Measuring a small site without installing anything heavy
Some builders include analytics, some sell it, some have none. The lightweight options, what each can answer, and what consent they require.
We spend our days inside website builders so you have to pick one only once.
Independent, hands-on reviews and comparisons of website builders, page tools and personal-site platforms. What each one is genuinely good at, and where it stops.
What a small website costs per year, itemised
Domain, subscription, email, one paid template and the odd app. Three real budgets for a personal page, a freelance site and a small company site.
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Anchor navigation on a one-page site, done properly
Sticky headers, scroll offsets, focus order and the back button. The small mechanics that decide whether a single page feels navigable.
Backing up a site that lives on someone else's platform
Most builders have no version history and no restore. A ten-minute routine that means a bad edit or a closed account is not the end of it.
The template looked better with the fake content in it
Templates are designed around photography and copy you do not have. Why sites look worse after you fill them in, and what to do about it.
Redirects: the only part of a migration that is not optional
How to build a redirect map from a real URL inventory, what each builder lets you redirect, and the checks to run in the first week after cutover.
HTTPS in website builders, and the certificate errors that still happen
Every builder issues a free certificate now. The four situations where it fails anyway, and how to tell which one you are in.
How accessible are website builder templates, really
Contrast, focus order, headings and forms tested on stock templates. Which platforms start you close to compliant and which start you behind.
Buying a domain someone else already owns
Brokered sales, parked pages, aftermarket prices and the approach that does not double the asking figure. When to walk away instead.
Website builders for wedding planners and event professionals
Enquiries arrive in a short season and every one is a long conversation. What the site must qualify before it lands in your inbox.
Shopify vs Squarespace when you have twelve products and no warehouse
Squarespace commerce is fine until it is not. The product count, shipping rules and fee structure that decide when Shopify becomes cheaper.
Lock-in is not a conspiracy, it is a design decision
Builders are locked in because they render for you. Which parts of a site are portable, which never are, and how to keep the portable half.
Website builders for dental and medical practices
Patients search locally and book, in that order. Appointment requests, opening hours, accessibility and the platforms that handle all three.