Notes on building, shipping and hardening web products.
Law & Accessibility
Many websites show a banner they don't need; others need one and get it wrong. What Germany's § 25 TDDDG requires, and why 'cookieless' doesn't automatically mean 'no banner'.
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An image from Google search can cost a business thousands of euros in Germany. Which photos are allowed, why a missing photographer credit doubles the damages, and who is liable.
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For local businesses, the Google profile often brings more calls than the website itself. How verification works today, what belongs in the profile, and which mistakes cost you.
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Three things almost nobody thinks about until something goes wrong. Why server location matters, which contract is almost always missing, and how a font can lead to a warning letter.
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A booking feature isn't a small add-on but data processing. Which tools suit whom, which obligations always apply, and why medical practices follow rules of their own.
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A German GmbH or UG needs more than a sole trader's legal notice. Which details are mandatory, why every business email needs the same ones, and where the UG sets a trap.
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The coding is the shortest part. Where the weeks actually go, what speeds a project up, and why launched doesn't mean found.
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Most delays and extra costs don't come from development but from missing copy and unclear decisions. What to have ready beforehand.
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When a site builder is genuinely enough, when it costs more than expected, and why the real trap only closes in year three.
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Not indexed, or just not on page one? Two entirely different problems. How to tell them apart and what Search Console's status messages actually mean.
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Your site has been compromised. What to do first, why deleting is the wrong reflex, and when Article 33 GDPR obliges you to report the incident.
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Paid for does not mean owned outright. What German copyright actually grants a client, why authorship cannot be transferred at all, and the one paragraph every proposal should contain.
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The agency stopped replying and you're locked out of your own site. What matters now: who owns the domain, how DENIC's DISPUTE entry works, and how to recover access through the provider.
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What LCP, CLS and INP mean, how to check your own site in two minutes, and which causes of slow loading can realistically be fixed.
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How to set up locale routing, generateMetadata and hreflang alternates in the Next.js App Router — including the self-referencing canonical trap that makes Lighthouse complain.
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Practical accessibility for React and Next.js: what automated audits catch, what they miss, and the fixes that matter for keyboard users and screen readers.
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Practical security for Next.js apps on serverless platforms: rate limiting without Redis, CSP that does not break your app, session handling and abuse logging.
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What belongs on a tradesperson's website, what is a waste of money, and how to be found in local Google results.
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Eight signs your website needs replacing, how to protect your Google rankings through a relaunch, and what it realistically costs.
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Checklist for websites run on a business basis in Germany, with or without a Gewerbe: Impressum, privacy policy, cookie consent and Google Fonts.
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What a small business website in Germany must include by law, what you can skip, and how much it costs. A practical guide for business owners.
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WordPress or a modern framework like Next.js: what fits whom, what costs over time, and when a CMS is the right choice. Without ideology.
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Why a second language version is not translated text: URL structure, hreflang, the mistakes translation plugins make, and what multilingual sites cost.
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Germany's accessibility law in force since June 2025: who is covered, who is exempt, what the technical requirements are, and what compliance costs.
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Real price ranges for web development in Germany, what drives the cost, which legal requirements are mandatory, and how to read a quote properly.
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