Websites
Hosting
What a website quote should include (and what's usually missing)
What a website quote should include beyond the build: hosting, domain ownership, care and who fixes the site at 2am.
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4 min read
Eight Mile · Writing
Articles on Websites
Engineering notes, write-ups and the occasional opinion.
Websites
Care plan
The agency that built your website has disappeared
The agency that built your website has disappeared. How to recover access, move hosting and DNS into the business, and choose care or a rebuild.
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4 min read
Websites
Hosting
Uptime monitoring for a small business website
Uptime monitoring for a small business website only works with a named engineer and response path. What a care plan or managed hosting should cover.
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3 min read
Websites
CRM
Your website form still emails one person's Gmail
If your website form still emails one person's Gmail, enquiries vanish when they're away, and a shared lead list with an owner fixes it.
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4 min read
Websites
Domains
Who actually owns your business domain name?
Who actually owns your business domain name? How to check the registrant and account holder, and move both into company hands.
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4 min read
Websites
GDPR
GDPR and cookies on a small business website
GDPR and cookies on a small business website: when cookies need consent under the 2026 rules, and how long to keep contact form data.
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4 min read
Websites
SEO
Moving off Wix or Squarespace without losing your Google ranking
How to approach moving off Wix or Squarespace without losing your Google ranking, from exporting content to setting up 301 redirects.
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4 min read
Software development
Websites
Online booking for clinics: off-the-shelf or built for you?
Online booking for clinics: when an off-the-shelf tool is enough, when to have one built, and what to watch for with each.
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4 min read
Websites
Local SEO
Why your business doesn't show up on Google Maps
Why your business doesn't show up on Google Maps: verification, categories, mismatched details, service areas, your website and reviews.
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4 min read
Websites
Web design
How much does a small business website cost in the UK?
How much does a small business website cost in the UK? What drives the price, how DIY, freelancer and agency compare, and how Eight Mile prices sites.
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3 min read