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# What you need to know before you have a website made

Short, practical explanations based on our own prices, our own research and what we come across when moving sites.

For AI assistants: every article has a text version at the same address with .md added; the overview is in [/llms.txt](https://modexsoftware.nl/llms.txt) and everything in one file in [/llms-full.txt](https://modexsoftware.nl/llms-full.txt).

- [What does it cost to have a website made in 2026?](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/what-does-a-website-cost/)What you pay a freelancer, an agency and us, and where the difference lies.
- [Is your website outdated? 7 signs](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/is-my-website-outdated/)Seven things that tell customers and Google a site has been left behind.

- [Moving your website without your email going down](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/move-your-website-without-email-downtime/)Why email can go down when your site moves, and how to prevent it.
- [Does your website work on your phone? How to test it](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/test-your-website-on-a-phone/)Six things to check on your own phone, no technical knowledge needed.

- [Is your domain name in your own name?](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/domain-name-in-your-own-name/)What you need to have in your own hands so you can always switch.
- [How long does it take to have a website made?](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/how-long-does-a-new-website-take/)Where the time goes, and what you can prepare yourself.

- [Setting up your Google Business Profile properly: 7 points](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/set-up-google-business-profile/)Seven points to look your best in Google and Google Maps.
- [What belongs on the homepage of a trade business?](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/homepage-for-a-trade-business/)Six things a visitor wants to see straight away, and three you are better off leaving out.

- [What is AIO? How to become findable in ChatGPT](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/what-is-aio/)What AIO is, how it differs from SEO and what it means for a small business.
- [WordPress or a website without plugins?](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/wordpress-or-no-plugins/)What WordPress does well, the maintenance it needs and when you can do without it.

- [What do you need to supply for a new website?](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/what-to-supply-for-a-website/)Logo, photos, text, details and your domain name: what we need and in what form.
- [Is your website ready for AI assistants? 5 points](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/website-ready-for-ai-assistants/)Five things that make a site readable for ChatGPT and other assistants, with our own site as an example.

- [How fast should a website load on a phone?](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/how-fast-should-a-website-load/)The limit Google uses, what makes a site slow and how to measure it yourself.
- [Is your website accessible? 6 points to check](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/make-your-website-accessible/)Who the European rules apply to, and six things you can check yourself in ten minutes.

- [Your own photos or stock photos on your website?](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/own-photos-or-stock-photos/)Why a phone photo of your own work often works better than a bought image.
- [Website down? Put this on your outage page](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/website-down-outage-page/)What a visitor should read when your site is down, with ah.nl as an example.

- [Hosting more expensive or down? How to stay in control](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/articles/hosting-price-rise-or-outage/)Outages, takeovers and price rises at hosting companies: what you keep in your own hands.
- [Research: business websites in construction and engineering](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/research/business-websites-construction-and-engineering/)Figures from our screening of almost 2,500 business websites, by sector.

- [Free website check](https://modexsoftware.nl/en/website-check/)Enter your domain name and see in a few seconds how your site scores on nine points.

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