— — An editorial decision guide

Does your website need a redesign, or does it need replacing?

Seven honest questions. A directional verdict. Not a technical diagnosis — guidance to help you spend on the actual problem, not the visible one.

01 — The decision tool

Seven honest questions.

01
Keep.
02
Improve.
03
Redesign.
04
Rebuild.
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  • Q 01

    Is the underlying platform still suitable for how the business runs now?

  • Q 02

    Can your team edit the site without calling a developer?

  • Q 03

    Is the site fast enough on mobile connections?

  • Q 04

    Does the mobile experience feel first-class or is it a shrunken desktop?

  • Q 05

    Can you track conversions reliably today?

  • Q 06

    Does the sitemap reflect what the business actually sells now?

  • Q 07

    Is the visual identity the problem — or is the whole system tired?

This is directional guidance, not an automated technical audit. Real answers come from a proper look at the site, the traffic, and the commercial picture.
02 — Five checks

Five things we’d check before telling you to buy a new website.

Useful whether you hire us or not. If more than one of these is broken, fix them before spending on a rebuild — you’ll get more out of the next site regardless of who builds it.

  • Check 01
    Traffic vs conversion.

    If traffic is strong and conversion is weak, you don’t need a new site. You need copy, offer and CRO work on 3–5 pages.

  • Check 02
    Positioning clarity.

    If we can’t say what the site is for in a sentence, no design fixes it. Positioning first — regardless of whether we redesign or rebuild.

  • Check 03
    Tech debt vs feature gap.

    Is the tech genuinely holding you back, or is the site simply missing the pages the business now needs? Different problems, different budgets.

  • Check 04
    Content decay.

    A site can look modern and be about a business that no longer exists. Sitemap audit before design brief.

  • Check 05
    Tracking & baseline.

    Nothing worse than rebuilding blind and having no way to prove the new one is better. If tracking is broken, we fix that first — sometimes on the current site.

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Want a second opinion?

Send us the site. We’ll come back honestly — sometimes with a rebuild plan, sometimes with a smaller fix. Either way, no pitch deck.