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Practical guides for business owners dealing with an unresponsive web designer, unclear ownership, WordPress maintenance, hacked sites, hosting changes and platform migrations.

Switching web designer 2Domains & ownership 2WordPress support 1Website takeover 1Platform migration 3SEO & migration 1WordPress maintenance 2Hosting & access 2Website rescue 2Website support 1Website maintenance 1
Switching web designer6 min read

My Web Designer Is Not Responding – What Can I Do?

Web designer gone quiet? A practical UK checklist for protecting your website, recovering access and moving to another provider without making the situation worse.

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Domains & ownership6 min read

Who Owns My Domain Name? A UK Business Owner's Guide

Find out who controls your business domain, what registrant and registrar mean, and what to check before changing web designer or hosting provider.

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Switching web designer6 min read

Can I Change Web Designer Without Losing My Website?

Yes, often you can change web designer and keep the existing website. Here is what to secure before a handover and how to reduce SEO, email and downtime risk.

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Domains & ownership6 min read

My Web Designer Registered My Domain – How Do I Get It Back?

If a web designer registered your business domain in their account, this guide explains the practical steps for requesting a transfer and escalating a refusal in the UK.

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WordPress support6 min read

Can Another Web Designer Take Over My WordPress Website?

In most cases, yes. Learn what access a new WordPress developer needs, what should be checked before takeover and when a rebuild is actually justified.

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Website takeover6 min read

Do I Need a New Website When I Change Developer?

Changing developer does not automatically mean rebuilding your website. Learn when takeover, repair or migration makes more sense than starting again.

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Platform migration6 min read

How to Move From Wix to WordPress

Planning a Wix to WordPress move? Learn what must be rebuilt, what can be reused, how to preserve SEO and how to keep the Wix site live during the project.

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Platform migration6 min read

How to Move From Squarespace to WordPress

A practical Squarespace to WordPress migration guide covering exports, images, products, design recreation, URLs, SEO and launch checks.

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Platform migration6 min read

How to Move From GoDaddy Website Builder or Airo to WordPress

GoDaddy has several website products. Learn how Websites + Marketing, Airo AI Builder and Airo for WordPress differ before planning a WordPress move.

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SEO & migration6 min read

Will Moving My Website Affect My Google Rankings?

A website move can cause temporary ranking changes, but careful URL mapping, redirects, testing and Search Console monitoring reduce avoidable SEO risk.

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WordPress maintenance6 min read

How Much Should WordPress Maintenance Cost in the UK?

WordPress maintenance pricing depends on the site. Learn what should be included, what may be separate and why a small business site may not need a costly standalone plan.

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WordPress maintenance6 min read

What Should a WordPress Maintenance Company Actually Be Doing?

Paying for WordPress maintenance? Here is what routine updates, backups, security, uptime monitoring and post-update checks should look like in practice.

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Hosting & access6 min read

How Do I Find Out Who Hosts My Website?

Not sure where your website is hosted? Learn how to use old invoices, DNS, nameservers and technical checks to identify the hosting arrangement before a takeover or migration.

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Hosting & access6 min read

What Website Logins Should a Business Owner Have?

A checklist of the domain, hosting, CMS, email, analytics, payment and software accounts a business should be able to control before changing website provider.

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Website rescue6 min read

My WordPress Website Has Been Hacked – What Now?

A practical first-response guide for a hacked WordPress site: stabilise it, preserve backups, clean the compromise, reset access and fix the vulnerability before going live again.

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Website rescue4 min read

My Website Designer Has Disappeared – What Do I Do?

A recovery checklist for businesses whose website developer has disappeared, stopped trading or become impossible to contact.

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Website support4 min read

How Long Should a Web Designer Take to Make Website Updates?

What is a reasonable turnaround for website changes, and when slow support is a sign that you need a different arrangement?

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Website maintenance4 min read

Website Maintenance Checklist for Small Businesses

A plain-English checklist covering backups, software updates, forms, security, uptime and ownership for a small business website.

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