We build brands, not just websites, for UK businesses
Most people come to us after a quote that moved, a build that dragged on for months, or a designer who stopped replying. You will know the price and the launch date before we start work.
Selected work
Live sites you can open and judge for yourself
Trades, clinics, shops, transport firms and professional services. More than 200 websites since 2022, for businesses from one person trades to teams of fifty. Open any site below on your phone, see how fast it loads and how it reads. That is the standard your site gets.
Keegan ElectricalElectrical contractorOpen the live site →
Static SolarSolar installationOpen the live site →
Offsite GroupConstructionOpen the live site →
Your Family MedicalMedical practiceOpen the live site →
Dr Bella MarkerHealthcare practitionerOpen the live site →
Mindful MosaicCounsellingOpen the live site →
Precision Paralegal SupportLegal supportOpen the live site →
Wealth Way CapitalFinanceOpen the live site →
One Drop FMFacilities managementOpen the live site →
Pelican ServicesTrade servicesOpen the live site →
Piano PickupSpecialist removalsOpen the live site →
Moments by MRPhotographyOpen the live site →
Jordan BS MediaMedia productionOpen the live site →
Next SwingSport and leisureOpen the live site →
Dane ThornburghPersonal brandingOpen the live site →Most of the work above sits with clients in Australia. We work with businesses across the UK on exactly the same basis, and you deal with the two of us either way.
What you get either way
Before anything else, these four apply to every job we take on.
A fixed price, agreed first
You get the number in writing before any work starts. If the job changes we tell you the cost before we do it, not after.
You own everything
The site, the domain, the hosting and the ad accounts are in your name. Nothing is held on our account to make leaving awkward.
No rolling contract
There is nothing to cancel. If you want to stop, you stop, and we hand over the logins.
No cut of your ad spend
Advertising budgets are paid by you straight to the platform. We charge a fixed fee, so we are not rewarded for spending more of your money.
Your brand is the reason people pick you over the firm two doors down
Plenty of agencies hand you a template with your logo dropped in and call it a website. We start with your business instead: what you do, who buys from you, and why they choose you.
We start with the business
Before a single page is designed we work out what you sell, who to, and what makes the difference on the day someone chooses.
Then the brand
A look and a voice that is recognisably yours, not a theme demo with your details swapped in.
Then the website
Fast, readable on a phone, and built to turn a visitor into an enquiry rather than just to look tidy.
You deal with the owners, not an account manager
The business is run by two of us. No big-agency layers, no account manager relaying messages, no ticket system. You talk to the people who actually build your site.
Someone here, on the ground
Our UK partner is based in Durham, so there is a person who knows the market, can meet you when it matters, and understands what it takes to win work in the North East.
One point of contact throughout
The same people quote the job, design it, build it and answer the phone afterwards. Nothing gets lost in a handover because there is no handover.
Between us we have built more than 200 websites since 2022, for businesses from one-person trades to teams of fifty.
Where local search results are actually decided
This is not opinion. Whitespark’s 2026 Local Search Ranking Factors report asked 47 specialists to weigh 187 factors. Here is roughly how the weight is split for the map results most local searches show first.
Categories, hours, completeness
A page per service and area
Recent, steady, genuine
Local and industry relevant
Clicks, calls, direction requests
Consistent name, address, phone
Source: Whitespark Local Search Ranking Factors 2026, local pack and Maps weightings.
The largest single lever is a Google Business Profile set up properly, and it is the one most businesses have never touched. See how we approach local SEO.
Rooted in the North East, working across the UK
We take on work from businesses anywhere in Britain, and we know the North East corridor best. That matters more than it sounds: search results are decided partly by proximity, so a Consett business and a Newcastle business are competing in different races even when they sell the same thing.
Outside the North East, the work is identical and we deliver it remotely.
Everything needed to get a business found and chosen
Websites
Web Design
A new site built for your business, not a template with your logo dropped in.
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WordPress Development
Custom builds and rebuilds on the platform that runs a large share of the web.
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Ecommerce and Shopify
Online shops, product pages, payments and postage set up properly.
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Shopify Website Design
Shopify stores set up, tested and handed over ready to sell.
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Wix Website Design
Builds and rescues for businesses already on Wix.
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Squarespace Website Design
Builds and rescues for businesses already on Squarespace.
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WordPress Speed Optimisation
Core Web Vitals fixed on real visitor data, not a lab score screenshot.
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Website Maintenance
Updates, backups and security so the site does not quietly break.
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SEO
Getting found on Google for the things your customers actually search for.
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Local SEO
Google Business Profile, map pack rankings and the towns you serve.
