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What gets built, how it works, and the parts that went wrong. Case studies and plain guides on design, automation and AI.

1 June 2026
4 min read

Building a council dog park that runs itself

Booking, payment, gate access. Fully automated, end to end. Here's what was built for Holyhead Town Council and what happened three weeks after launch when the system was tested by a hardware failure it wasn't warned about.

Dog running at Y Bark dog park, Holyhead

28 May 2026
4 min read

Building a booking system for a solo beauty professional that runs while she sleeps

A solo beauty professional was losing bookings to back-and-forth. A system now handles the conversation, the calendar, and the confirmation. Here's how.

Beauty technician performing a treatment

22 May 2026
5 min read

One agent, two channels, built for Anglesey Adventures

One AI agent trained on everything about the business. It handles the website chat and the email inbox. Same knowledge base. No duplication. Here's how it works.

A coasteerer laughing in the water on an Anglesey Adventures session

14 May 2026
4 min read

Do you need an AI chatbot for your business? A plain-English guide

The honest answer to whether an AI chatbot is worth it for your business: when it makes sense, when it doesn't, and what a good one actually looks like in practice.

ChatGPT open on a smartphone screen

5 May 2026
4 min read

How much time does a small business spend on admin? (And what to do about it)

The average small business owner loses 13 hours a week to tasks that could run themselves. Here's where that time actually goes, what automation covers, and the hidden cost most owners don't see until it's too late.

Woman reviewing documents at an office desk

24 April 2026
4 min read

What you're actually paying for when you commission a website

Most small business websites exist to tick a box. Here's what separates a site that works from a brochure with a URL.

Owen Sutton building websites at his desk