The questions I get asked most, answered properly. No jargon, no invented statistics, prices included.
- Prices · 9 min readHow much does a Shopify store cost in the UK?
An honest breakdown of what a Shopify store really costs in the UK: the platform, apps, design, build, content and the costs nobody mentions, with real starting prices.
Read the guide → - Platforms · 8 min readShopify or a custom-built store? An honest guide
When Shopify is the right answer, when a custom store is worth it, and the hybrid most growing brands actually need. Written by a developer who builds both.
Read the guide → - Search · 9 min readHow to rebuild your website without losing your Google rankings
A step-by-step checklist for redesigning or moving a website (including Wix, Squarespace and WooCommerce to Shopify) while keeping the search traffic you already have.
Read the guide → - Ecommerce · 8 min readThe product page checklist: 15 things that make people buy
A practical checklist for Shopify and ecommerce product pages: photos, price, delivery, options, reviews, words and mobile, in the order I fix them.
Read the guide → - Migration · 8 min readMoving from Wix or Squarespace to Shopify: a step-by-step guide
When it’s time to leave Wix or Squarespace for Shopify, what moves and what doesn’t, and the steps to switch without losing orders, customers or Google rankings.
Read the guide → - Speed · 7 min readHow fast should your website be? Core Web Vitals in plain English
What LCP, INP and CLS mean, the targets Google publishes, why phone speed matters for sales, and the fixes that make the biggest difference on Shopify and small business sites.
Read the guide → - Service businesses · 8 min readYour website gets visits but no enquiries: nine fixes
Why service business websites get visitors but no calls or quote requests, and nine practical fixes: headline, proof, prices, the enquiry form and mobile.
Read the guide → - Hiring · 7 min readHow to choose a web designer in Southampton and Hampshire
Ten questions to ask any web designer, agency or Shopify developer in Southampton, Hampshire or anywhere in the UK before you pay a deposit, and the answers to look for.
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Prices · 9 min read
Search · 9 min read
Ecommerce · 8 min read
Migration · 8 min read
Service businesses · 8 min read
Hiring · 7 min read