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WordPress Custom Themes vs Page Builders
Where the layout is stored decides what a redesign, a performance problem or a change of developer will cost. A practical comparison of themes and page builders. Read More -
Making an Ecommerce Storefront Work on Mobile
Mobile is a sequence of decisions, not a squeezed desktop layout. Navigation, product pages, page weight, checkout structure and how to measure and test the journey properly. Read More -
What a Good Software Project Handover Includes
A working system is not the same as a transferable one. Documentation, ownership of accounts, training, a rehearsal deployment and a handover date that is planned rather than improvised. Read More -
Choosing a Hosting Model for a Growing Business
Shared hosting, managed cloud or dedicated: what each model is actually for, how to tell when the current one has stopped fitting, and what a migration involves. Read More -
A Practical Introduction to AI Workflow Automation
Where AI automation genuinely reduces work, where it does not, and how to start with the task that carries the least risk. Read More -
Answer-Focused Writing: Why Clear Answers Beat Keyword Density
Search is increasingly answering questions directly. Here is how to structure content so both people and answer engines can use it, and how to check a draft before you publish it. Read More -
What MEAN Stack Development Is Actually Good For
MEAN is a JavaScript ecosystem rather than a magic formula. It suits some products very well and others not at all — here is how to tell which situation you are in. Read More -
How to Choose Between a Website Rebuild and a Website Redesign
A rebuild and a redesign look similar on paper but cost very different amounts of time. Here is how to work out which one your site actually needs, and which questions to answer before you commit. Read More
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Who writes here, what the articles are based on, and how to reach us about any of them.
Each one carries an individual byline and a short editorial profile, so you can see who wrote it and what they cover before you read it. The profiles are editorial identities maintained for this publication rather than personal pages, and the article itself always names its writer at the foot of the page.
Regularly, and on no fixed schedule. The articles here are written because there is a question worth answering rather than to fill a calendar, which means the gaps are as variable as the subjects.
Not without asking. These are written for SmartEdge IT Solutions and are protected, so if you want to quote one, link to it, or reuse it in a briefing, get in touch first and we will almost always say yes to a link.
They are composites drawn from the kinds of problems we are asked about, written so they are useful rather than flattering. Where an article describes a specific decision, the reasoning is the reasoning we would give you. Nothing here claims a client, a result or a figure that we cannot show evidence for.
Only to explain a decision not to use it. The technology and innovation page sets out what is in the stack here and what each platform is actually used for.
Often, yes. Send the question through the contact form and it will be treated as a candidate for the archive rather than a support ticket, if it is a question other people are also asking.
There is not one set up yet, and we would rather not describe a mailing list that does not exist. If you want to follow the archive, the contact page is the place to say so; if enough people ask, it becomes a reasonable thing to build.
Of course. Take whatever is useful, and if you then want it built, the services overview explains the shapes of work we take on.
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