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Digital Architecture6 min read

Small Business Website Audit: 1 in 4 UK Sites Won't Load

An audit of 935 small business websites found 1 in 4 will not load and most give Google nothing. The gaps are simple, and most fixes take under an hour.

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Growth6 min read

PHP2Shell: Why Miaigi Sites Weren't in the Firing Line

Critical flaws in PHP sent millions of WordPress sites to the patch queue and pushed several government services offline as a precaution. No Miaigi site had to move, because the vulnerable component isn't in the stack we build.

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Digital Architecture6 min read

Meta Scraping Your Website for AI Training: What Changes on 30 October

From 30 October, keeping a Meta business account counts as consent for Meta to scrape the website linked to it. What UK small businesses should settle first.

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Digital Architecture6 min read

Web Design Trends 2026: What Actually Wins Customers for UK Small Businesses

Real photos, thumb-first pages, plain FAQs and clear from-prices: the web design trends 2026 that turn a stranger's glance into a phone call for UK firms.

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Growth7 min read

Website Prices UK: The Full List, Finally Published

Every Miaigi price, published in full: £795 website builds, £1,295 online shops, care at £30, £50 or £75 a month, flat-rate marketing. One list, no ranges.

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AI Operations7 min read

I Asked an AI to Write My Own Founder Profile. Here's What It Refused to Say.

Watch the 49-second stage intro first. Then: I built a Claude Code skill that reads a founder's own notes, code and websites, writes a magazine-style profile with a verification sheet behind it, and makes the video. I ran it on myself first.

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Growth7 min read

Schema Markup for Small Business: The Code That Tells Machines What You Do

Schema markup for small business explained: which structured data types you actually need, how to check what your site has, and the mistakes that cost you.

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Growth5 min read

Small Business Website Cost in the UK: What You Should Actually Pay

What a small business website costs in the UK in 2026, according to published price guides, what moves the number, and how to read a quote before you sign it.

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Digital Architecture7 min read

Small Business Software Integration: Why Your Tools Don't Talk to Each Other

A plain-English guide to small business software integration: why your quoting, accounts and inbox stay separate, what it costs you, and how to join them up.

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AI Operations7 min read

AI Receptionist for Small Business: What It Handles and What It Shouldn't

A plain-English guide to an AI receptionist for small business: which calls and enquiries it can answer well, where it fails, and how to set one up safely.

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AI Operations7 min read

AI Back Office for Small Business: What to Automate First

A plain-English guide to building an AI back office for small business: what admin AI can genuinely take off your hands now, and what to leave alone.

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Growth6 min read

Why Your Website Isn't Getting Enquiries (and How to Fix It)

Plenty of small business websites look fine but still bring in nothing. Here's why your website isn't getting enquiries, and the practical fixes for each cause.

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Digital Architecture6 min read

Build vs Buy Software for Small Business: When to Subscribe and When to Build

Every new tool is a build-or-buy decision. Here is a plain-English way for a small business to choose between off-the-shelf SaaS and something built to fit.

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Growth6 min read

AI Search Optimisation for Small Business: How to Get Found When Customers Ask AI

Your customers are starting to ask ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity for recommendations instead of Googling. Here's how a small business gets found in AI search.

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Digital Architecture6 min read

What Does a Digital Architect Do for a Small Business?

Most small businesses don't need more software — they need someone accountable for how it all fits together. Here's what a digital architect actually does, and when hiring one beats buying another tool.

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