How much does a website cost in 2026? Real price bands, and what moves them
How much does a website cost in 2026? DIY, freelancer, agency and custom price bands, what we charge (1 900 € HT, 2 to 4 weeks), and the hidden costs.
Websites
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How to choose a web development agency: ten questions, the red flags, and how to read the quote
How to choose a web development agency: ten questions to ask before you sign, the answers that should worry you, and how to read the quote.
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Web agency in Marseille: what it costs and how to hire one from abroad
What a web agency in Marseille charges in 2026, what a French site has to include, and how to hire a Provence studio in English.
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Website redesign: when it pays, what it costs, and how to keep your Google rankings
When a website redesign is worth it, what it costs in 2026, the one-page brief to write first, and how to move the site without losing your rankings.
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What a Small Business Website Needs to Bring in Clients (and What It Costs)
What a small business website needs to bring in clients: five pages, real proof, speed on a phone, one way to book, and what it costs in 2026.
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What Makes a Lead Generation Website Work for a Small Business
What a lead generation website needs: a three-second promise, real proof, a short path to contact, speed on a phone, and the conversion rate to aim for.
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Wix vs custom website (and WordPress): three-year cost, speed and who owns it
Wix vs custom website vs WordPress, costed over three years: speed, security, who holds the keys, and when each one is the right call.
AI agents
7 articles-
AI agents, explained for business owners: what they are, what they cost, where they fail
AI agents explained for business owners: how they differ from chatbots and automations, five real examples with monthly costs, and where they fail.
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AI agents for marketing: the one that answers your inbound leads, sorts them and follows up
AI agents for marketing that earn their keep: one that answers, qualifies and follows up on inbound leads. A pool builder's numbers, and what stays human.
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AI agents for small business: notes from seven jobs, with the numbers and what broke
AI agents for small business, from my job notebook: seven agents I set up near Marseille, what each cost, the number before and after, and what broke.
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AI automation for a small business: where it pays back first
AI automation for a small business: the five processes that pay back in under three months, with numbers, tools, mistakes, and what setup costs.
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How to create an AI agent for your business, step by step from the owner's chair
How to create an AI agent for a small business: scope, data, tools, guardrails, replay tests and go-live, with the costs and mistakes of a real build.
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n8n AI agent vs Make vs Zapier: what each one costs per month, and which I install
n8n AI agent, Make or Zapier? What each tool bills for, one real month priced four ways, where your data sits, and the one I install by default.
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What an AI automation agency actually does, what it charges, and what you should own at the end
What an AI automation agency does all week, what it charges, the deliverables to demand before you pay, and the red flags I find in other quotes.
Web applications
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Custom web application development, explained for the owner who pays for it
When a business needs custom web application development rather than a website: three cases that pay back, how a build runs, cost and timeline.
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A custom client portal for a small business, with the real price and the six weeks it took
What a client portal fixes for a small business, what goes in it, an 11,600 € custom build line by line, and when renting client portal software is enough.
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Custom software development cost, line by line, with three real jobs
Custom software development cost line by line: three priced jobs from 9,400 € to 27,000 €, what doubles the bill, and how to keep an MVP small.
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Custom software development for a small business: when it beats SaaS, and when it doesn't
Custom software development for a small business: the three cases where it beats SaaS, how a build runs in 4 to 8 weeks, and who owns the code.
Growth
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Generative engine optimization for a small business site: what ChatGPT actually reads
Generative engine optimization from a practitioner: what ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude read on a small business site, a checklist and a 30-day plan.
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Local SEO for a small business: what moved in 90 days
Local SEO for a small business in 90 days: the Google Business Profile, one page per service, weekly reviews, local links, and what actually moved.