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Hiring & Agencies
Choosing a web partner: pricing, contracts, and what good looks like.
- Hiring & Agencies
Apr 1, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Audit Your Current Website Before Hiring an Agency
A 30-minute self-audit to run before you hire a web agency: six checks for speed, mobile, dead pages, forms and ownership, plus the one page to brief with.
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- Hiring & Agencies
Mar 31, 2026 · 10 min read
What Should Be in Your Website Brief? Template Inside
What should a website brief include? Five sections covering goals, audience, content, tech and metrics, with a full template inside for a tighter quote.
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- Hiring & Agencies
Mar 29, 2026 · 9 min read
Discovery Calls With Web Agencies: 14 Questions to Ask Before Signing
A web agency discovery call is a two-way audition. Here are 14 questions to ask, the good answers to expect, plus the red-flag answers to watch out for.
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- Hiring & Agencies
Mar 26, 2026 · 9 min read
Website Project Timeline: Why Yours Will Take Longer Than Quoted
Why website projects run late, the four predictable causes of timeline slip, and the fixed-format weekly report that keeps a build honest. From 300+ websites.
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- Hiring & Agencies
Mar 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Why Cheap Websites Cost More: A 5-Year Total-Cost Analysis
Do cheap websites cost more? A real five-year total-cost analysis: a 2,500 pound build with two redesigns versus one proper site. The math nobody shows upfront.
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- Hiring & Agencies
Mar 22, 2026 · 9 min read
How to Avoid Scope Creep on a Website Project (From Both Sides)
Five things that cause scope creep on a web project and the contract clauses that pre-empt each one. An honest, both-sides guide from an agency of 300+ websites.
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- Hiring & Agencies
Mar 20, 2026 · 9 min read
Should You Hire a Freelancer or a Web Agency? An SMB Decision Guide
Freelancer or web agency for your SMB? An agency that shipped 300+ websites explains the cost-vs-risk frame and the project-size threshold that flips it.
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- Hiring & Agencies
Mar 18, 2026 · 9 min read
Web Design Contracts: The 7 Clauses Every SMB Should Insist On
Seven web design contract clauses every SMB should insist on, from IP transfer to exit terms, with plain contract-language examples from a 250-site agency.
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- Hiring & Agencies
Mar 17, 2026 · 9 min read
How to Read a Website Proposal Like a CFO
Read a website proposal the way a CFO does: scope, exclusions, payment milestones, change rates and IP ownership. The five clauses that protect the buyer.
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- Hiring & Agencies
Mar 15, 2026 · 10 min read
Website Redesign Cost: A 2026 Buyer's Guide (UK + US)
A website redesign costs £3k-£30k in the UK and $5k-$50k in the US. See the five spec questions that swing a quote 3x and how to dodge the cheap-quote trap.
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- Hiring & Agencies
Mar 13, 2026 · 10 min read
Web Design Agency Pricing UK 2026: What Each Tier Actually Buys
Web design agency pricing UK 2026 explained. What the entry, mid-market, and bespoke tiers actually include, what gets cut, and where the cheap option costs you later.
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- Hiring & Agencies
Mar 10, 2026 · 10 min read
How to Choose a Web Design Agency: 12 Questions That Filter Out Cowboys
Choosing a web design agency? These 12 questions filter professional shops from upselling cowboys, with what good answers sound like and the red flags to catch.
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