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Practical advice for Irish SMEs: costs in euro, local market context, CSO data, and Dublin-region examples.

6 dispatches tagged “Small Business Ireland”
We asked Google’s AI for a Dublin plumber. Mostly job boards.
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⟶ Studio · 7 min read

We asked Google’s AI for a Dublin plumber. Mostly job boards.

We pulled Google’s AI answers for three Dublin trades. Six of the ten sites it cites for a plumber are job boards. Here is how to check your own.

Read dispatch ⟶ 2026-08-29
A website redesign in Dublin 7, measured
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⟶ Studio · 6 min read

A website redesign in Dublin 7, measured

A website redesign in Dublin 7 for Arbour Hill Boxing Club, and what Lighthouse measured afterwards. Performance 78 to 96, page weight 1,270 KiB to 293 KiB, and one reading we did not get under a second.

Read dispatch ⟶ 2026-08-26
What breaks if you doubled your customers tomorrow?
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⟶ AI & Business · 6 min read

What breaks if you doubled your customers tomorrow?

One question that finds the leaks in a small Irish business: missed calls, late quotes, Friday paperwork. Why the number comes before the build, three of our own clients as proof, and the €600 audit in plain English.

Read dispatch ⟶ 2026-08-19
The Website Grant Has Its First Winner: Peter Dooley
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⟶ Studio · 5 min read

The Website Grant Has Its First Winner: Peter Dooley

Every month webs.ie builds one small business a professional website for free. The first Website Grant went to Dublin journalist Peter Dooley — a 748-video editorial archive with searchable transcripts, now live at peterdooley.ie.

Read dispatch ⟶ 2026-07-21
AI Receptionist for Small Business: Cost & Two Real Demos
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⟶ AI & Business · 8 min read

AI Receptionist for Small Business: Cost & Two Real Demos

What an AI receptionist actually costs in euro, who it suits and who it doesn't — plus two demo calls from our own Dublin garage build. Honest numbers, no gloss.

Read dispatch ⟶ 2026-06-12
7 Powerful Reasons Your Small Business Needs a Website Today
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⟶ Business · 9 min read

7 Powerful Reasons Your Small Business Needs a Website Today

Why a small business needs a website in 2025: credibility at first glance, being found in "near me" searches, selling outside opening hours, and what a site costs against traditional advertising.

Read dispatch ⟶ 2025-10-26