Services
A website that does a job.
Most local businesses need the same few things from a website, done properly. Here is what I build, what every site includes, and how a project runs.
A new website
For a business with no site yet, or one it would rather not hand out.
- Designed for your business, not poured into a theme
- The pages you need and no filler
- Planned, written up, built and launched by one person
A redesign
Keep the domain, the search ranking and whatever already works. Replace the rest.
- An honest review of the current site first
- Old addresses redirected, so links and search results keep working
- Your content moved over for you
Pages you can update
Hours, prices, staff, menus, events and announcements you change without calling anyone.
- You edit the words, not the layout
- The design holds, however long the announcement
- A short written guide on launch day
Custom features
For when the site has to do something, not only say something.
- Quote, booking and intake forms that reach your inbox
- Connections to the tools you already run
- Private areas behind an access code, like the ones on this site
Included in every site
The parts nobody should have to ask for.
- 01
Designed for the business
Structure, type and colour chosen for your customers. No theme and no stock layout.
- 02
Built for phones first
Most local searches happen on a phone, so every page is designed there first and tested on real devices.
- 03
Fast
Quick first loads and calm interaction. No decorative weight.
- 04
Findable
Search titles, descriptions, a sitemap and the structured data that helps a search engine show your hours and services.
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Usable by everyone
Real buttons, labels, focus states and contrast, so the site works with a keyboard and a screen reader.
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Forms that arrive
Enquiries reach your inbox, spam does not, and the visitor is told what happens next.
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Easy to change
Content you update yourself, and code written to be changed later without fear.
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Yours
Domain, hosting and code in your name, with a written guide to all of it.
Process
How a project runs.
The same five steps every time. Each one ends with something you can see.
- 1
Discover
A short call about what the site has to do, who it is for and what it should ignore. You get a fixed quote in writing.
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Design
Structure and look, shown to you as real pages in a browser, not as a slideshow.
- 3
Build
A fast, responsive site, built the way production software is built. You watch it take shape on a private link.
- 4
Refine
We go through it on real phones and real screens, and adjust until the details feel inevitable.
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Launch
I ship it, hand you the keys and a short guide, and stay reachable.
Questions
Answered plainly.
How much does a website cost?
It depends on how many pages there are and how much the site has to do, so I do not publish a price list. After a short conversation you get one fixed price in writing. If the scope does not change, neither does the price.
How long does it take?
A focused site for a local business usually takes a few weeks from the first conversation to launch. What slows a project down is almost always waiting on words and photos, so I ask for those early and help with both.
Do I own the site?
Yes. The domain, the hosting account, the code and the content are in your name. If you ever want to move on, you take all of it with you.
Can I update it myself?
Yes, for the things that change: hours, prices, staff, announcements, photos. I set those up so you can edit them without touching the design, and you get a short written guide at launch. Bigger changes you can hand back to me.
I already have a site. Do you start over?
Not always. I look at what you have first and tell you plainly whether it needs a rebuild or a repair. That first look is free.
What do you need from me?
One person who can make decisions, your logo if you have one, any photos you like, and the facts: services, prices, hours, service area. If you do not have good photos or finished wording yet, we plan for that.
What happens after launch?
I do not disappear. You get the guide, the logins and my email address. If something I built is wrong, I fix it. If you want changes or new pages later, we scope them the same way: a clear description and a fixed price.
Are the sites on your work page real clients?
No, and they are labelled that way. They are concept studies: businesses I invented so you can see and use the kind of site I build. I would rather show you a working page than a wall of logos I have not earned.
Do you work with businesses outside my area?
Yes. A local project can start over coffee. Everything else works just as well over a call and email.
Not sure which of these you need?
That is what the first conversation is for. Send me your current site, or a sentence about the business, and I will tell you what I would do.