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How to build a website with AI

What actually happens when you build a site with AI, what to prepare before you start, and the mistakes that cost people a weekend.

25 August 2026 · 8 min read

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How much does a website cost?

Nobody can quote you a number without knowing what you need. Here is what actually drives the price, and the ongoing costs most quotes leave out.

26 August 2026 · 7 min read

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Why isn’t my website showing up on Google?

Before you buy anything or hire anyone, work out whether you have an indexing problem or a ranking problem. They have completely different fixes.

27 August 2026 · 9 min read

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What should a small business website include?

The pages that actually earn their place, the ones people add out of habit, and the five things visitors look for before they contact you.

27 August 2026 · 7 min read

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Do I need a website if I have Instagram?

Social accounts and websites do different jobs. Here is what a profile cannot do for you, and when it genuinely is enough.

27 August 2026 · 6 min read

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How to choose a domain name

Short beats clever, .com still matters, and the mistakes that only show up when you read your address out loud on the phone.

27 August 2026 · 6 min read

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Can you build a website with ChatGPT? We tried

One of the most asked questions about AI and the web. The answer is not “no” — but it is not “yes” either. Here is where it works and exactly where it hits a wall.

27 August 2026 · 7 min read

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Is using a template cheating?

There is a quiet embarrassment in design circles about starting from a template. Here is where the objection comes from, and why it is the wrong question.

27 August 2026 · 5 min read

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Will AI replace web designers?

The most discussed and worst answered question in the field. The short answer is no — but the people saying “nothing changes” are wrong too.

27 August 2026 · 5 min read

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Freelance pricing: should you charge less now that AI made you faster?

If a two-day job now takes two hours, is it right to ask for the same money? Why selling hours has collapsed, and what to put in its place.

27 August 2026 · 6 min read

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Can you trust code written by AI?

The biggest objection designers and developers have to AI tools. The risks are real — but knowing where they come from changes the answer.

27 August 2026 · 6 min read

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Why we build on Claude: what is under the hood

Opening the bonnet: which models we run, why we picked them, and why the model alone is not the point. Engineering choice, not marketing.

27 August 2026 · 5 min read

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Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini? A comparison for designers

All three are good and all three are different. Where each one pulls ahead in a web designer’s week — and which subscription you can skip.

27 August 2026 · 7 min read

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AI tools for web designers

A new tool appears every week and most are gone in months. Here are the ones that genuinely earn their place, and honestly, what each is not for.

27 August 2026 · 7 min read

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How to prompt Claude: a guide for designers

The same tool gives two designers completely different results. The difference is not the model — it is how you describe what you want.

27 August 2026 · 6 min read

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How to set up a business email address

Stop sending quotes from a free mailbox. The options for email on your own domain, what each costs, and the settings that keep you out of spam.

27 August 2026 · 5 min read

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WordPress or an AI site builder? The freelancer’s real maths

Most freelance web designers live in WordPress. Are AI builders good enough to break a decade of muscle memory? Both sides, honestly costed.

27 August 2026 · 7 min read

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Google Business Profile: how to add your business to Maps

Showing up in “near me” searches starts with a Google Business Profile. From registration to verification to the optimisations that lift a listing, step by step.

27 August 2026 · 6 min read

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WhatsApp Business: setup and using it with your website

In much of the world, customers write on WhatsApp. How to set up a business account properly, use catalogues and auto-replies, and join it up with your site.

27 August 2026 · 6 min read

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Law firm websites: staying inside professional conduct rules

Lawyers can have a website — what regulators restrict is how it speaks. What belongs on the site, what to avoid, and the compliant way to stand out.

27 August 2026 · 6 min read

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Therapist and psychologist websites: an ethics-first guide

In a profession that begins with a client’s trust, how should a website work? From title use to client confidentiality, the parts of a practice site that hold the ethical line.

27 August 2026 · 6 min read