https://zuzostudio.com/journal Notes from the Zuzo studio on choosing a platform, building fast websites, technical SEO and keeping a site improving after launch. Practical, sourced, no fluff. en https://zuzostudio.com/journal/website-maintenance-checklist https://zuzostudio.com/journal/website-maintenance-checklist Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Strategy Sites rarely break all at once. A form stops delivering, a certificate lapses, a page drops out of Google. This is the schedule that catches those things early. https://zuzostudio.com/journal/website-accessibility-checklist https://zuzostudio.com/journal/website-accessibility-checklist Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Strategy Most sites fail accessibility on small things: faint text, unlabelled buttons, fields with no label. Here is what WCAG 2.2 AA asks of a company site, and the order we fix it in. https://zuzostudio.com/journal/website-animation-performance https://zuzostudio.com/journal/website-animation-performance Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Performance Motion rarely makes a site slow on its own. The way it is built does. These are the rules we follow so animated and 3D pages still feel instant on a mid range phone. https://zuzostudio.com/journal/design-system-vs-style-guide https://zuzostudio.com/journal/design-system-vs-style-guide Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Platforms A style guide describes how the brand should look. A design system is the working parts that make every new page look that way without anyone checking the PDF. https://zuzostudio.com/journal/website-design-brief https://zuzostudio.com/journal/website-design-brief Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Strategy The useful briefs are rarely the longest. Describe the problem, the people and the limits, give a budget range, and leave the solution to the people you are asking. https://zuzostudio.com/journal/headless-vs-traditional-cms https://zuzostudio.com/journal/headless-vs-traditional-cms Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Platforms Headless splits content from the site that shows it. That pays off when content feeds several places or the front end is unusual, and costs more than most proposals admit. https://zuzostudio.com/journal/website-migration-seo-checklist https://zuzostudio.com/journal/website-migration-seo-checklist Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Performance Most traffic lost in a relaunch is lost in a spreadsheet nobody made. Here is how we map, redirect and check a site move so the rankings come with it. https://zuzostudio.com/journal/how-often-redesign-website https://zuzostudio.com/journal/how-often-redesign-website Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Strategy The usual answer is every two to three years. A better one: rebuild when the foundations fail, and keep improving the rest every month so the big relaunch never comes due. https://zuzostudio.com/journal/core-web-vitals-checklist https://zuzostudio.com/journal/core-web-vitals-checklist Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Performance Three numbers, measured on real visitors. Here is the order we work through them on every marketing site we build, and the habits that stop them sliding after launch. https://zuzostudio.com/journal/webflow-vs-wordpress https://zuzostudio.com/journal/webflow-vs-wordpress Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Platforms Both can run a fast, good looking marketing site. The real difference is who maintains it after launch, and how much of the site your team can change on its own.