Welcome to Scruffy Dog Design
Build a Better Business Website.
Master your website. Build your brand. Own your future.
Practical, straightforward help for small business owners who want a website that looks good, works properly and actually helps grow their business — without having to become a web developer.
WordPress • Divi • SEO • Email Marketing
What Do You Need Help With?
Whether you’re starting from scratch, fixing a website that’s driving you mad, or trying to get more from the one you’ve already got, start with what you need today.
BUILD
Build My Website
Starting from scratch or ready for a rebuild? I’ll show you the essentials — from hosting and WordPress to creating a site you’re actually happy to put your name on.
FIX
Fix My Website
Slow, confusing, broken or just not doing what it should? Find straightforward fixes for the problems that make websites unnecessarily painful.
GROW
Get Found Online
A good website can’t do much if nobody finds it. Learn the practical side of SEO, Google and content without disappearing down a technical rabbit hole.
CONNECT
Build My Audience
Turn occasional visitors into people you can reach again, with simple email marketing and systems that don’t need a marketing department to run.
Stop Fighting with Your Technology. Start Growing Your Business.
Too Much Jargon
You shouldn’t need a degree in computer science to understand your own website. Everything here is written for normal business owners, not developers.
Too Many Choices
Hosting, builders, plugins, SEO tools, email platforms… there are thousands of options. I narrow them down to the ones genuinely worth considering.
No Idea What to Do Next
Whether your website is slow, invisible on Google or simply unfinished, you’ll find practical steps you can actually follow.
The Website Tools I Actually Recommend
Whether you’re starting from scratch, fixing a website that’s driving you mad, or trying to get more from the one you’ve already got, start with what you need today.
SiteGround
Hosting
Reliable WordPress hosting with staging, backups and the tools I actually use when building and managing business websites.
Divi
Website Builder
The WordPress builder I use for creating flexible websites without having to code everything from scratch.
Kit
Email Marketing
A straightforward way to start building an email audience and stay in touch with the people who visit your website.
Hi, I'm Ashling. This was Scruffy.
Scruffy Dog Design is named after the little rescue dog who spent 17 years by my side — and who was considerably less interested in websites than I am.
My background is an unusual mix of architecture, design, technology, photography and running businesses. I’ve built websites, worked on SEO, wrestled with WordPress and helped small businesses turn complicated digital problems into something much more manageable.
Scruffy Dog Design is where I share what I’ve learned: practical website advice, honest tool recommendations and step-by-step guides for business owners who would rather get things working than spend all day becoming tech experts.
Affiliate Disclosure: This guide contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase a tool through one of these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. I only recommend tools that I have personally vetted and believe provide genuine value to your business growth. These commissions help support my work and my mission to rescue and rehome dogs. Thank you for your support!