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How to reduce startup burn rate without stalling growth

How to reduce startup burn rate without stalling growth: the formula, what to cut and what to protect, a worked runway example, and variable-cost options.

13 Oct 20267 min read

What to do with cost savings: reinvest, keep or pass on?

What to do with cost savings in a small business: five uses compared, how to decide, a worked split, and how to keep freed-up hours from disappearing.

13 Oct 20267 min read

A 90-day plan to reduce operational costs

A 90-day operational cost reduction plan for UK small businesses: what to do in each 30 days, who owns it, what to measure and when to use a provider.

13 Oct 20268 min read

Operational cost reduction checklist: 20 checks

An operational cost reduction checklist for UK small businesses: 20 checks across measurement, process, people and suppliers, with a simple score.

13 Oct 20267 min read

How to design a website around your customer journey

How to design a website around your customer journey: map how buyers find, compare and decide, then build pages, routes and follow-up to match each step.

12 Oct 202615 min read

What is a customer journey? A plain guide for website owners

What is a customer journey? A plain definition for UK small businesses, with the stages, touchpoints and examples that matter when you plan a website.

12 Oct 20267 min read

Customer journey vs user journey: what is the difference?

Customer journey vs user journey explained: scope, timeframe and what each is for, plus when a small business website project needs one or both.

12 Oct 20267 min read

Customer journey stages: what your website needs at each

The customer journey stages a small business website must serve, find, orient, compare, commit and return, with the pages and answers each stage needs.

12 Oct 20268 min read

Customer journey vs sales funnel: which should shape your site?

Customer journey vs sales funnel: how they differ, why the funnel counts and the journey designs, and how to use both when planning a business website.

12 Oct 20267 min read

Customer-centric website design: organise around buyers

Customer-centric website design for UK small businesses: organise pages, menus and copy around what buyers need, not your services list or org chart.

12 Oct 20268 min read

The customer journey scorecard: score your website in an hour

Score your website's customer journey in an hour with the GBL Journey Fit Scorecard: find, orient, compare, commit and return, 0 to 2 each, out of 10.

12 Oct 20268 min read

What a broken customer journey costs a UK business

What a broken customer journey costs: an illustrative way for UK small businesses to put a monthly figure on lost enquiries, wasted ads and staff time.

12 Oct 20268 min read

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