Website design that earns its price back
Most small businesses do not need a bigger website. They need one that loads fast, says the right thing in the first five seconds, and makes it obvious how to get in touch. That is what we build.
We design and build the site, write the structure around what your customers actually search for, put it live on our own hosting, and keep it running afterwards. One team for the whole thing, you are not handing a design file to somebody else to implement.
Every site is built from scratch in code. We do not use page builders, because they produce slow, bloated pages that are difficult to change later and quietly cost you search rankings.
What you get
Every website, at every price, includes the following as standard, these are not upsells.
- A custom design built around your business, not a bought template
- Works properly on phones, most of your visitors will be on one
- Fast loading, because slow pages lose visitors and rank worse
- Search-ready structure: titles, descriptions, headings, sitemap, schema
- Contact forms that reach you reliably, with spam protection
- An SSL certificate and hosting configured and monitored by us
How long it takes
A straightforward brochure site is normally live in two to three weeks from the point we have your content. Larger builds with bookings, accounts or payments run four to eight weeks. The single thing that delays projects most often is waiting on text and photos, we will tell you exactly what we need up front.
What it costs
Fixed price, agreed before we start, so there is no meter running. The entry point is £500 for a focused one-page site. Most businesses land on the £750 Business build, which covers the pages a real company needs. Larger projects with custom functionality are quoted against scope.
Then we keep it running
A website is not finished when it goes live. Care plans start at £30 a month and cover hosting, backups, security updates, uptime monitoring and small content changes. If something breaks, it is our problem to fix, not yours to diagnose.
How a project actually runs
Nothing here is a surprise, and you are never waiting without knowing why.
We start with a call to understand what the business does and who you are trying to reach. Out of that comes a written scope: the pages, the features, the price and the date. You approve it before anything begins.
- Week one, structure and content. We agree the pages and what each one has to do.
- Week two, design. You see real screens with your own content in them, not a generic mock-up.
- Week three, build. The site is assembled, tested on phones, tablets and desktops.
- Before launch, you get a staging link to click through and mark anything you want changed.
- Launch: we move it live, set up hosting and SSL, and check everything again on the live domain.
Two rounds of revisions are included as standard. In practice most projects use one, because you are seeing the work as it is built rather than at the end.
Why we build in code rather than a page builder
Page builders, the drag-and-drop plugins sold as a shortcut, generate a great deal of markup to achieve a simple layout. That has three consequences that matter to a business.
The pages load more slowly, and load speed affects both how many visitors stay and how the page is assessed by search engines. The site becomes dependent on a plugin that has to keep being licensed and updated, and that occasionally breaks a working layout on update. And when you want something the builder does not offer, the answer is usually that you cannot have it.
Building in code takes us slightly longer up front and removes all three problems. It is also why our prices can stay fixed: we are not fighting a tool.
What actually makes a business website work
The design matters less than most people expect, and the first screen matters far more. A visitor decides within a few seconds whether you do the thing they need, whether you serve their area, and whether you look like a real business. Most sites bury all three under a slideshow.
- Say what you do and where you do it, in plain words, above the fold
- Put a phone number and a form within reach on every page
- Show real photographs of real work, stock images read as a business with nothing to show
- Answer the objection the customer already has, rather than avoiding it
- Make the next step obvious and singular; a page with five equal buttons has none
Common questions
Do I own the website when it is finished?
Yes. The site is yours, including the code and the domain. If you ever want to move it elsewhere, we hand everything over, we do not hold work hostage to keep you on a monthly plan.
Can I update the content myself?
Yes, where it makes sense. We will set up editing for the parts that change often: prices, menus, opening times, blog posts. Structural changes are usually faster and safer for us to do, and small changes are included in the care plans.
What do you need from me to start?
Your logo if you have one, any photos you want used, and a rough idea of the pages you need. If you do not have written content we can draft it and you approve it. Nothing needs to be finished before we begin.
What if I already have a website?
We will look at it first and tell you honestly whether it needs rebuilding or just fixing. Sometimes the cheaper answer is the right one, and we would rather say so than sell you a rebuild you do not need.
Are hosting and the domain included in the price?
The build price does not include them. Hosting is covered by a care plan from £30 a month, and a domain typically costs £10 to £15 a year paid directly to the registrar. We keep the domain in your name rather than ours, which matters if you ever change supplier.
What if I do not have any written content or photographs?
That is normal and it does not hold the project up. We draft the words from a conversation with you and you approve them. For photographs we will tell you honestly whether yours are good enough, and where they are not, whether a photographer is worth the money for your type of business.
How many rounds of changes do I get?
Two are included, and we have not often needed a third, you see the work while it is being built rather than at the end. If a project genuinely changes direction after approval we will quote the difference before doing it, not afterwards.
Will the site work on phones?
Yes, and we test on real phone widths rather than assuming. For most of the businesses we build for, more than half of visitors arrive on a phone, so we design that view first and let the desktop version follow.
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