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You Already Built a Prototype? Even Better.
You built a prototype yourself with AI. That is a real head start. Here is what carries over into the finished website, and what we build fresh underneath.
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Leaving Squarespace: How to Own Your Website Instead of Renting It
Squarespace raised the price 26 percent on an early site we still look after for a long-standing client. Here is how to move onto a website you own, with your content and your domain.
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Who Actually Has Access to Your Website?
Domain, DNS, hosting, CMS, analytics: the accounts behind your website sit scattered because nothing ever gave them a shape. Here is the full register, and who should hold each account.
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How to Tell If a Web Provider Is Good — Questions to Ask Before You Sign
Most lists of questions for web agencies are written by agencies. Here are the questions that protect you, and what each answer actually reveals.
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Does My Small Business Website Need to Be Accessible?
Does your small business website need to be accessible under the European Accessibility Act: who is exempt and what to do next.
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Who Owns Your Website on a Subscription? Why You Are Never Locked In
The real worry about a website subscription is not the price. It is being trapped. Here is why you are never locked in: you own the substance of the site, so you can take the whole thing elsewhere any time.
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Does AI Build My Website?
AI does part of the build behind the scenes. A person owns every decision and stays responsible. Here is the honest split and what it means for your costs.
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Getting a Company Website Built in Austria: How It Actually Works
Getting a business website built in Austria: what you prepare, how the process runs, what it costs, and why the real work starts after launch.
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Legal Requirements for a Business Website in Austria
What an Austrian business website legally needs: Impressum, privacy policy, and cookie consent explained, plus why a page generated once quietly falls behind.
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What Does a Company Website Cost in Austria?
A company website in Austria costs € 5.000 to € 15.000 upfront at an agency. What drives the price, what runs on top, and how to do the math over three years.
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WordPress Alternatives for Austrian Businesses: What Actually Fits
Four alternatives to WordPress for small Austrian businesses: the honest comparison, with an eye on data protection, EU hosting, and how much upkeep each one really costs.
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Is Your Website Too Slow? Here Is How to Tell
What counts as fast, how to test your site in two minutes, why most small-business sites are slow, and what that delay costs you in customers.
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How a Small Austrian Business Gets Found on Google Locally
Ranking nationally is the wrong goal for a local business. Here is what actually gets an Austrian small business found by nearby customers, and what is noise.
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DNS, Domains, and Email: The Definitive Guide for Non-Tech Owners
Most business owners pay for a website without understanding how domains, DNS, nameservers, and email actually fit together. Here is the whole map in plain language, with the reasons separation matters.
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Still Running WordPress? What the 30-Plugin Backdoor Attack Means for Small Businesses in Austria
Someone bought 30 WordPress plugins, waited eight months, then activated backdoors across hundreds of thousands of business websites. What this means if your business in Austria still runs WordPress.
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What Does a Professional Website Actually Cost?
A custom-designed small business website costs between € 5.000 and € 15.000 upfront. Then you pay for hosting, maintenance, and updates on top. There is a better way to think about this.
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How Many Pages Does a Business Website Actually Need?
Most business websites need five to seven pages. Here is which pages almost every site needs, when more makes sense, and when fewer converts better.
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What Happens to Your Website After Launch
Launch day gets all the attention. But the months after launch are where most websites quietly fall apart. Here is what actually needs to happen and why almost nobody does it.
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Website Builder, Agency, or Subscription: Which Model Is Right for Your Business?
Builder, agency, or subscription? The honest breakdown of what you pay, what you get, and what each model costs over three years.
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