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Guides for small businesses
Straight answers with real numbers in them, published rather than gated. If a guide here helps you get a better deal from somebody else, that is a perfectly good outcome.
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How much does IT support cost in the UK? 2026 guide
Real 2026 price ranges per user per month, what moves the number, and how to compare quotes that look different on purpose.
· 11 min
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How much does a website cost in the UK?
Real UK price bands for 2026, what actually moves the number, and the ongoing costs quotes leave out.
· 12 min
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What should be included in an IT support contract
The twelve things a contract must state, the clauses that cost you later, and what a fair exit looks like.
· 10 min
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Questions to ask before choosing an IT support company
Twenty questions, what a good answer sounds like, and the three that should end the conversation.
· 12 min
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What are IT services? A plain guide for small businesses
The categories of IT services explained with examples, the three ways they are bought, and what a small business genuinely needs.
· 10 min
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How to switch IT support providers without downtime
A week-by-week plan, the list of what to gather, and what to do when the incumbent will not cooperate.
· 11 min
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How to choose a web designer in Mansfield
What the local market actually looks like, and the seven criteria worth deciding on.
· 10 min
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12 questions to ask before you hire a web designer
The twelve questions that reveal what a proposal will not, with good and bad answers for each.
· 11 min
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Business backups: what "backed up" actually means
The tested-restore argument, the 3-2-1 rule, and why Microsoft 365 is not backed up by default.
· 11 min
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The small business guide to Cyber Essentials
The five controls, what certification costs, how long it takes, and whether you actually need it.
· 10 min
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How much does custom software cost, and when is it worth it?
Real UK price bands, the build-versus-buy arithmetic, and the cases where off-the-shelf honestly wins.
· 11 min
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The repetitive admin audit: finding the hours your business loses
A method you can run yourself: find the repetitive jobs, put hours against them, and rank what to fix.
· 10 min
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Can AI actually save my business time, and how much?
Where automation genuinely pays, where it does not, and how to do the sum yourself.
· 11 min
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How to choose a CRM for a UK small business
Seven ranked criteria, the true cost of per-user pricing, and when a CRM is the wrong answer.
· 11 min
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