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Good questions.
Useful answers.
Practical notes on choosing software, fixing the details and launching with confidence. Start with the overview, then explore the detail you need.
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Explainers
What is a client portal, and do you need one?
What a client portal is, what goes in one, who needs one and who does not, and what it costs to build, with a look around the one we built.
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Software decisions
Do you need an online booking system?
When a contact form stops being enough, when it is still fine, and what a good booking flow looks like, shown on LonDry, a concept booking site we built.
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Restaurants
Your own ordering website vs Just Eat and Deliveroo
What delivery-app commission really costs a UK restaurant, what your own ordering site costs to run, and why many use both. With worked numbers.
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Industry guides
What gym members check before they join
Seven things people look for on a gym or studio website before they visit, shown on FitArcadia, a concept site we built. A checklist for gym owners.
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Pricing guides
How much does a website cost in the UK in 2026?
Real price ranges for UK business websites, booking sites, portals and custom software, what moves the price, and the costs people forget after launch.
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How to choose a software development company in the UK
The questions that actually separate UK software companies — what to ask, how to read a portfolio, and what to get in writing before you sign.
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Software decisions
Off-the-shelf or bespoke: how to tell which you need
A straight way to work out whether to buy software or build it, including the arithmetic and the cases where buying is plainly the right answer.
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Practical fixes
Why the email your website sends never arrives
Your contact form says "sent". Nobody receives anything. Here is what is actually happening on GoDaddy shared hosting, and the three separate faults that hide behind each other.
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Launch notes
What we check before a website goes live
Every build runs the same checks before it ships. Here is the actual list, why each one exists, and the bugs each has caught on real projects.
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