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Blog — breakdowns of real projects with numbers

Once a month — one article on a real project: budget, mistakes, what we'd do differently. No fluff, no news.

Finance
Web design for accountants: what an accountancy firm's site actually needs
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Finance7 min read

Web design for accountants: what an accountancy firm's site actually needs

22 Aug 2026
Most accountancy websites are digital business cards: a stock-photo handshake, four bullet points, a contact form nobody fills in. Here is what web design for accountants should actually deliver — and the checklist to hold any agency against.
Legal
Websites for solicitors: a practical guide
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Legal7 min read

Websites for solicitors: a practical guide

22 Aug 2026
A solicitor's website is read by people in trouble: a dispute, a divorce, a house purchase going sideways. They are stressed, comparing three firms in one evening, and deciding who to trust with it. This guide covers what websites for solicitors must do — practically, not theoretically.
Platforms
How to Get Cited by ChatGPT and Google's AI Search
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Platforms7 min read

How to Get Cited by ChatGPT and Google's AI Search

16 Aug 2026
AI answers cite websites — and already send clients. Code-Site.Art's SEO specialist explains what language models love, what to do on your site this month, and how to measure it.
Platforms
Web Design Trends of 2026 Worth Ignoring
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Platforms6 min read

Web Design Trends of 2026 Worth Ignoring

16 Aug 2026
Not every trend deserves your money. Code-Site.Art's lead designer lists 5 fashionable moves you can skip without losing a thing — and 3 "eternal trends" that always work.
Platforms
A Redesign Without Losing SEO: How to Refresh a Site and Keep Your Rankings
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Platforms6 min read

A Redesign Without Losing SEO: How to Refresh a Site and Keep Your Rankings

16 Aug 2026
"We refreshed the site and traffic vanished" — a real fear with real causes. Code-Site.Art's lead designer covers 5 rules of a safe redesign and a case where traffic quadrupled after the refresh.
Platforms
A DIY SEO Audit: 20 Checks in an Hour
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Platforms8 min read

A DIY SEO Audit: 20 Checks in an Hour

16 Aug 2026
A fifth of a professional SEO audit you can run yourself — free, in an hour. Code-Site.Art's SEO specialist hands you 20 checks across 4 blocks: indexing, content, tech, local.
Medicine
Medical Website Speed: How Many Patients Every Second of Loading Eats
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Medicine6 min read

Medical Website Speed: How Many Patients Every Second of Loading Eats

16 Aug 2026
70%+ of clinic traffic is on phones, and a slow site loses patients before the first screen. What slows medical sites down, how to test yours in 2 minutes, and where speed hits a ceiling.
Platforms
Dark or Light Theme for a Business Website: When Each One Sells
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Platforms6 min read

Dark or Light Theme for a Business Website: When Each One Sells

16 Aug 2026
"Make it dark, it's stylish" is not an argument. Code-Site.Art's lead designer explains who gains sales from dark, who gains trust from light — and why a toggle costs more than it seems.
Platforms
Local SEO: How to Get Into Google Maps' Top-3 in Your Area
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Platforms7 min read

Local SEO: How to Get Into Google Maps' Top-3 in Your Area

16 Aug 2026
Google's map three sits above the first organic result — and takes the lion's share of clicks. Code-Site.Art's SEO specialist breaks down the map pack's three pillars and hands you a 30-day plan.
Medicine
A Hospital Website and a Private-Practice Website Are Different Products
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Medicine6 min read

A Hospital Website and a Private-Practice Website Are Different Products

16 Aug 2026
A practice, a clinic and a hospital all ask for "a website" — but mean three different tools with budgets from £800 to £12,000+. Here's which format is yours and how not to overpay.
Platforms
9 Design Moves That Actually Lifted Conversion — With Our Case Numbers
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Platforms6 min read

9 Design Moves That Actually Lifted Conversion — With Our Case Numbers

16 Aug 2026
"Make it beautiful" is not the brief. The brief is walking a person to an enquiry. Code-Site.Art's lead designer shows 9 moves from real projects — and the numbers they produced: 2.4×, 3.2×, $250,000+.
Platforms
How to Read Google Search Console: A Guide for Business Owners Without an SEO
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Platforms7 min read

