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Six Things That Actually Move Regulars Off the Delivery Apps
Building the ordering site is the easy part. Here's what genuinely gets people to use it, in order of what returns most for the effort — and what to ignore.
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Your Own Domain or Ours? Takeaway Ordering and the Address Bar
What actually changes when your ordering page is on your domain instead of ours — and the one thing that really decides it, which isn't technical.
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How Long Does It Actually Take to Set Up Direct Ordering?
Step by step, honestly — what takes twenty minutes, what's ours to do, the two things that can genuinely delay a launch, and why our first restaurants should plan on two to three weeks rather than a day.
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On Deliveroo You're Renting Your Own Customers
The commission is the visible cost. The invisible one is that you never find out who ordered, so you can't reward them, win them back, or tell them anything.
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What Deliveroo Actually Costs a Chester Takeaway
The real maths on a £25 order: what the commission takes, what it leaves, and what the same order looks like through your own website. Including the parts that don't flatter us.
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No, Don't Quit Deliveroo Tomorrow
We sell direct ordering systems, and we still think switching the apps off is usually a mistake. Here's the split that actually makes money.
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Thinking of Moving Off Wix? An Honest Guide to Website Migration
Wix, Squarespace, Shopify, GoDaddy or WordPress — should you migrate to AWS hosting? An honest, no-hard-sell comparison of the pros, cons and costs, including when NOT to move.
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How Much Does a Website Cost in Chester? (2026 Pricing Guide)
A straightforward breakdown of what websites actually cost in Chester and Cheshire — from brochure sites to e-commerce stores, hosting, SEO, and the hidden fees most agencies won't mention.
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What Porkenpence Does — And Why It Matters
A look at what we offer, how we work, and why Chester businesses choose Porkenpence for their websites and digital presence.
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Welcome to the Porkenpence Blog
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