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Google Ads
Paid search that spends on the clicks worth having, not the ones that flatter a report.
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Meta Ads Management
Facebook and Instagram campaigns built around results you can count.
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Branding and Logo Design
An identity that is recognisably yours and works at any size.
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Marketing and Print Design
Brochures, signage and print that match the brand online.
Learn more →Seven questions that tell you if your website is holding you back
Most sites that stop bringing in work fail on the same handful of things. Answer these and you will get a plain list of what is worth fixing, with no email address required.
1Does your website load in under three seconds on a phone?
2Can you update your own text and images without asking someone?
3Are the domain and hosting accounts in your own name?
4Do you know where your last ten enquiries came from?
5Has the site had a security or plugin update in the last three months?
6Do you appear in the Google map results for what you do locally?
7Does everything work properly when you check it on your phone?
Nothing is sent anywhere. This runs in your browser and we do not see your answers.
A site that loads and reads well, measured properly
Google judges speed on data from real visitors, not a test score. There are three thresholds, and a page has to clear all three. We build to them from the start rather than patching afterwards.
Loading
Responsiveness
Visual stability
Source: Google web.dev, Core Web Vitals thresholds, judged at the 75th percentile of real page views.
What you own
Everything stays in your name, including if you leave us
The most common thing we hear from people moving to us is that they could not get into their own domain or hosting. Someone else had registered it. That is not a technical problem, it is a choice the last designer made. Here is what is yours from the first day of the build.
Your domain name
Registered in your name from day one. Not ours, not a reseller account you cannot log into.
Your hosting
The account is yours. You hold the login, you see the bill, you can move the site whenever you want.
The website files
Standard WordPress. Any competent developer can pick it up, so you are never stuck with one person.
Every account we set up
Google Business Profile, analytics, search console. All created under your email, handed over in writing.
Four questions worth asking anyone who quotes you
Ask us these. Ask the next agency the same. The answers tell you more than any portfolio.
How much does a website cost?
Hardly anyone in this trade publishes a price, and quotes have a habit of climbing once the work starts. You get a fixed quote before we begin. The number you are given is the number you pay, and it is confirmed in writing with a launch date.
Starter site
4 pages
Plus VAT, fixed in writing
Live in 7 to 10 working days
Standard site
6 pages
Plus VAT, fixed in writing
Live in 2 to 3 weeks
Custom build
Shops and larger sites
Priced to your requirements
Timeline agreed in writing
What every price includes
Custom design rather than a stock template, mobile and tablet layouts, a working contact form, Google Maps, basic on page SEO, an SSL certificate, speed tuning and two rounds of changes. You own the domain, the hosting login and the site itself.
Priced separately
Written content, licensed photography, hosting and domain renewals, online shops, booking systems and any pages beyond the number agreed. We tell you the cost of these before any work starts, never after.
What happens after you get in touch
Six steps across three to four weeks for a standard build. No surprises in any of them.
You tell us what the business does and what you want the site to achieve. No charge, no pressure to book anything.
A fixed price, a page list and a launch date in writing. Not an estimate that moves later.
You review the look and layout before you pay the balance. Changes at this stage cost nothing.
We build it, you see progress, and we handle the technical side.
Live on the date in the quote. Domain, hosting and accounts all stay in your name.
Optional maintenance. No obligation, and no contract that renews itself.
Questions we are asked before every project
Three to four weeks for a standard business site. Larger sites and online shops take six to eight. Delays are nearly always caused by content arriving late.
Yes, all of it. Domain, hosting, website and any accounts we set up stay registered in your name. If you ever leave, you take everything with you.
No. Maintenance is optional and month to month. Nothing renews itself automatically.
Yes, and it is one of the most common things we are asked. It requires mapping every existing URL, redirecting properly and keeping the content that already earns traffic.
Ask for live addresses of sites they have built, not pictures. Ask who owns the domain at the end. Ask what happens if you want to leave.
Yes. We do not take on gambling, adult content or alcohol-led projects. It costs us work, and we would rather be a business you can recommend without a caveat.
Hosting and domain renewal are ongoing regardless of who builds your site. Maintenance on top of that is optional. We tell you the running costs before you commit, not after.
Tell us what you need
Tell us roughly what you are after and we will come back with a fixed price and a launch date in writing. No sales script, and no obligation to book anything.
UK partner based in Durham, County Durham. We reply within one working day.
We handle your details in line with UK data protection rules. See our privacy policy for what we keep and why.
Build note: no form plugin is installed, so there is no working enquiry form. Replace [PHONE] and [EMAIL] with real details.