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The Small Business Website Checklist (2026)
50+ concrete things every UK small-business website should get right — from performance to legal.
A no-nonsense checklist to audit your existing website or scope a new one. Covers performance, accessibility, on-page SEO, security, legal basics, analytics and conversion fundamentals. Written for UK small businesses — no filler, no jargon, no upsells. Pair it with our free audit tool for the fastest read on where your site stands.
What's inside
- Performance & Core Web Vitals (7 checks)
- Mobile-first design fundamentals (6 checks)
- On-page SEO essentials (10 checks)
- Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA) (8 checks)
- Security baseline headers + SSL (6 checks)
- UK GDPR & cookie compliance (5 checks)
- Conversion fundamentals (8 checks)
Ideal for
Owners of existing UK small-business websites wondering what to improve next, or founders about to brief an agency on a new build.
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