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Articles for owners of small firms: what a website brings, how customers find it, what it costs, and how it connects to enquiries and bookings. Each one names its sources and date.

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Why and what kind of website

  1. What a good website actually brings a small firmWhy and what kind of website 5 min read

    A website is not a brochure. For a small firm it is the place where a stranger decides whether to call, so judge it by calls and enquiries, not by looks alone.

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  2. How fast must a website be on a phone? A 2-minute checkWhy and what kind of website 5 min read

    Many of your customers look at your site on a phone, often on mobile data. Here is what "fast enough" means in numbers, and how to check your own site in two minutes.

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  3. A website or just a Facebook page: what a small firm needsWhy and what kind of website 5 min read

    A Facebook or Instagram page is a fine start and sometimes enough. It is also rented space on someone else's platform, and that matters once customers need to find, compare and book you.

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Customers and enquiries

  1. AI for a small firm: where it helps, where it fails, how to startCustomers and enquiries 16 min read

    AI can draft your replies, tidy your paperwork and answer routine questions. It can also state a wrong price with a straight face. Here is how to get the first and guard against the second.

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  2. CRM for a small firm: start with a sheet, grow only when it hurtsCustomers and enquiries 5 min read

    A CRM is a place that remembers who asked, what you promised and what comes next. A small firm can start with a spreadsheet and move to a tool only when the sheet stops coping.

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  3. Online booking or a phone call: what suits your firmCustomers and enquiries 5 min read

    Online booking suits repeat, standard jobs. A phone call suits jobs you must see first and emergencies. Most firms need both, and a clear rule for which goes where.

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Being found on Google

  1. Google Business Profile and your website: how to get found locallyBeing found on Google 5 min read

    When someone searches for a dentist or a barber near them, Google shows a map and a short list. Here is how that list is chosen and how a Business Profile and a website work together.

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Website pricing

  1. Hiring a web studio in Bratislava: how a fixed-price project runsWebsite pricing 3 min read

    We are two people in Bratislava, Slovakia, and we build websites for small firms and sole traders at a fixed price in euros: Start €390, Business €790, Custom from €1,490. This is how a project runs from the first message to launch.

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  2. How much does a website cost for a small business in 2026?Website pricing 6 min read

    A small-business website costs from about €13 a month on a builder, or a fixed €390 to €1,490 from a studio such as ours. Over three years Squarespace comes to €487 to €1,284, before your own time. What matters is who does the work.

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  3. Your own draft in a builder, finished by a proWebsite pricing 6 min read

    A draft in a builder helps you get your words, photos and pages straight before you pay anyone. The finishing then does not have to start from zero.

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Websites for tradespeople

  1. Heating-firm website speed: median of 53 sites, eight before and afterWebsites for tradespeople 3 min read

    The typical website of a heating firm in Bratislava scored 66 points out of 100 on a phone in October 2026 and showed its main content after 6.3 s. Eight other sites we rebuilt as previews went from a median of 2.9 s to 0.5 s.

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