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Websites and web design

Guide

Website builder or hire a professional?

When a DIY website builder is enough, when to hire someone, and what each really costs.

WordPress

Guide

WordPress templates and plugins

How to choose a theme, which plugins are worth installing, and the mistakes that slow or break a site.

SEO and local SEO

Guide

SEO vs SEM

How each works, how fast, what they cost to run, and which a small business should start with.

Services

SEO

SEO services

Local, technical, ecommerce and AI search optimization.

Websites

Web design

Sites that book work, from $3,500.

Fix

Website help and fixes

Bug fixes from $120.

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Tools we connect, manage and report on

Our development stack

Languages

  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • C#
  • .NET
  • SQL

Web and mobile

  • HTML and CSS
  • Android
  • iOS

Frameworks and platforms

  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce

Integration and automation

  • Zapier
  • Make
  • n8n
  • REST APIs
  • Webhooks
  • Stripe
  • Twilio
  • Git

Business workflow

  • Zoho
  • HubSpot
  • Notion
  • Airtable
  • Trello
  • QuickBooks

Hosting and cloud

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Cloudflare
  • cPanel
  • Linux

AI

  • Claude API
  • MCP
  • Retrieval (RAG)
  • Prompt caching

Looking for a developer rather than a design shop? Contract development is billed hourly at a flat rate, and white-label work keeps your name on the delivery.

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