Website design for small and large businesses across the UK
We are a UK website design company building fast, mobile friendly sites for businesses of every size, in any trade, from the Highlands to Land’s End, John o’Groats to the White Cliffs of Dover. Over 200 built since 2022, for sole traders and national chains alike. You get a fixed price and a launch date in writing before any work starts.
Websites designed since 2022
Typical time to launch
Fixed price, plus VAT
You own the site and domain
Selected work
Live sites you can open and judge for yourself
Trades, clinics, shops, transport firms and professional services. More than 200 websites since 2022, for businesses from one person trades to teams of fifty. Open any site below on your phone, see how fast it loads and how it reads. That is the standard your site gets.
Keegan ElectricalElectrical contractorOpen the live site →
Static SolarSolar installationOpen the live site →
Offsite GroupConstructionOpen the live site →
Your Family MedicalMedical practiceOpen the live site →
Dr Bella MarkerHealthcare practitionerOpen the live site →
Mindful MosaicCounsellingOpen the live site →
Precision Paralegal SupportLegal supportOpen the live site →
Wealth Way CapitalFinanceOpen the live site →
One Drop FMFacilities managementOpen the live site →
Pelican ServicesTrade servicesOpen the live site →
Piano PickupSpecialist removalsOpen the live site →
Moments by MRPhotographyOpen the live site →
Jordan BS MediaMedia productionOpen the live site →
Next SwingSport and leisureOpen the live site →
Dane ThornburghPersonal brandingOpen the live site →Most of the work above sits with clients in Australia. We work with businesses across the UK on exactly the same basis, and you deal with the two of us either way.
Every website design project includes this as standard.
What you get in a website design package
There are no tiers where the important things are held back. Whether you are a single shop on the high street or a business trading nationwide, a responsive website that loads quickly and can be found on Google is the baseline, not an upgrade.
Responsive web design
The site is built to work on phones first, then tablets and desktops. More than half your visitors will be on a phone.
Fast loading pages
Compressed images, clean code and proper caching. We test every build in Google PageSpeed Insights before launch.
SEO ready from day one
Page titles, headings, image names and a sitemap set up so Google can index the site properly and rank it for local searches.
A CMS you can edit
Built on WordPress so you can change text, prices and photos yourself without ringing us or breaking anything.
Contact forms that work
Tested end to end so enquiries actually reach your inbox. This fails more often than you would think.
Google Business Profile setup
We create or tidy your listing and connect it, which is what puts you on the map for near me searches.
SSL and security
HTTPS, spam protection on forms and automatic backups, all configured before the site goes live.
Analytics and Search Console
So you can see how many people visit, what they search for and which pages bring in enquiries.
Two weeks of free fixes
Anything that needs adjusting in the first fortnight after launch is sorted out at no charge.
Types of website we design.
Small business and enterprise sites, online shops and redesigns
Most projects fall into one of these, whatever the size of the business behind them. If yours does not, tell us what you have in mind and we will say honestly whether it is something we should be doing.
Small business website design
Four to eight pages covering what you do, your work, your prices and how to contact you. Enough to look credible and take enquiries, and easy to add to as the business grows.
WordPress website design
Built on WordPress so you can edit text, prices and photos yourself. It runs a large share of the web, which means you are never dependent on us to maintain it. Read more on our WordPress development page. A fast site works best paired with SEO so people can actually find it.
Ecommerce website design
Online shops on WooCommerce or Shopify, with product pages, payments, postage rules and stock all configured and tested before launch.
Website redesign
Rebuilding a site that looks dated or loads slowly. We map every old page to its new address first, so your existing Google rankings carry across rather than being lost.
Booking and enquiry sites
For trades, clinics and services where the goal is a filled in form or a booked slot rather than a browse. The whole layout is built around that one action.
Multi page service sites
Larger sites of ten to twenty pages where each service needs its own page to rank properly, rather than everything crammed onto one.
Website design pricing.
How much does a website cost in the UK?
Most of our website design projects fall between £[X] and £[Y] plus VAT. You get a fixed quote before we start, so the number you are given is the number you pay.
How that compares
UK agencies typically charge £3,000 to £7,000 for a small business website, and a brochure build usually takes four to eight weeks. Do it yourself builders sit under £200 a year, and you do all the work.
We sit between the two. Not because we cut corners, but because we have built this kind of site more than 200 times and know exactly how long it takes.
