
What Google measures, why it matters for enquiries, and how to check your own site.
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Hand-Coded vs WordPress: Which Is Right for Your Business?
An honest comparison from someone who builds both ways.
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How Much Does a Website Cost? What Actually Drives the Price
The decisions that move the number, and how to brief a designer so quotes are comparable.
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Start with the question you have now.
Choosing a designerWhat to ask, what the answers tell you, and the warning signs.Read the guidePlanning a websiteThe pages, content and details that turn a visit into an enquiry.Read the guideSearchWhy SEO belongs in the first sketch, not the last week.Read the guideSpeedWhat Google measures, why it matters, and how to check your own site.Read the guidePlatformsHand-coded or WordPress, from someone who builds both ways.Read the guideBudgetsWhat actually moves the price of a website, and how to get comparable quotes.Read the guide
Why I write these.
Most of a web designer’s job is explaining.
Every project starts with the same conversations: what a site should cost, why speed matters, whether to rebuild or refresh, which platform to choose. Writing the answers down properly means you can read them at your own pace, and I can spend the first conversation on your business instead of the basics.
They also show how I think. If the advice here makes sense to you, we will probably work well together. If it doesn’t, you have lost nothing but a few minutes.
More about how I workA question these don’t answer?
Ask it. If it is a good one, it may become the next of these web design guides, and either way you will get a straight answer.
- 1You send a few lines.What the business does and what the website needs to do.
- 2I reply, personally.Usually the same day, with questions and a time for a call.
- 3You get a written proposal.Scope, stages and price for exactly that. No obligation, no hard sell.
Monday to Sunday, 9am to 9pm. You talk to me, not an account manager.