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The short answer UK data law changed on 19 June 2026 under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Every business with a website now needs updated compliance documents There are no exemptions, regardless of size A mandatory complaints procedure is already a legal requirement Maximum fines for marketing breaches rose from £500,000 to £17.5 […]
The short answer A professional website in the UK costs between £1,500 and £15,000 or more Where you land depends on pages, functionality and who builds it Published prices below, with no "get in touch for a quote" runaround A cheap site can look fine and still cost you more in missed enquiries Every site […]
You have just paid for a new website. It looks good. The agency sent over the login details. Job done. In a lot of cases, not quite. I review websites regularly as part of my work and the same gaps come up repeatedly, including on sites built by established agencies with solid reputations. Not through […]
I went to BrightonSEO with one specific question: what is actually true about AI search, beyond the daily LinkedIn noise? Between the "SEO is dead" hot takes, the six-figure GEO playbooks and the parade of vendor AI visibility dashboards, separating signal from sales pitch has become genuinely difficult. A caveat first. BrightonSEO runs six tracks […]
If you have ever said "my website ranks number one on Google, but traffic is not growing", you are in good company. It is one of the most common frustrations I hear, and it usually leads to doubt about whether SEO works at all. The explanation is simpler than that. SEO still works. The way […]
If you are looking for someone to build your website or handle your SEO, the choices feel endless. Freelancer or agency. Local or remote. Strategy-led or just good looking. Before you sign anything, here are five questions I always recommend asking. They will help you find someone who is not just capable, but actually right […]
I spent a day at Google Digital Garage at The View Hotel in Eastbourne, a free event run by Google UK and organised by Enterprise Nation. It was packed with practical material on AI, SEO, analytics and staying visible online. Here is what I took away, with a few notes on what has moved since. […]
Your Google Business Profile is the most valuable free asset you have for winning local work. It decides whether you appear in the map pack, on Google Maps, and in the AI summaries that increasingly answer local questions before anyone reaches a website. Most profiles are half finished. Here are ten fixes, in the order […]
If you run a business in Eastbourne, you already know how much depends on showing up in Google. Whether you are a builder in Meads, a therapist in Hailsham or a café near the seafront, local customers are searching for what you do right now. The useful news is that a lot of what moves […]
Customers in Eastbourne find businesses in more places than they used to. Google still carries the majority of it, but a share of that research now happens inside ChatGPT, Gemini and voice assistants, and Google itself answers plenty of questions before anyone reaches a website. That sounds like it demands a whole new discipline. It […]
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