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Websites·14 min read

Custom website development: the complete buyer's guide for 2026

What custom website development costs, when a bespoke build beats a template, the phases you go through, and how to pick an agency that actually hands over your code.

Progressive web apps explained, cyan modular blocks in an alpine mountain landscape
Websites·10 min read

Progressive Web Apps (PWA): what they are and when to choose one (2026)

What is a Progressive Web App? PWA technology explained, the pros and cons, PWA vs native app vs website, real examples and when to have one built.

Building a hospitality website, cyan modular blocks in an alpine mountain landscape
Websites·8 min read

Building a restaurant or hospitality website in 2026: costs and features

A hospitality website: what it costs, which features it really needs and whether to build or connect your reservations. Honest advice, no sales pitch, plus a free intro call.

What a Shopify website costs, rising terraces toward the mountain peak with cyan glow
Websites·9 min read

What does a Shopify website cost in 2026? An honest price guide

What does a Shopify website cost in 2026? Honest prices per route, plus subscription, apps, transaction fees and the real cost over 24 months.

What a WordPress website costs, a terraced meadow rising toward the peak with cyan glow
Websites·9 min read

What does a WordPress website cost in 2026? An honest price guide

What does a WordPress website cost in 2026? Honest prices per type and per builder, plus hosting, maintenance and the real cost over 24 months.

What a webshop costs, a terraced meadow rising toward the peak with cyan glow
Websites·9 min read

What does a webshop cost in 2026? An honest price guide

What does a webshop cost in 2026? Honest prices per platform, with transaction fees, monthly costs and the real cost over 24 months.

A website for a freelancer (zzp), a single glowing cyan beacon in an alpine mountain meadow
Websites·8 min read

Website for freelancers (zzp) in 2026

A website as a freelancer (zzp): what it costs, which route fits you and how to avoid lock-in. Honest advice, no sales pitch, plus a free intro call.

What a website costs, a terraced meadow rising toward the peak with cyan glow
Websites·11 min read

What does a custom website cost in 2026? An honest price guide per type

What does a custom website cost in 2026? Honest prices per type of site, with one-time investment, lead time, monthly costs and the real cost over 24 months.

WordPress vs custom vs headless, three equal hills joined by a cyan light-bridge with a three-way fork
Websites·11 min read

WordPress vs custom vs headless: which one should you pick in 2026?

WordPress vs custom vs headless compared on cost, speed, security, ownership and editing in one matrix, plus an honest choose-this-if guide.

Hidden costs of cheap websites, cyan strata beneath the grassy surface of a hillside
Websites·11 min read

The hidden costs of cheap websites: what a 500-euro site really costs you (2026)

The hidden costs of cheap websites add up over three years: lost conversions, vendor lock-in, plugin bloat, weak SEO and a rebuild you never budgeted for.

Astro and Next.js vs WordPress, two equal hills with a faster cyan light-bridge between them
Websites·10 min read

Astro vs WordPress (and Next.js): which modern stack is faster? (2026)

Astro vs WordPress compared honestly: why modern frameworks load faster, run safer and cost less to host, plus the real trade-offs nobody warns you about.

WordPress vs Webflow vs Wix vs Shopify, a row of four equal hills joined by cyan light-bridges
Websites·10 min read

WordPress vs Webflow vs Wix vs Shopify: which should you pick in 2026?

WordPress vs Webflow, Wix and Shopify compared honestly for SMBs: cost, ease, design freedom, SEO, e-commerce and ownership in one matrix with clear verdicts.

Website speed and Core Web Vitals, a swift cyan light-streak racing across the meadow
Websites·12 min read

How to improve website speed in 2026: Core Web Vitals without the jargon

How to improve website speed, explained plainly: what Core Web Vitals are, why load time drives conversion and ranking, what makes sites slow, and a checklist to fix it.

Website ownership without lock-in, a rooted cyan block structure anchored into a hillside
Websites·11 min read

Website ownership and no lock-in: do you actually own your site? (2026)

Website ownership broken into four layers: domain, hosting, code and content, plus the builder lock-in traps of Wix and Squarespace and a checklist you demand up front.

Website project checklist and brief, cyan stepping-stones leading step by step up the hillside
Websites·12 min read

Website project checklist: how to brief a web agency (2026)

A practical website project checklist plus how to write a brief that gets accurate quotes. Goals, content, functionality, budget and who decides, all in one place.

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