Guides for website owners
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Move a WordPress Website: Plan, Test and Switch Safely
Move WordPress with a verified backup, a tested destination and a planned DNS cutover, including email boundaries and checks for recent orders.
Read the guide →Hosting and servers
Understand hosting, virtual servers and data centres: what you pay for and what your business needs.
Self-Hosted ERP: Infrastructure, Backups and Ownership
Decide whether self-hosted ERP fits your business. Compare ownership, application support, integrations, recovery needs and the full cost of operation.
Read the guide → 2.6.2026VPS vs Shared Hosting: Choose by Workload and Support
Compare shared hosting, managed WordPress and VPS by control, maintenance and application needs. Find the right fit without arbitrary traffic thresholds.
Read the guide → 1.6.2026Business File Storage: Cloud, NAS or Hosting Space?
Match business file storage to collaboration, recovery and access needs. Compare cloud services, NAS and website hosting without confusing their roles.
Read the guide → 10.6.2026VPS Total Cost of Ownership: Build a Fair Comparison
Calculate VPS ownership costs beyond rental: setup, maintenance, backups, monitoring and incident cover. Compare your own figures with managed hosting.
Read the guide →Domains
Domain registration, transfers, DNS and ownership: practical guidance for your business.
Choose an Available Domain Name for Your Business
Find a clear business domain that works across European markets. Check availability, pronunciation, brand conflicts, renewal costs and long-term control.
Read the guide → 10.6.2026What Is a Domain Name? A Guide for Business Owners
Understand domains, URLs, extensions and subdomains. Learn how to register a business address, retain control and connect it to your website and email.
Read the guide →Business email on your domain: setup, costs, SPF, DKIM, DMARC and choosing a service.
Set Up Business Email on Your Domain: Seven Steps
Create business email on your domain with a seven-step plan for mailboxes, DNS, authentication, MFA and migration, plus checks for common problems.
Read the guide → 27.5.2026Email Encryption: TLS, End-to-End and Storage Security
Understand what email encryption protects in transit and at rest, when end-to-end encryption matters and how to plan keys, access and secure delivery.
Read the guide → 27.5.2026SPF, DKIM and DMARC: Protect Your Business Email
Understand SPF, DKIM and DMARC, build a sender inventory and introduce enforcement carefully to reduce domain spoofing without disrupting legitimate mail.
Read the guide →Security
TLS, backups, NIS2, GDPR and practical security measures for European businesses.
Small Business Cybersecurity: A Practical Action Guide
Put account security, tested backups, updates and staff routines into practice, with clear ownership for your website, email and cloud services.
Read the guide → 10.6.2026Website Cookies and Consent: A European Business Guide
Understand necessary cookies, consent choices and practical testing for a European website, without assuming a banner or analytics tool ensures compliance.
Read the guide → 10.6.2026Managed Security or DIY? Compare Scope and Responsibility
Compare doing security yourself, using an IT partner and managed hosting by actual responsibilities, recovery arrangements and total effort.
Read the guide →AI search
Understand how AI search finds and cites business content, with practical guidance on crawl access, useful pages and measurement.
Robots.txt for AI Crawlers: Search, Training and Access
Set a deliberate AI crawler policy, distinguish search from training and verify access without mistaking robots.txt for website security.
Read the guide → 3.6.2026Organisation Schema: Describe Your Business Accurately
Use Organisation JSON-LD to describe your business, verify genuine contact details and avoid duplicate entities, invented profiles and misleading markup.
Read the guide → 2.6.2026llms.txt Explained: An Optional Guide for Your Website
Learn what llms.txt can and cannot do, how it differs from robots.txt and a sitemap, and how to maintain a useful optional file for your website.
Read the guide →Websites and WordPress
Building, budgeting for and maintaining a business website, with practical WordPress guidance.
WordPress Website: Build It Yourself or Hire a Professional?
Compare DIY, freelancer and agency approaches to a WordPress website, including content, ownership, support and the maintenance budget after launch.
Read the guide → 26.5.2026Business Websites: From Planning to Ongoing Maintenance
Plan a business website that remains useful after launch, with clear responsibilities for content, SEO, email, privacy, updates and recovery.
Read the guide →Migration guides
Plan a hosting switch and migrate your website and email with continuity in mind, step by step.