Guides — plain English, sourced numbers [ 3,746 particles · rasterised at build · hand-coded ]
Straight answers on cost, speed and planning
No jargon, no sales pitch — practical guides for business owners deciding what kind of website to build, what it should cost, and why the one they have might be letting them down. Every number here is sourced.
(01) — The guides
Written for the owner, not the search engine
Figures are read at the source and dated in the article — platform pricing moves, and an undated number is a guess.
- July 24, 2026 How much does a small business website cost? A straight answer with real 2026 numbers — what a site costs on a builder, with a freelancer, at an agency, and as a fixed-quote studio project.
- August 9, 2026 Wix vs a custom website: what you pay, what you own The ten-year arithmetic, what happens to your site the day you stop paying, and what you can actually export — with every Wix figure checked at source.
- August 11, 2026 One-time pricing for a business website What you pay once, what you pay every month, and what each platform does the day the payments stop — with platform figures read at source.
- August 11, 2026 Webflow vs a custom website: what you own in three years What Webflow costs, what its code export actually gives you, and what happens to the site when the plan lapses — every figure read at source.
- August 11, 2026 WordPress vs a custom website: the real yearly cost Two different things share the name. What the hosted plans renew at, what a self-hosted stack costs every year, and where a one-time build catches up.
- July 24, 2026 Wix and Squarespace vs a custom website: which is right for you? An honest comparison — what each one costs, what you actually own, and when a website builder is the right call (and when it holds you back).
- July 24, 2026 Why is my website slow? Plain-English diagnosis The usual causes, and how to tell which one is yours — whether you are on WordPress, a builder like Wix, or just slow on phones.
- July 24, 2026 Do I need a website for my business? If you get by on referrals and a social profile, here is the honest case for — and against — having your own website in 2026.
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