Ongoing costs
Hosting is roughly £[X] a year and a .co.uk domain about £[X] a year. Both stay in your name. Maintenance is optional at £[X] a month, and if you do not take it we still fix things by the hour at £[X].
Our web design process.
How we design and build your website
Six steps from first call to launch. You know what is happening at every one of them.
A call, about twenty minutes
You tell us what the business does and what the site needs to achieve. We ask who your customers are and what they search for. No charge, no pressure.
A written quote in one working day
A fixed price, a page list and a launch date in writing. If scope changes later, we price it and tell you before doing it.
Design you approve first
A mockup of the home page and one inside page. You request changes and we make them, all before the balance is due.
The build, two to four weeks
Where projects usually slip, and it is almost always late content. Send your logo, photos and service list early and the date holds.
Testing before launch
Checked on phone, tablet and desktop, run through PageSpeed Insights, and every form tested so enquiries actually arrive.
Launch and two weeks of free fixes
We set up your Google Business Profile, submit to Search Console and hand over every login. Fixes in the first fortnight are free.
Choosing a web design company.
How to tell a good web designer from a bad one
You do not need to take our word for any of this. Every one of these is something you can check yourself, about us or about anyone else quoting you.
Run their client sites through PageSpeed
A designer who does not test performance will hand you a site that looks fine and loads in eight seconds. Ask for two live client URLs and check them.
Check the portfolio links to live sites
Pictures of designs are not evidence. If the portfolio is screenshots rather than working addresses, ask why.
Ask whether the price is fixed or an estimate
An estimate is where scope creep starts. Get the number, the page count and the launch date in writing before you pay a deposit.
Ask who will own the domain and hosting
If the answer is anything other than you, walk away. It is the single most common way small businesses get trapped with an agency.
Website design questions.
Questions we are asked before every project
Most small business websites cost between £[X] and £[Y] plus VAT. UK agencies typically charge £3,000 to £7,000 for the same thing. We give you a fixed quote before starting, so the price does not move.
Three to four weeks for a standard business site. Larger sites and online shops take six to eight. The UK average for a brochure build is four to eight weeks. Delays are nearly always caused by content arriving late.
Yes. Every site is built mobile first, because more than half your visitors will be on a phone. We test on phone, tablet and desktop before launch.
Yes. Domain, hosting and site are registered in your name from day one. If you want to move to another company, you take everything with you and we help you do it.
Yes. We map every old page to its new address before launch so links and rankings carry across. Sites lose rankings in a redesign when nobody does this.
Yes, on WooCommerce or Shopify. Product pages, payments, postage rules and stock are all set up and tested before the shop goes live.
Yes. Sites are built on WordPress so you can change text, prices and photos without needing us. We show you how at handover.
Yes. We work with clients across the UK and most of them we have never met in person. Everything can be handled by call and email.
Get a fixed quote for your website, wherever you are in the UK
A twenty minute call, no charge and no obligation. From Edinburgh to Truro, you will have a written quote with a fixed price and a launch date within one working day.
Pricing
How much does a website cost?
Hardly anyone in this trade publishes a price, and quotes have a habit of climbing once the work starts. You get a fixed quote before we begin. The number you are given is the number you pay, and it is confirmed in writing with a launch date.
Starter site
4 pages
£300
Plus VAT, fixed in writing
- Home, about, services and contact
- Live in 7 to 10 working days
- Two rounds of changes
Standard site
6 pages
£450
Plus VAT, fixed in writing
- Room for separate service pages
- Live in 2 to 3 weeks
- Two rounds of changes
Custom build
Shops and larger sites
Quote
Priced to your requirements
- Online shops and booking systems
- Timeline agreed in writing
- Scoped before any work starts
What every price includes
Custom design rather than a stock template, mobile and tablet layouts, a working contact form, Google Maps, basic on page SEO, an SSL certificate and speed tuning. You own the domain, the hosting login and the site itself.
Priced separately
Written content, licensed photography, hosting and domain renewals, online shops, booking systems and any pages beyond the number agreed. We tell you the cost of these before work starts, never after.
Looking after the site afterwards starts at £25 a month. Updates, backups, monitoring and security, billed monthly with no minimum term.
See care plansRelated services
A website is usually one part of a bigger job. These are the other pieces we handle, and how they connect to the design work.