A web designer in Harrogate did what?!

Your website is not your brochure

6 min · 8 jun 2026
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Today we are talking about something I say to almost every client. Your website is not your brochure. Hi, I’m Andrew Backhouse. My site is https://andrewbackhouse.design [https://andrewbackhouse.design] and in this episode of “A web designer in Harrogate did what?!”, I'm talking about why lots of small business websites work exactly like brochures - they look nice, they list the services, they have a phone number at the bottom. And, then the owner wonders why nobody is getting in touch. Follow Andrew: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewadesigner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewadesigner

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