Website development guides
Everything we publish on planning, designing, building, launching and maintaining a website. Written in house, reviewed on a schedule, free to read.
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The Website Development Tools That Actually Matter
The categories of tooling a website development project needs — version control, environments, builds, testing, monitoring — and how to tell whether your developer has them.
Custom Website Development vs Templates: How to Choose
When a template is the right answer and when it becomes expensive: the real cost difference, the ceilings you hit, and the hybrid approach most sites end up using.
The Website Development Process Explained
The seven phases of a website development project, what each one produces, how long each typically takes, and the sign-off that should close it.
How Does Website Development Work? The Full Process
What actually happens between signing a quote and going live: environments, sprints, reviews, testing and handover — and what your side of the project has to deliver.
What Is Website Development? A Complete Guide
What website development covers, how it differs from web design, what front-end and back-end actually mean, and which parts your project needs.