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Commissioning Desk

Published by the editorial team at Commissioning Desk, an independent publication covering digital project commissioning, agency selection, and technology decisions for non-technical buyers. Commissioning Desk is founded by Kasper Polanski and draws on input from agency practitioners, in-house digital leads, and the buyers who've sat on both sides of the table. Every article published under this byline is written and reviewed by practitioners with direct experience of the subject matter.
18 Articles

Why your website launch will be late, and it’ll almost certainly be the content

Your website project will probably run late, and the delay almost certainly…

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8 Min Read

‘Enterprise-grade’, ‘bespoke’, ‘scalable’: the agency words that don’t mean anything

Agency homepages have a habit of reaching for the same dozen words.…

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9 Min Read

HubSpot, Salesforce Marketing Cloud or Pardot: which fits a mid-market marketing team

For most UK mid-market companies looking at these three platforms, HubSpot Marketing…

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18 Min Read

Red flags in a creative agency contract: a checklist before you sign

A creative agency contract is the moment your project's economics are decided.…

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18 Min Read

What you should actually pay for monthly website maintenance

The honest answer to "how much should monthly website maintenance cost" sits…

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20 Min Read

How to give creative feedback that doesn’t waste a round

The single biggest predictor of whether round two of any creative work…

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12 Min Read

Paying agencies to pitch: the case for fees, and the briefs where they’re overkill

Pay your shortlisted agencies a modest fee to pitch. For anything more…

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10 Min Read

When to renegotiate with your current agency (and when to start looking for a new one)

Most agency relationships that get fired should have been renegotiated. A smaller…

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WordPress vs Webflow for a business website: an honest comparison

For most business websites, the right answer is still WordPress. A meaningful…

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20 Min Read

How long it actually takes to build a website

How long it takes to build a website depends almost entirely on…

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12 Min Read

Day rates, project fees, or retainers: which actually fits?

The honest answer is that no single model is best. Day rates…

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