Well, they can be, it depends on how big and how many bells and whistles you want added. When Marks & Spencer had their website redesigned a few years back it cost £150 million. As that may be above your budget maximum then we can offer a number of options that would best suit your budget and your requirements.

We offer a choice of Bespoke Plans, that cater for those who like to edit their own website, although we also offer cost effective Update Plans if you’d rather leave the updating to somehow else. Please contact us for full details of the Bespoke Plans.

We also offer Pay Monthly plans where everything is included in one low cost monthly fee, which is great for budgeting and cashflow.

We know that not every small business has thousands to spend on a professional website, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have one. We call it our levelling the playing field option.

It’s always your choice, we believe you shouldn’t pay for anything you don’t need, so look at our plans and choose the best one for your current business needs and the options and results you want.

With us you don’t have to pay thousands upfront. All Bespoke Plans offer an interest free three month cashflow payment plan, or you can benefit from a 10% discount if paid in full upfront. If you prefer one of our Bespoke Plan websites then just contact us for full details, prices and payment options. Click Here.

With Pay Monthly plans you just start off with the initial monthly payment of that plan then continue from month two through to month 24. This is because we have to purchase and set up the hosting space and domain name, activate the managed hosting plan, purchase the SSL certification and set up the website framework before we start designing and building your website, and the bigger and more complex the website is then the more this part costs.

We believe in total transparency on pricing so that you know exactly what you are getting for your online investment. And, importantly, you only pay for what you need.

We usually have a lead time of around 2 weeks. This is usually the time when clients supply us with their website copy and images. Once you have made the first payment we will have scheduled your project into our workflow.

To get started we need all the text based content for the website, as well as the images you may want to use. If you already have branding in place, then we will need vector versions of your logo, colour values and any other branding material you may have. We can advise you on this.

If paying monthly is good enough for your  TV Channels, your Gym Membership, your Smartphone then it’s good enough for your business website.

On average around 80% of adults pay between £30 to £50 a month for their Smartphone.

Why do we pay £50 each month for our Smartphone over a 3 year contract? 

Because we get to enjoy all the benefits of our Smartphone without having to fork out £1,800 upfront.

So, why not business websites as well.

Entirely  up to you. You get a great work horse of a business website whichever route you choose.

The Pay Monthly Route

If you want to maximise your cashflow and minimise current spend then Pay Monthly would work best for you. You also get the added benefit of not having to find time from your busy week to keep everything on your website up to date, because you just tell us what changes to any wording and images you want and we do it for you.

All part of your Pay Monthly Plan. You just need to give us a few days to schedule the work into our workflow. So, best not to tell us on the 24th of the month that you need it live on the website by the 25th. A little bit of forward planning goes a long way.

These plans are all inclusive so managed hosting and hacking protection and repair are also included in most of the plans – Click here to check the plans.

Plus at month 23 of your plan you get the option to refresh/redesign your website for no additional charge, you just agree to another minimum 24 month term, meaning you’ll never have to pay for a new website ever again.

The Pay In Full Upfront Route

If you are someone who enjoys getting under the bonnet and making edits to your website then one of our Pay In Full Bespoke Self Editing plans would work well for you. Choose a plan that would best fit your business requirements. The plans also include our full website content copywriting service – see plans for full details.

These plans can be paid up front in full, where you’ll receive 10% discount or you can spread the full payment over 3 months with no additional costs.

Bear in mind that these plans also have the ongoing cost of annual website managed hosting. And if you want us to carry out any edits for you rather than do them yourself then there will be our standard agency as hoc charge for the work. Caution: if you break your website while you edit it then don’t worry as we will fix it, but as you’d expect there would be a charge to return it to its former glory.

The choice is yours.

You are free to focus on your business. And save money.

With a Pay Monthly Plan there will be no more of your time and effort expended in keeping your website up to date.

Let’s be honest. You’ll get too busy. Too tired. Distracted. You won’t do it.

And let’s face it nothing gives people the wrong impression of your business being unprofessional quicker than an out of date website.

It’s highly likely that your specialism isn’t web design, so pour your energy and time into working on your business and not your business website.

The Pay Monthly route is a small manageable business overhead that you will receive tax relief on in your end of year accounts. Use that reality to channel your efforts into growing your business.

And don’t fall for the old DIY myth, thinking you can save money by building your website yourself. The combination of the cost of your time at your usual price per hour plus, you still end up with your online business image looking amateurish. And missing the legal requirements.  This will cost you dear.

At the end of the day, you never want someone to land on your website and think, “Hmm, looks like they built this themselves.” Which, let’s be honest, even in a world of DIY, no one actually wants something to look DIY. 

