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15 articles Updated 8 October 2026 Subscribe via RSS

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Eduard Hirjak

MeaOvis founder and senior full-stack developer. 20+ years of experience and 100+ projects: websites, online stores, SEO and apps.

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You are planning a new website

What it costs, whether you need a content management system and what to build an online store on.

Web design and pricing

You want more customers from Google and AI

How to get into the Google map and into answers from ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity.

SEO Complete and SEO for AI

You have a website and do not know if it is in good shape

What an audit checks, how to read the results and which errors to fix first.

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Websites Selected article 26 September 202612 min read

Template sold as a custom website: how to spot it

A free system, WordPress for example, a template for 20 dollars and an invoice for thousands of euros as “a custom website”. How to spot it and what you risk with an illegally downloaded template.

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In the article you will learn

What such a project is really made of
Which systems get sold this way
Monthly maintenance that maintains nothing
A public system means a public list of holes
A template downloaded “for free” is the most expensive one

Websites7 October 202610 min read

What a custom website actually costs: Western Europe compared with Slovakia

German software agencies publish 120 to 180 EUR an hour and UK agencies 75 to 200 GBP. Here is where that difference comes from, what it does not buy you, and the freelancer tier most comparisons leave out.

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Apps7 October 20268 min read

What a native iOS app costs in the US, the UK and Germany, compared with Slovakia

Published iOS prices in the US, the UK and the DACH region against ours, an honest answer on native versus cross platform, everything that sits outside the quoted price, and a maintenance budget that holds up after launch.

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Websites7 October 20268 min read

How to vet a development partner: ten questions before you sign

Ten questions to put to any supplier before you sign, with what a good answer and a bad answer sound like. We answer all ten about ourselves too, including where being small works against us.

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Websites7 October 20269 min read

Why we do not build on templates: cost, security and licences

A WordPress theme costs tens of dollars on a marketplace. Some suppliers invoice one as a custom design for several thousand. Here is how to check your own site in under a minute, what the offer really costs to produce, and who carries the risk afterwards.

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Websites5 October 20268 min read

How to track referrals without cookies

Almost every guide to a partner program starts with a cookie. It needs consent, in Safari it lasts seven days and it does not survive a change of device. We show how we do it without one.

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Websites15 September 20267 min read

What a website costs in 2026 and what should be included

A presentation website from 1,999 €, a website with a content management system from 3,000 € and an online store from 3,500 €+. We explain what makes up the price and what comes after launch.

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SEO for AI8 September 20266 min read

SEO for AI: how to get into the answers of ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity

More and more people ask AI assistants instead of Google. We show you what to do so that AI knows you, understands you and mentions you in its answer.

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Audit1 September 20266 min read

Free website audit: how to read the results and what to do next

In a minute you have the result for mobile and desktop. We explain what the scores, the colors and the impact mean for every check and in what order to fix the errors.

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SEO for AI25 August 202610 min read

What is llms.txt and does your site need one? The 2026 data

A short file meant to tell AI who you are. An example, how to add it, and two measurements saying it does not work as a visibility tool.

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Audit11 August 20267 min read

10 mistakes we find most often in website audits

From huge photos through a forgotten indexing block to a website invisible to AI. Ten mistakes we see most often, and how to fix them.

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Websites28 July 20266 min read

Core Web Vitals in plain language: LCP, INP and CLS

Three abbreviations that decide whether your website feels pleasant to visitors. We explain them with examples from a shop, without technical jargon.

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SEO14 July 20266 min read

Local SEO: Google Business Profile step by step

When someone searches for a service in your city, Google shows a map with businesses. A guide on how to get into it: a business profile, reviews done fairly and the same details everywhere.

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Websites30 June 20266 min read

Website with CMS or without? When a content management system is worth it

A website from 1,999 € or a website with CMS from 3,000 €? Five questions that will help you decide in a few minutes, and why the more expensive one does not have to be better.

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Websites16 June 20266 min read

A custom online store, or a ready-made platform? A fair comparison

Every path has its place. We compare rented platforms, open-source solutions and a custom online store, including the cases where we would not recommend a custom online store to you.

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