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We don’t do FUD marketing at Ultimately Better, so let me lead this post with some reassurance: if you’re a UB client with our managed WordPress hosting, or on one of our care and maintenance plans, you’ll have already heard from us today with updates on if/how you are affected, the steps taken to mitigate […]
We’re proud to announce we’ve signed up to the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme, formalising our longstanding commitment to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace. Part of who we are For us, signing up to Disability Confident is not simply about a badge. It’s a natural extension of the inclusive approach that has been embedded […]
The Best Businesswomen Awards – the UK’s biggest celebration of woman in business since 2015 – have released the names of their 2026 finalists and UB are thrilled to announce that founder and Managing Director Jem Turner has been selected as a finalist in the Best Businesswoman in Business Services category. The Best Businesswomen Awards […]
Sorry Shakespeare, I feel like I’m doing you dirty here. As a self-proclaimed ‘sustainable‘ web agency working alongside other sustainable businesses, one of the things that regularly comes up when talking with prospects and partners is: are you a certified B Corp™? A “B Corp™” is a business that has been certified by B Labs […]
Fifth in our Meet the Team series, Matt was the first person I hired at UB and has had to deal with the consequences of my inexperience on more than one occasion! Nonetheless, since joining in 2022 his role has grown significantly alongside the company and we rely heavily on him day to day. Despite […]
A year ago, we became an accredited Living Wage Employer. It’s something we’re genuinely proud of – not as a badge we can stick on our website and write a social post about, but because it reflects how we actually try to run things day to day. What is a Living Wage Employer? A Living […]
This week, Ultimately Better Ltd turns five years old. What started as one super-nerd’s journey to improve a few WordPress websites (well, that’s one way to describe a 20 year career…) has grown into a small but mighty digital agency built on the principle of a simple concept: do WordPress better. Building better WordPress websites […]
To allow our fantastic team enough time to rest and recharge ready for 2026, Ultimately Better will be closing from midday 23rd December 2025, and we return to our desks on Monday 5th January 2026. In the event of a business critical emergency, such as a website down or e-commerce site failing to take payments, […]
Fourth in our Meet the Team series, Stu is a Senior WordPress Developer here at Ultimately Better. With a knack for problem solving and impeccable attention to detail, he’s already proved himself invaluable since starting with us earlier this year. Jem Turner, Managing Director Hey, I’m Stu – a self-taught WordPress developer, proud WordCamp t-shirt […]