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Guides, FAQs and project write-ups for UK web design.

Everything we've written to help UK business owners plan a website properly — what it should cost, how long it takes, how to get found on Google, and what real projects looked like from first call to launch.

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Guides

Web design and SEO guides

Plain-English articles on planning, pricing, building and marketing a small business website. No jargon, no upselling.

Small business marketing & growth

A connected set of guides that take you from getting found, through understanding your Google visibility, to turning visitors into enquiries.

How to promote your business for freeThirty practical, no-budget ways to get more customers in 2026, with a marketing method chooser, a realistic 30-day plan and a simple monthly scorecard. Start here if you want more enquiries without a budget.Google Search Console for beginnersGoogle's free search tool explained from absolute zero: setup, verification, the four numbers that matter, finding your search queries and checking whether a page is indexed.Why is my website not showing on Google?Fifteen reasons a small business website stays invisible, how to tell an indexing problem from a ranking problem, and a printable master checklist.Google Analytics for beginners (GA4)GA4 explained from zero: setup, checking it works, users versus sessions, where visitors come from, landing pages, key events and measuring enquiries.Blog post ideas to increase website trafficTen types of article that bring UK small businesses useful search traffic, with a topic cluster method and how to measure results.How to get more customers from your websiteHow to turn the visitors you already have into enquiries: clearer offers, better calls to action and removing the friction that loses work.

Website planning guides

Website Planning

Top 10 Things to Consider When Building a New Website

Planning a new website? Here are the 10 most important things to think about before you start — from goals and audience to SEO, speed, and ongoing maintenance.

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SEO for Beginners

10 Simple Tips to Improve Your Website SEO (No Tech Skills Needed)

Everything you need to get your website found on Google — explained in plain English.

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Your Business

10 Reasons Your Business Is Losing Customers Without a Professional Website

If your business has no website — or one that looks like it's from 2009 — you're handing customers straight to your competitors every single day. Here's exactly what it's costing you.

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Pricing & Budgeting

How Much Does a Website Cost in the UK in 2026?

A guide to illustrative UK market website costs in 2026, from low-cost templates to bespoke builds, and what affects the price.

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Small Business

Do Small Businesses Need a Website?

Still relying on social media and word of mouth? Here's why even the smallest UK business benefits from having its own website in 2026.

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Small Business

Website vs Facebook Page: Which Is Better For Business?

Facebook page or proper website? A clear, honest comparison to help UK small businesses decide where to put their time and budget.

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Website Planning

How Long Does Website Design Take?

From simple brochure sites to full e-commerce builds — a realistic timeline for how long UK website design projects actually take.

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Website Planning

10 Signs Your Business Website Needs Updating

Slow, outdated, or losing enquiries? Here are 10 clear signs it's time to refresh or rebuild your business website in 2026.

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SEO for Beginners

Why Local Businesses Need SEO

'Near me' searches are booming. Here's why local SEO matters for UK small businesses and how to start showing up on Google.

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Trade and industry guides

How to get more clients as a nutritionistTwenty-five practical ways for UK nutrition professionals to attract clients, with a diagnostic, a 30-day plan and UK compliance notes.The State of UK Plumber Websites 2026Our original research: 500 UK plumbing and heating website domains analysed, with data on domains, local signals, HTTPS and crawler fetchability.The complete guide to trades website designOur flagship pillar guide covering layout, SEO, lead capture and pricing for every UK trade.How much a plumber's website costsRealistic UK price bands, what drives cost up, and what you should expect to be included.SEO for plumbersHow local search works for emergency trades and the pages you need to rank for call-outs.SEO for electriciansRanking for EICRs, rewires and EV charger installs across your service area.Common trade website mistakesThe design and content mistakes that quietly cost tradespeople enquiries every week.Which pages a trade website needsA page-by-page blueprint for a site that ranks locally and converts visitors into jobs.Industry website design hubsTrade-by-trade guides for plumbers, electricians, roofers, locksmiths and more.Local web design by areaHow local SEO differs city by city, with dedicated pages for towns across the UK.