How to Read Google Search Console: A Guide for Business Owners Without an SEO

16 Aug 2026
Search Console is Google's free report on how people find your business. Code-Site.Art's SEO specialist explains the 4 metrics and 3 reports worth checking once a month — in 10 minutes.
Medicine
15 Clinic Website Mistakes That Send Patients to Your Competitors
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Medicine6 min read

15 Clinic Website Mistakes That Send Patients to Your Competitors

16 Aug 2026
Patients open a few clinic websites and pick the one that doesn't annoy them. Here are 15 mistakes — from stock photos to missing online booking — that make them pick someone else.
Medicine
Medical Website SEO: How a Clinic Wins "Dentist + Area"
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Medicine7 min read

Medical Website SEO: How a Clinic Wins "Dentist + Area"

16 Aug 2026
80% of patients never scroll past page one of Google. Code-Site.Art's SEO specialist breaks down what medical SEO is made of — and why local search beats generic queries.
Medicine
Medical Website Design: What Builds Trust — and What Quietly Loses Patients
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Medicine7 min read

Medical Website Design: What Builds Trust — and What Quietly Loses Patients

16 Aug 2026
Patients decide whether to trust a clinic within their first 5 seconds on the site. Code-Site.Art's lead designer breaks down which design decisions build trust — and which work for your competitors.
Medicine
A Turnkey Clinic Website: What Happens in Each of the 4 Weeks
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Medicine6 min read

A Turnkey Clinic Website: What Happens in Each of the 4 Weeks

16 Aug 2026
A turnkey clinic website takes 4 weeks. Here's what happens week by week after the contract is signed — and how much of your time it takes (spoiler: about 5 hours).
Finance
How Much Does SEO Cost in the UK in 2026? Honest Numbers, No "#1 Guarantees"
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Finance7 min read

How Much Does SEO Cost in the UK in 2026? Honest Numbers, No "#1 Guarantees"

15 Aug 2026
SEO costs £300 to £2,000+ a month. Here's what makes up the price, why a "guaranteed #1" is a red flag, and when you shouldn't buy SEO at all.
Finance
A Builder's Website in 2026: What It Costs and What It Must Do
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Finance6 min read

A Builder's Website in 2026: What It Costs and What It Must Do

15 Aug 2026
A builder's website costs £800 to £4,500 — and pays for itself with one closed deal. Here's the quote breakdown and the 4 things a construction site can't win work without.
Medicine
How Much Does a Clinic Website Cost in the UK in 2026?
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Medicine7 min read

How Much Does a Clinic Website Cost in the UK in 2026?

15 Aug 2026
A clinic website costs £3,500 to £12,000+ in 2026. Here's what sits behind the number, a line-by-line quote for a core site — and the items where saving money costs you patients.
Platforms
How your website's admin panel works — and what you can change yourself
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Platforms6 min read

How your website's admin panel works — and what you can change yourself

22 Jul 2026
Once your site launches, you won't need to call a developer every time you want to change a line of copy, add a photo, update a price or publish a new service.
Tilda at $200/mo vs custom code — cumulative cost chart reaching $7,200 over 3 years
Platforms8 min read

Custom Website vs WordPress in 2026: Which Is Right for Your Business?

30 Jun 2026
WordPress runs 43% of the web, but it isn’t the right call for every UK business. Here’s the honest comparison, down to three-year cost.
How much a website costs in 2026 — price bars from a $1,000 landing to a $14,000+ custom build
Finance7 min read

How Much Does a Custom Website Cost in the UK in 2026?

30 Jun 2026
A custom website in the UK runs from £800 to £14,000+. Here’s what sits behind each number, and how to tell an honest quote from a vague one.
Platforms
Next.js vs WordPress for Business Websites in 2026
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Platforms7 min read

Next.js vs WordPress for Business Websites in 2026

30 Jun 2026
A straight technical read on Next.js vs WordPress for a business site — performance, SEO, cost and when each stack is the right call.