Look after your website so it looks after your business.
Practical guides for small-business owners, sole traders and freelancers in the US and the UK who run their own website, and for the one-person designers who look after sites for clients.
Site Nurturing covers maintenance, backups, security and the small-office kit that makes that work easier. The guides cite their sources. This is an editorial site, not a retainer for hire.
Latest guides
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Best UPS Battery Backup for a Small Office or NAS
The best UPS for a small office or NAS in 2026: eight UK 230V battery backups, sized by watts, with pure sine and NAS auto-shutdown advice.
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Best NAS for Small Business Backups
The best NAS for small business backups and file sharing in 2026, from 2-bay Synology to 8-bay picks, plus drives and a 3-2-1 backup plan.
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Best External Hard Drive for Business Backup
The best external hard drive for business backup in 2026: encrypted SSD and HDD picks for small businesses, a sizing rule and the 3-2-1 backup rule.
Sections
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Maintenance
Checklists, updates, uptime, speed and what it costs to keep a small site healthy.
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Backups and security
How to keep a copy, lock down logins, and recover when something breaks.
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Small-office tech
Drives, NAS boxes, battery backups, routers and books that support the site.