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Guides for people commissioning a website
Written from the questions that come up in first conversations, not from keyword research. Each one gives you a way to make the decision yourself, including the cases where the answer is not to hire us.
What does a website cost in 2026?
Quotes for the same brief routinely differ by a factor of ten. Here is what is actually being priced, and how to compare offers without guessing.
Read the guideUpdatedCustom site, or WordPress and Shopify?
Both answers are correct in different situations. Four questions decide which situation you are in - and one of them matters far more than the rest.
Read the guideUpdatedHow long does a professional website take?
The build is rarely the bottleneck. Decisions, content and review turnaround are - and all three are on the client side.
Read the guideUpdatedWhat should a website brief contain?
A good brief is one or two pages that let three studios quote the same project. Here is what belongs in it, and what to leave out.
Read the guideUpdated
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