Guides
Guides for anyone planning a website or a web app
Practical answers to the questions worth asking before a web project starts: cost, choices, preparation. Written for the people who decide, not for programmers.
Before you start
What it costs, what kind of project you need, who to hire and what to prepare.
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How much does a website cost, and what drives the price
How much a website costs: what makes up the price, the costs you pay every year and the questions to ask when you compare two quotes.
3 min read
02
Website, online store or web app: which one you need
Business website, online store or web app: what each one does, when it makes sense, what changes in time and upkeep, and the questions that help you choose.
3 min read
03
Freelancer or agency for your website: how to choose
Freelancer or web agency for your website or web app? Strengths and limits of both, the risks to avoid and the questions to ask before you choose.
3 min read
04
What to prepare before building a website: a checklist
What to prepare before building a website: goal, copy, photos, logo, domain, logins and legal requirements. A checklist to start without delays.
3 min read
Websites
Which technology to build it with, how to redesign it without losing visitors and what the law requires on accessibility.
05
WordPress or a custom website: which to choose
WordPress or a custom-built website? Strengths and limits of both, plugin security, costs over time and the questions that help you choose without regrets.
2 min read
06
Redesigning your website without losing Google rankings
How to redesign your website without losing Google traffic: page inventory, a map of old addresses, 301 redirects and the checks to run after launch.
2 min read
07
Website accessibility: what the law requires from 2025
Accessibility for websites and online stores under the European Accessibility Act: who must comply from 28 June 2025, who is exempt and where to start.
2 min read
Web apps and automation
When custom software makes sense, what it costs and what artificial intelligence can do in everyday work.
08
Custom software or off-the-shelf: when each makes sense
Custom business software or an off-the-shelf product? When each makes sense, the signs that ready-made is no longer enough and how to avoid supplier lock-in.
3 min read
09
How much does a web app or custom business software cost
How much a web app or custom business software costs: what drives the price, why to start with a first version and which costs remain after launch.
3 min read
10
Automating office work with AI: what you can do today
What artificial intelligence can do in office work today: documents, email, searching your own files. Where it goes wrong, privacy, rules and how to start.
3 min read
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