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Websites, in-house software, SEO, prices: what we see in the field, explained simply for SME owners.

Redesigning your website in Lyon without losing your search rankingsFeatured · Redesign9 min

Redesigning your website in Lyon without losing your search rankings

Inventory, redirect plan, preserved content, monitoring after the switch: the method for a clean move, and why it counts twice as much in a market as competitive as Lyon.

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One-page website: when it's enough and when it's a trapWebsite creation9 min

One-page website: when it's enough and when it's a trap

A legitimate format for converting traffic you already have, a trap as soon as you need to be found for several services: the exact line, the prices…

How to choose your web agency in Saint-Étienne: nine questions to askBusiness advice12 min

How to choose your web agency in Saint-Étienne: nine questions to ask

Proof, money and ownership, the real project: nine questions with the right answer and the warning sign for each, to ask every provider…

Local competition: read page 1 of Google before writing a single lineSEO5 min

Local competition: read page 1 of Google before writing a single line

Page 1 is a free specification: who holds the spots, which format wins, what they are all missing. Five questions, ten minutes, and a plan…

Improving your SEO: the actions that countSEO5 min

Improving your SEO: the actions that count

Ranked by return on effort: pages that answer real searches, titles that do their job, speed, consistent local listings, the…

Why my website doesn't appear on GoogleSEO5 min

Why my website doesn't appear on Google

The complete diagnostic tree: indexing, content, technical, competition. Four free tests you can run yourself tonight to find the cause…

A website for small businesses: the essentials, without the extrasWebsite creation7 min

A website for small businesses: the essentials, without the extras

Four pages that are enough, what a small business can safely ignore, the right budget item by item, and the three traps set specifically for…

Building a free website: what it's really worth, AI includedWebsite creation7 min

Building a free website: what it's really worth, AI included

Free builders, AI generators, WordPress: what "free" really includes, what it costs in time, image and visibility, and the three…

SEO or paid search: where to put your budgetSEO7 min

SEO or paid search: where to put your budget

An asset you build versus a tap you turn on: the real difference between SEO and Google Ads, the figures to lay out, and four situations with…

How long it takes to rank on GoogleSEO6 min

How long it takes to rank on Google

One to three weeks to be indexed, a few weeks for first effects on less competitive searches, several months on the most competitive…

How much SEO on Google costsSEO7 min

How much SEO on Google costs

What is free yet sometimes billed to you, the real prices of SEO in 2026 item by item, and the three scam formulas that should…

Being visible on Google without a website: what works, and where it hits a ceilingSEO7 min

Being visible on Google without a website: what works, and where it hits a ceiling

Google profile, reviews, photos: free visibility exists and we show you how to make the most of it. Then the glass ceiling it…

How much an online shop costs in 2026E-commerce7 min

How much an online shop costs in 2026

Real e-commerce price ranges, what pushes the bill up, recurring costs and the item every quote forgets: the budget for…

Paying for your website monthly or in one go: the calculation over three yearsBusiness advice7 min

Paying for your website monthly or in one go: the calculation over three years

Buying, renting, buying in instalments: three models that give you neither the same rights nor the same site. The full calculation over three years, the questions that…

A website quote: the seven lines to check before signingBusiness advice8 min

A website quote: the seven lines to check before signing

Domain ownership, listed pages, copywriting, SEO, revisions, after-sales, payment: the reading grid for comparing quotes that don't…

How much a website costs in Saint-Étienne in 2026Business advice10 min

How much a website costs in Saint-Étienne in 2026

Real price ranges in the Saint-Étienne market, the variables that push the bill up, hidden costs and clearly published prices: the honest guide to…

Writing your website copy when you're not a writerWebsite creation9 min

Writing your website copy when you're not a writer

Copywriting is the item that holds up the most website projects. Here is a method for writing your pages yourself, without knowing how to write.

Recruiting with your website: the page that attracts applicationsWebsite creation9 min

Recruiting with your website: the page that attracts applications

A candidate looks at your website before applying and before the interview. Here is what they look for, and why they give up.

