Websites, hosting and care, explained in plain English
Pick what you need. I quote once, build it myself, and stay reachable after launch.
Most people arriving here are not sure what they need, and that is normal. You do not have to know the difference between a landing page and a business website to get in touch. Below is what each one is, in the order most people need them, so you can place yourself roughly before we speak.
Start with where you are
I need a site
A new website, a single landing page, or a WordPress build you can update yourself.
I have a site that isn't working
I will rebuild it so it works on a phone and holds on to the Google rankings you already have.
I need it looked after
Hosting, updates and email that keep working without you having to chase anyone.
Everything I do, explained
Seven services. Each one links to a fuller page if you want the detail.
Business websites
The usual starting point. Around five pages covering what you do, where you work, evidence that you are good at it, and a clear way to get in touch. Most businesses need nothing more than this. A focused site that loads quickly does more for you than a large one nobody reads to the end. From the point you send me photos and rough notes, it is generally live within two weeks.
Landing pages
If you are running Google or Facebook ads and pointing that traffic at your homepage, most of the spend is wasted. A landing page strips out every option except the one you want the visitor to take, whether that is calling, booking, or buying. It suits a single service, a seasonal push, or a new area you are trying to move into.
Website redesigns
A site built years ago that breaks on phones or takes five seconds to load is costing you enquiries you never hear about. A redesign puts it on modern foundations while keeping the search rankings you have already earned, which is the step cheaper rebuilds skip. I check what is working now before anything changes, then hold those URLs in place with proper redirects.
WordPress development
A new WordPress build, or a move off Wix, Squarespace, or an old WordPress install that has picked up too many plugins over the years. You get something you can update yourself, text and photos, without the fear of knocking the design out of shape, and without the page-builder weight that leaves so many WordPress sites slow.
Website maintenance
Hosting, security and software updates, uptime monitoring, backups, small content edits, and a monthly performance check. Most small business sites start to slide about eighteen months after launch, when no one is looking at them. This is the plan that stops that. It is optional, and you can end it whenever you want.
Email campaigns
Hand-coded templates that render correctly in Outlook, which is where most email designs fall apart. They drop straight into Mailchimp, Klaviyo, HubSpot, or whatever you already use. Worth doing if email is a real channel for you and not something you send twice a year.
Web hosting
Managed hosting on a modern platform, so the site loads quickly and stays up. One invoice a year, nothing bolted on. If you would rather sort hosting out yourself, that is fine, and I will tell you what to buy.
What it costs
Fixed prices, quoted before anything starts.
A business website starts at £1,000 for up to five pages, live in about two weeks. If you want to update the site yourself there is a larger package with a content management system, and if the site has to do a real job, like take bookings or payments, that is quoted on its own. Hosting and your domain run separately at roughly £100 to £150 a year, and the care plan is optional.
The full breakdown, including what is not included and how payment is split, is on the pricing page.
How working together goes
Six steps, and you are only really involved in three of them.
- 01
You send a message
A rough description of the business and what you want is plenty. You do not need a brief, and most people do not have one.
- 02
I ask a few plain questions
What you sell, who buys it, what you want the site to do for you. No jargon, no discovery workshop, usually one conversation.
- 03
You get a fixed price
One number and a timeline, in writing, before anything starts. If it does not suit, that is fine and it has cost you nothing.
- 04
You send photos and rough copy
This is the part that decides how fast it goes. Rough is fine, I will tidy the wording. If you have no photos we work around it.
- 05
I build it and you review it
You see it on a real link, not a screenshot, and tell me what to change. Nothing goes live until you are happy with it.
- 06
It launches, and I am still here
30 days of free tweaks, and after that you still message the same person. You are not handed to a support desk.
Where you are does not matter
The work is remote and always has been. Here is the honest detail rather than a claim.
- 01
We probably never meet
Most clients I have worked with I have never met in person, including ones half an hour down the road. The job runs on messages, a shared link you can look at any time, and a call when something is easier said than typed.
- 02
I work UK hours, and that is worth knowing
I am in the UK, so if you are in North America you will usually get a reply first thing your morning, and if you are in Asia or Australia it lands overnight. In practice that costs you nothing on a two-week build, but I would rather say it than have you find out.
- 03
You are never waiting on a meeting
There is no weekly call to sit through and no account manager scheduling you in. You send something when it suits you, I pick it up in my morning, and the build keeps moving while you sleep.
- 04
Prices are in pounds
Everything is quoted and invoiced in GBP. Paying by card from another country works normally and your bank handles the conversion, so the number you agree is the number you pay me.
- 05
You own it, wherever you are
The site, the domain and the code are yours once the build is paid for. Hosting can sit with me or with you, and moving it later is a normal thing to do rather than a fight.
Who I work with
Mostly owner-operators of small UK businesses. Trades and local service businesses make up the bulk of it: plumbers, electricians, builders, carpenters, landscapers, mobile mechanics, roofers, cleaners, dog groomers, tattoo studios, beauty therapists, personal trainers and driving instructors. Alongside those, restaurants, architects and property developers. If you are a trade, there is a page written specifically for you.
I am based in Essex and work remotely, which in practice means where you are does not matter. Most clients are in the UK and plenty have never met me, because the whole job runs on messages, a shared link and the occasional call. If you are further afield than that, it changes almost nothing. If being local does matter to you, start with web design in Essex.
What I will not do
Worth saying out loud, because it saves us both a conversation.
I will not promise you the top spot on Google. Nobody can, and anyone who does is either guessing or lying. I will build the site so it is fast, works on phones and is set up correctly for search, which is the part that is in my control, and I will be straight with you about the rest.
I will not tie you into a contract you cannot leave. You own the site and the domain once the build is paid for. I will not put you through an account manager, because there is not one. And I will not quote you for something bigger than you need. If the cheapest option is the right one, I will tell you that.
Ready when you are
Send a message with what you need. I will come back with a straightforward price and timeline.