David Nawloka
Co-founder of bown
David Nawloka co-founded bown in Vienna, Austria, together with Manuel Gut. He is a software developer, has worked as a freelancer for the past four years and loves taking on new projects.
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Websites & shops
Austria's Accessibility Act: what applies to websites, online shops and bookings since June 2025.
Since 28 June 2025, Austria's Accessibility Act (BaFG) applies to websites and apps through which consumers conclude a contract, such as online shops, ticket sales and online bookings. Micro-enterprises with fewer than ten employees and at most €2 million in turnover or balance sheet total are exempt.
Websites & shops
Is your website too slow? Core Web Vitals explained.
Core Web Vitals are three Google metrics for loading (LCP), responding to input (INP) and content shifting around (CLS); good means at most 2.5 seconds, 200 milliseconds and a score of 0.1.
Visibility
Setting up and maintaining your Google Business Profile
A Google Business Profile is free, is set up and verified once, and only stays useful if opening hours, services, photos and replies to reviews are kept up to date.
Marketing & advertising
Meta Ads or Google Ads, which fits your business?
Google Ads fits when people already search for your service, Meta Ads on Instagram and Facebook fits when you want to make an offer known that nobody is searching for yet, and many businesses start with the channel that matches their most common enquiry.
Websites & shops
Online appointment booking: a ready-made tool or your own solution?
For online appointment booking, a ready-made tool is enough for most small businesses, as long as it offers a data processing agreement and sends reminders. Your own solution pays off when booking depends on how you work, for example on tables, rooms, pre-orders or payments that no tool handles that way.
Websites & shops
What does a website cost in Austria?
What a website costs depends mainly on scope, design, content and features such as a shop or booking. At bown a website starts from €499 excl. VAT, and running it with hosting and maintenance from €39 per month excl. VAT.
Websites & shops
When an online shop pays off for your business
An online shop pays off when you sell products or clearly defined services at clear prices, shipping or pickup is sorted, and someone handles orders, returns and upkeep for the long term.
And your project?
Prefer not to do this yourself? bown offers a free 30-minute intro call to talk through your project.