Websites for small businesses, built to be found
A good local website is quick on a phone, clear about what you do and where, and set up so search engines can read it. I design and build them, and I host them if you want.
What you get
- Planned around the goal: a call, a booking or an enquiry. Each page leads there.
- Mobile first: most of your visitors will be on a phone, so that is where I start.
- Search set up from day one: page titles and descriptions, headings, sitemap, clean addresses and structured data.
- Fast and light: optimised images and clean code, so pages load quickly.
- Accessible: readable text, sensible contrast and keyboard-friendly navigation.
- Yours to run: I can set up a site so you edit text and add things yourself, as with the job board I built for F2 Recruitment.
- Privacy-minded: no unnecessary cookies, and analytics that respect visitors.
Two ways I build
WordPress, when you want to edit content yourself or need things like a job board, bookings or a shop. F2 Recruitment and Pet Getaway are WordPress.
Lightweight static sites, when the site is small and speed matters most. This website, Westhoughton Brows, Electrician Price and Barkation are static.
Packages and prices
Three packages, so you can see what you get. Every package includes hosting on my own server, HTTPS, and your domain and DNS changes set up for you.
| Package | Static Starter6-month term | Static FlexibleNo minimum term | WordPressEdit it yourself |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set-up | £0 | £40 | £40 |
| Monthly | £20 | £20 | £20 |
| Minimum term | 6 months (£120) | None, 30 days’ notice | None, 30 days’ notice |
| After the first 6 months | £10 a month, hosting only | £10 a month, hosting and limited support | £20 a month |
| Mobile-first, fast website | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Secure hosting with HTTPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Domain and DNS changes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Initial local SEO set-up | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Limited SEO support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Technical SEO checks | – | – | ✓ |
| Simple edits and support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edit the content yourself | – | – | ✓ |
| Shop, bookings or job board | – | – | Ask |
| Ongoing SEO support, if you want it | +£10 a month | +£10 a month | Included |
Limited SEO support means advice and small fixes. Larger SEO work is quoted first. The static packages suit a site of up to 5 pages. You keep your domain and I hand over your files if you leave.
Extras and other services
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Competitor, backlink and ranking check Up to 5 search terms, checked as a local search in the areas you choose. | £10 |
| Logos, featured images and other graphics If you do not have your own. | From £40 |
| Articles Each one answers a question your customers search for, and you check it before it goes live. Nothing here guarantees a ranking. | Ask |
| Off-page SEO: links, mentions, advice and networking Accurate local directory listings and genuine local mentions. I do not buy links, because they can hurt a site. | Ask |
| Email set-up and support, including mailboxes | Ask |
| Existing website review | Usually free, ask |
| E-commerce websites | Ask |
| Major edits and new pages | Quoted first |
No one can promise a position in Google, and I won't. Prices are in pounds sterling. For larger projects, see Arcade Union Studio.