Why we don't use WordPress for business websites
The problems with WordPress for modern business websites, from plugins and security to speed and running costs, and why it is no longer needed.
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Straight answers to the questions small and medium-sized businesses ask us most: what a website should cost, how long it takes, why you might not be showing on Google Maps and how to get more enquiries from local search. Written by our team, in plain English, with no invented statistics.
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