You deserve to give your business the best chance of success.

And the Pay Monthly route means that chance is more affordable than ever.

Affordability without compromise.

We work regularly with a professional copywriter who will be available to do this for you at their own price. We will include the initial 60 minute content discussion about your website as part of your website plan. The 60 minute copywriter meeting is worth £150.

Alternatively, if you have the key skills of effective copywriting you can create and produce this yourself.

Please have the written content ready prior to your website design and build plan starting.

Your website content is required in order to determine your website design, so it is crucial that we have this in order to start your website design and build.

There are certain legal requirements that are needed to be visible on your website.

A Privacy Policy needs to be in place and of course all websites need to be GDPR compliant.

We ensure these are done and the web pages required to create these do not count as part of your page allowance. As the legal’s need to be there then it wouldn’t be fair to have them use up any of your page allowance for your website build.

It would also include Terms & Conditions if you have an eCommerce website.

It also includes having your registered business number in place in the footer area if you are a limited company. And the VAT number if registered.

Our aim to is to make sure you don’t need to worry about such things being in place. We make sure they are for your peace of mind.

Our vision and aim is to genuinely help new business start ups, small businesses, consultants and trades people have the professional online presence they deserve without it costing them a small fortune. We know cash flow is crucial and low overheads are vital.

We have worked hard to create our Web Design Agency so that it can benefit fellow local businesses to achieve success for their hard work.

All website packages include website design and build, your website is designed with our 7 Step Sales Framework at its core. Also included is service, maintenance, website updating within your package allowance, secure and fast SSL encrypted managed hosting and a free domain name for life.

Fair and honest pricing that gives maximum value for money. Let’s have a ‘no obligation’ chat about how it could really take your business to the next level.

We will be happy to redesign your website with the latest technologies and modern design, using the contents of your old website, such as images and text, if desired.

Redesigning a website using the content available means it can be possible to create a new website within 28 days or less. Call us and let us see your current website and we can give you an accurate assessment for free.

In principle, we offer our customers an all-round carefree package when creating the website. Nevertheless, it is helpful for the subsequent success of your website if we receive information from you on the following points:

•  Does a domain or internet address already exist?
•  Which products and services do you offer and for which target market?
•  How many menu items should the website contain?
•  Are there already text and images available?
•  Is there a corporate identity or logo?
•  Is there an example website that you like and on which we can base our initial work on for you?

Your discovery consultation is carefully designed to explore and list all of your requirements that will deliver the professional website your business deserves.

There are ongoing costs on Bespoke Website Pay in Full plans only. This is for the managed hosting of the website. The price for each Bespoke website is specific to that size and functionality of the website and can be found in the information pack you receive when requesting a ‘no obligation’ chat.

Basically it covers the hosting of the website, the email accounts, SSL encryption certificate which is constantly renewed, the renewal of the domain name, anti-hacking and malware protection and recovery if the website does get infected with malware. Plus support and fixes for any technical issues. So, unlike having to host it yourself if you were building your website via the DIY route you get a professionally designed website, professionally hosted and peace of mind so you can keep your focus on running your business.

With our Pay Monthly plans there are no additional costs at all.  The monthly fee is all inclusive of all website design, build hosting and updating.

Click Here to see plans for full details.

Step 1.

The Design Brief

We take a detailed brief from you to understand exactly what you need and want. We then send you an agreement that contains all details and the agreed estimated timeline.

Step 2.

The Design & Build

On receipt of the signed agreement, the initial payment to trigger the project commencement along with the website content you want us to use, we design and build the website on one of our design & build servers.

Step 3.

You become involved with the  Design & Build

You then receive regular email updates that contain a link so you can view and assess your website build. This gives you the opportunity to feed back to us what you want adding, removing, changing or adjusting. We have found that this speeds up your website design and build and means that you end up with the website you want.

Step 4.

Your website is finalised.

The design and build is completed and fully tested, again with your involvement. This stage is crucial as we ensure that everything works as it should for you to receive the best return on your investment.

Step 5.

Your website launches and goes live.

We help you get your new website launched and hitting the ground running. We give you full guidance on how best to launch your brand new shiny website for maximum exposure as quickly as possible.

Our service is aimed in particular at small businesses,  medium-sized companies, the self-employed, trades people, consultants, coaches, entrepreneurs and start ups.

So, we are here for all those who have a need for a quality website and want to have it created professionally for a fair price, for example due to a lack of time or the lack of modern web design knowledge and skill. 

We also pride ourselves on high quality service and after care – see our testimonials.

For us, quality, good service and getting results should not have to be expensive, just great, honest value for money.