The 1h1app blog
Build and grow your business website
Straight answers on getting a website live in an afternoon, without code and without overpaying.
Build Your Own Website or Hire a Designer? An Honest Answer for Small Businesses
Real costs of hiring a designer vs building it yourself, when each one makes sense, what a small business site actually needs, and how to go from zero to live in one afternoon without coding.
What Pages Does a Small Business Website Actually Need?
The 6 essential sections, the ones worth adding for some trades, what to skip, the order that works on a phone, one page vs several, and a 2-minute audit for the site you have now.
WordPress vs Website Builders for a Small Business Site
Where WordPress still wins, where builders win, the hidden bill of each, and a 6-question decision table. With our own place in that table stated plainly, including when we're not the right choice.
Does a Small Business Need a Website? What to Put on Yours
Why Instagram and a Google listing aren't enough, what customers look for when they google you, and what to put on the site trade by trade: restaurant, salon, plumber, consultant.
How Much Does a Website Cost in 2026? Honest Numbers
Builder ($15-40/mo), freelancer ($500-2,000), agency ($2,000-10,000+) and the free plans that aren't. The costs nobody mentions, the GDPR bill, and an honest comparison with our own pricing in it.
How to Make a Website Without Coding — No, Really
You don't need to learn to code to get your business online. The three no-code routes, what a visual editor can do in 2026, when you do need a developer, and the mistakes that make a site look amateur.
How to Make a Website Fast: From Zero to Live in an Afternoon
What actually slows people down, what to gather before you start, the three steps (template, editor, publish), the legal pages everyone forgets, and a ship-it-tonight checklist.