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

The questions we're asked most often about cost, timescales, ownership and getting found on Google.

Most small business websites we build start from £495 for a simple brochure site, with larger multi-page and ecommerce projects priced individually. Full details are on our pricing page, and every quote is fixed before work starts — no hourly billing and no surprise invoices.

Typical builds start from around 7–14 days once we have the required content and images. Larger sites with ecommerce, booking systems or many service pages take longer, with the schedule confirmed in writing.

Every site is built with SEO foundations included: clean page titles and meta descriptions, a single H1 per page, fast loading, mobile-first layouts, schema markup and an XML sitemap. For competitive local terms we also offer ongoing local SEO services.

Yes. We work with businesses right across the UK by phone, email and video call, so where you're based makes no difference to the process or the price.

Yes. You own the website, the content and the domain. There's no lock-in contract, and you can move the site elsewhere at any time.

You can look after it yourself, or take a website maintenance plan covering updates, backups, security, hosting checks and small content changes.

Yes. Redesigns are a big part of what we do — usually to fix slow loading, poor mobile layouts or a design that no longer reflects the business. We keep the URLs and content that already earn traffic, so the migration is designed to preserve your existing search visibility.

Yes. We build ecommerce websites with secure card payments, product management and delivery or collection options, sized to what you actually sell rather than an oversized platform you'll never use.

Still unsure? See full website pricing or ask us directly — we reply within 24 hours.

Knowledge Base

Quick answers to common questions

Short reference articles on local SEO, site speed, schema, accessibility, website costs and the metrics worth tracking.

SEO

Local SEO checklist for UK businesses

The exact steps we work through to get a UK business ranking in the local map pack and local organic results.

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Business

How much should a small business website cost in the UK?

Honest UK price ranges for each type of small business website, and what actually drives the number up or down.

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Web Design

What makes a website actually convert enquiries?

Conversion is not a colour choice. It is clarity, proof and removing friction between interest and enquiry.

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Performance

Core Web Vitals explained in plain English

What Google measures, what counts as good, and the fixes that actually move each metric.

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Performance

Image optimisation guide for faster websites

Images are usually the heaviest part of a website and the easiest thing to fix.

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SEO

Google Business Profile optimisation for trades and local services

The settings that decide whether you appear in the local map pack — and the ones that get profiles suspended.

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Concept Projects

Concept project write-ups

Our own concept designs — not client sites — showing how we structure websites for tradespeople, salons, solicitors and independent shops across the UK.

Concept project · Independent artisan bakery

Bakery concept: an online ordering website for an independent bakery

A concept design for a warm, brand-led bakery website that lets regulars order ahead and collect in-store without queueing at the counter.

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Concept project · Solo tradesperson — plumbing & heating

Plumbing concept: a lead-generation site for a local plumber

A concept design for a plumber relying on word of mouth: a fast, mobile-first site built to turn Google searches into phone calls.

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Concept project · Independent solicitors' practice

Solicitor concept: a professional site across multiple practice areas

A concept design for a calm, trustworthy legal website that makes complex services easy to understand and enquire about, without feeling intimidating.

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Concept project · Hair & beauty salon

Salon concept: a booking-first website for a hair & beauty salon

A concept design for a salon taking most bookings by phone and DM, where messages get missed outside opening hours and admin piles up.

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Concept project · Domestic & commercial electrician

Electrician concept: an accreditation-led site for EICRs and EV chargers

A concept design for an electrician chasing more EV charger and EICR work, built to look as credible online as the work is on the tools.

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Concept project · Independent roofing contractor

Roofing concept: a mobile-first emergency callout site for a roofer

A concept design for a roofer chasing emergency callout work, where most enquiries happen the moment a leak appears.

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Practical guides

Guides for gym, clinic and therapy owners

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