Notes / Product decisions
Before you commit to the build.
Practical guides to scope, cost, suppliers and the decisions behind useful websites and business software.
The reading list.
Start with the decision you are trying to make.
What does a business website cost in the UK?
Website quotes make more sense when you compare the work, responsibility and commercial risk behind them—not simply the number of pages.
How to commission a bespoke web application
The strongest brief describes the business problem, users, constraints and measures of success. It does not pretend every screen and feature is already known.
Seven signs your business website needs redevelopment
A website usually needs redevelopment when its structure, technology or operating model prevents sensible improvement—not because a design trend has changed.
Bespoke software or off-the-shelf: which should you choose?
Buy the commodity. Build the part that is genuinely specific, valuable and difficult to support with existing products.
A note on the notes.
We publish what helps a buyer make a better decision. Guide prices are labelled as estimates and external standards are linked directly. When an answer depends on the project, we explain the assumptions.
The articles are written by the team that plans and builds the work.
Make the next question a useful one.
Use the brief builder to capture the problem, the people and the result you are looking for.