Multilingual website: when translation is really justifiedWebsite creation9 min

Multilingual website: when translation is really justified

Translating a website isn't a box to tick. Here is when it is justified, what it really costs, and where to start.

Social media or a website: where to put your energyBusiness advice9 min

Social media or a website: where to put your energy

Social media and a website don't do the same job. One keeps in touch with people who know you, the other captures people who are looking for you.

Is your website really yours: ownership, access, dependenciesBusiness advice10 min

Is your website really yours: ownership, access, dependencies

Many business owners find out the day they want to leave that their website doesn't belong to them. Here are the five points to check, and how…

A website for a local shop: bringing people through the doorSEO10 min

A website for a local shop: bringing people through the door

A local shop doesn't necessarily need to sell online. It needs people to walk through its door. Here is what triggers the visit, and what…

Choosing the right solution for your website: the question to ask before the toolWebsite creation10 min

Choosing the right solution for your website: the question to ask before the tool

Comparing tools before answering five questions is like choosing a vehicle without knowing what you are carrying. Here is the right order.

A website for SMEs: from shop window to quote generatorWebsite creation9 min

A website for SMEs: from shop window to quote generator

Most SME websites are online brochures. Here is how to turn yours into a tool that qualifies enquiries and saves time for…

A website for tradespeople: what makes the phone ringWebsite creation9 min

A website for tradespeople: what makes the phone ring

A tradesperson's website doesn't have to be beautiful, it has to make the phone ring. Here is what triggers the call, in the order the customer looks at it.

How to tell whether your website is costing you customersBusiness advice10 min

How to tell whether your website is costing you customers

A website that earns nothing makes no noise. Here is the diagnosis to carry out yourself, with no paid tool, to find out what it produces and what…

How many pages does a business website need?Website creation9 min

How many pages does a business website need?

The minimum foundation, the rule of one page per search intent, what legitimately makes a site grow, and the point where it becomes counterproductive.

His sales funnel was broken and he couldn't see itE-commerce4 min

His sales funnel was broken and he couldn't see it

A blank checkout page for every visitor, except the owner logged in as admin. Three stacked causes, and the habit that would have prevented it all.

Google Business Profile: what really makes the phone ringSEO4 min

Google Business Profile: what really makes the phone ring

Primary category, service area, reviews, photos and forgotten fields: the five settings that decide how many calls you get.

How long does it take to build a website?Website creation5 min

How long does it take to build a website?

Real timescales by type of project, what actually takes time, the three traps that double schedules and how to move fast without rushing the…

How much does a website cost for a construction company?Website creation9 min

How much does a website cost for a construction company?

Real prices by level of service, what changes the bill, hidden costs and the rent versus buy calculation for a construction…

Artificial intelligence for SMEs: 7 concrete, profitable usesAI & automation5 min

Artificial intelligence for SMEs: 7 concrete, profitable uses

Chatbot, email sorting, internal assistant, automation, AI agents: the 7 uses of artificial intelligence that really work in SMEs

Building an online shop in 2026: the complete guideE-commerce9 min

Building an online shop in 2026: the complete guide

A rented platform or a WooCommerce shop you own? Catalogue, product pages, checkout, VAT, real costs

Slow website: why your WordPress site crawls and how to make it fastRedesign5 min

Slow website: why your WordPress site crawls and how to make it fast

A bloated theme, raw images, plugins, cache, hosting: the 6 real causes of a slow WordPress site and the lasting fixes to get…

Showcase website or e-commerce website: which one is right for your business?Website creation9 min

Showcase website or e-commerce website: which one is right for your business?

Budget, upkeep, SEO, logistics: the concrete criteria for choosing between a showcase website and an online shop

7 signs it's time to redesign your websiteRedesign6 min

7 signs it's time to redesign your website

A website you no longer dare send, slowness, zero inbound enquiries... The 7 signs that a redesign has become worthwhile

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