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Notes from the build.
What we learn building websites, stores and software for South African businesses, written for the person who has to decide, not the one who has to code.
My website doesn't work on phones: what that costs
The enquiry that never happens, the ranking Google scores on the phone version, the adverts that land on the broken page, and the data your visitor pays for. A two-minute check, and whether a plugin can fix it.
15 September 2026 · 4 min read · ROQ-TECH studioRead the article ↗WordPress stuck in maintenance mode: what to do
The five-minute fix (one hidden file), what to do when deleting it isn't enough, why the update ran out of time, and how to stop it happening again.
15 September 2026 · 4 min readEcommerceCatalogue or online store? For suppliers who quote
A store takes money. A catalogue takes a question. How to tell which one your business needs, how an enquiry basket works, and when to add a checkout later.
15 September 2026 · 3 min readWordPressWhat your IT team will ask about headless WordPress
The eight questions IT asks before a headless build, with our answers: where WordPress lives, what is exposed, who owns the accounts, patching, backups, forms and POPIA.
15 September 2026 · 4 min readRedesignHow to redesign a website without losing Google rankings
The redirect map is the whole game. How we rebuild the visible site and keep the invisible one: address lists, 301s, what each new page must carry, and a measured launch.
4 September 2026 · 5 min readRedesignIs my website too old? Six signs, with fixes
The phone layout, the footer year, the dead social buttons, the speed test, the padlock, and whether you can change anything yourself. What each costs, and what fixes it.
4 September 2026 · 5 min readSpeedWhy is my WordPress site slow on mobile?
Seven causes in the order we find them on real audits, from unresized images to the theme itself, and a straight answer on which ones a plugin can fix.
4 September 2026 · 6 min readHeadless WordPressHeadless WordPress vs traditional WordPress: what actually matters
We build both. What actually changes when you go headless (speed, security, editing, hosting) and when traditional WordPress is the better call.
8 August 2026 · 6 min readTell us what you're building.
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