Design that fits the business
A visual identity and page design built around your customers, not a template with your logo dropped in. Two rounds of revision are included.
Web design
Bespoke web design, built to be owned
A bespoke website is designed around one business and handed over as code you own. No theme licence, no page builder, no monthly ransom for the privilege of changing a sentence.
Most small business websites are rented. The design is a theme, the content lives in a proprietary builder, and the business pays a monthly fee for the software that renders its own pages. That is a reasonable trade for some people. It stops being reasonable when the site is slow, the plugin stack needs patching every week, and moving to another provider means rebuilding from scratch.
We build the other way: semantic HTML, one stylesheet, a small amount of JavaScript, and no third-party requests. The result is a site that loads quickly on a phone, works without cookies, and can be handed to any developer without a decoder ring. You own the repository, the domain and the accounts from day one.
What is included
Every build, regardless of tier
Hand-written front end
Semantic HTML, a single CSS file and minimal JavaScript. No jQuery, no framework, no build step to rot.
Performance budget
A target for page weight, LCP and CLS agreed before build. Measured on a throttled mobile profile before launch.
Accessibility foundations
Real headings, labelled fields, visible focus, keyboard navigation and reduced-motion support built in from the start.
Search foundations
Unique titles and descriptions, canonical URLs, sitemap, robots, structured data and a clean internal link structure.
Handover
Repository, deployment notes, account ownership and a walkthrough. You are not dependent on us to change a phone number.
Comparison
Bespoke versus a builder
There are situations where a website builder is the right answer. This is an honest comparison, not a sales sheet.
| Bespoke build | Website builder | |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | £495–£1,495 + VAT for the standard tiers | £0–£300, plus a subscription |
| Monthly cost | Care plan from £15 (hosting, backups, updates) | £15–£45 platform fee, often more for apps |
| Performance | Typically under 1MB, no third-party scripts | Often 1.5–3MB, script-heavy |
| Ownership | You own the code and accounts | The platform owns the rendering; export is partial |
| SEO control | Full control of markup, schema and URLs | Constrained by the platform |
| Time to launch | 2–4 weeks for a five-page site | Days, if you do the work yourself |
| Best for | Businesses where the site is a sales asset | A first presence, a test, or a very tight budget |
Process
From first call to launch
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1. Discover
A conversation about the business, the customers and what the site has to achieve. We agree the pages, the content owner and the measurement.
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2. Structure
A sitemap and wireframe for each template. You approve the shape before any visual design begins.
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3. Design and build
Design and code run together, so what you see is what ships. You review on a real URL, on a real phone.
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4. Launch and handover
Content, redirects, analytics, search console, backups and a walkthrough. Then thirty days of fixes at no extra cost.
Where to next
Where to next
- Pricing and tiersWhat each tier includes, what it does not, and how the care plans work.
- Web design in DorsetThe county hub, with the towns we serve and the sectors we know.
- Web design for small businessesThe core offer, written for owner-run businesses.
Questions
The things people ask first
How much does a website cost?
£495 plus VAT for a one-page landing site, £995 plus VAT for a five-page brochure site, and £1,495 plus VAT for a ten-page business site with copywriting and local search setup. Custom work starts at £2,500. See the pricing page for what each tier includes.
Can I update the content myself?
Yes. Small sites are built so text and images can be changed in the templates or through a simple content file, and we walk you through it. If you would rather not touch it, the care plan includes a monthly allowance.
Do you use WordPress?
No. WordPress is a reasonable choice for some businesses, but it brings a plugin maintenance burden and a larger attack surface than a static site needs. We build in Go with hand-written HTML and CSS, which is faster and has almost no dependency surface.
What about SEO?
Every build includes the technical foundations: titles, descriptions, canonicals, sitemap, schema, fast pages and a clean link structure. Local SEO and ongoing content are a separate programme if you need them.
How long does it take?
A landing page is one to two weeks. A five-page site is two to four weeks, depending on how quickly content and feedback arrive. A ten-page site is typically four to six weeks.
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Let’s find out whether technology is the answer
Tell us what you are trying to achieve. We will tell you honestly whether we can help, what it would take, and roughly what it would cost — before anyone signs anything.