Website
Plain-language guides to planning, building and improving a website for a small business.
Small Business Website: What It Needs, From the First Screen to Long-Term Upkeep
A practical guide to the pages, speed, mobile layout, trust signals, accessibility and upkeep every small business website needs to bring in customers.
11 min read · 18 September 2026 Read the guidePick a business domain name customers remember, choose the right extension, understand DNS records and SSL, and avoid losing your address at renewal.
8 min read · 13 June 2026Learn how to test website speed, read Core Web Vitals in plain words and fix the images, scripts and hosting issues that make visitors leave.
8 min read · 31 August 2026A practical guide to making a mobile friendly website: layouts that reflow, readable text, thumb-sized buttons, quick forms and the tests that catch problems.
8 min read · 15 August 2026Which essential website pages a small business needs at launch, what to write on each one, which policy pages to add, and which pages can safely wait.
8 min read · 14 July 2026Plan an online store for small business sales: choose a selling route, set up products, payments and delivery, write fair policies and win the first orders.
8 min read · 30 July 2026Website security for small business owners in plain words: HTTPS, strong logins, updates, backups, spam-proof forms and what to do if your site is hacked.
8 min read · 10 October 2026A plain guide to website copywriting for small business owners: research, headlines, page structure, calls to action and honest proof that brings enquiries.
9 min read · 10 October 2026