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Notes on how small businesses actually run their technology, and what tends to go wrong. Written for owners, not for engineers.
Why Cheap Websites Fail Small Businesses
Cheap websites often load slowly on phones, lose form enquiries to spam and break after plugin updates. What goes wrong, and what to check before you pay.
AI Receptionists for Small Businesses: Uses and Limits
AI receptionists can cover missed calls, busy periods and routine enquiries. See why email capture fails and how an SMS handover fixes it.
Nobody Owns the Tech: The Quiet Cost of Technology Without an Owner
Domains with one company, email with another, subscriptions nobody remembers buying. What it costs a small business when its technology has no owner, and what ownership actually looks like.
What Is a Fractional IT Director? And When a Small Business Needs One
A fractional IT director is a senior technology owner your business shares rather than employs. What the seat covers, how it differs from an MSP or a fractional CTO, what it costs, and the signs you need one.
Key Person Dependency: When the Process Leaves With the Person
73% of UK SMEs have no documented process for key tasks. Here's what happens when a key person leaves, and why automation fixes it where documentation can't.
Short Diagnostic: What the Questions Measure and What You Get Back
SortaSystems' short diagnostic takes three minutes. Here's what each question is measuring, what your score means, and what we put in the write-up.
Why repeated work gets more expensive as your business grows
A practical look at why repeated work is one sign of wider operational drag, and why cleaner foundations matter before another tool does.