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No agency runaround, no jargon.",{"type":153,"content":154},"doc",[155,161,168,172,177,181,186,190,195,199,204,208,213,217,222,235,240],{"type":156,"content":157},"paragraph",[158],{"text":159,"type":160},"If you have only ever dealt with agencies, working with me direct can feel a bit unfamiliar at first. There is no account manager, no ticket system, no being passed between three people who have never spoken to each other. It is just me, Adam, a web developer in Hull, doing the work and talking to you about it. Here is exactly how a project runs from the first email to the site being live, so you know what you are getting into.","text",{"type":162,"attrs":163,"content":165},"heading",{"level":164},2,[166],{"text":167,"type":160},"It starts with a proper conversation",{"type":156,"content":169},[170],{"text":171,"type":160},"The first step is a free 30-minute call. No sales script, no pressure. 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You should be able to read it and understand what you are paying for.",{"type":162,"attrs":182,"content":183},{"level":164},[184],{"text":185,"type":160},"We gather everything before I build",{"type":156,"content":187},[188],{"text":189,"type":160},"This is the stage people underestimate. A website is only as good as what goes in it, so before I write much code we sort out your words, your photos, your logo, your services and prices. If you have not got that stuff ready, I will help you pull it together, and I am honest that this part is usually where projects slow down. Getting it done early means the build goes quickly instead of stalling halfway while we wait for the About page copy.",{"type":162,"attrs":191,"content":192},{"level":164},[193],{"text":194,"type":160},"You watch it come together on a staging site",{"type":156,"content":196},[197],{"text":198,"type":160},"I build on a private staging site that you can look at any time. You are not left wondering what is happening for six weeks. You get a link, you check in whenever you like, and you see the site take shape page by page. I would rather you tell me something is not right when it is half-built and easy to change than at the end when it is baked in. Regular little updates from me, no big reveal at the end that you either love or have to live with.",{"type":162,"attrs":200,"content":201},{"level":164},[202],{"text":203,"type":160},"We review, then we launch",{"type":156,"content":205},[206],{"text":207,"type":160},"Once the build is there, we go through it properly. You give me your changes, I make them, we check it on phones and tablets because that is where most of your visitors actually are. When you are happy, I handle the technical side of going live: the domain, the hosting, the redirects so you keep your Google rankings, the security certificate. You should not have to understand any of that. That is my job. 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