Fast, well-built websites that turn visitors into enquiries, priced as one fixed quote before any work starts. Our website design services cover design, development, SEO basics and hosting. Simple sites start from £499, and we look after them afterwards from £39 a month.
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From a café booking system to a recruitment site and an online shop, here are some of the websites we’ve built for small businesses.
Little Lincoln is a children’s role play café in Lincoln, open six days a week, with themed play areas, a café menu and dedicated…
Guildford ENT is the private ear, nose and throat practice of consultant surgeon Mr San Sunkaraneni, seeing patients across Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex, with…
Celtic Country Arts makes handmade paracord dog collars, hand-woven to order in small batches and finished with an engraved screw-fit clasp and a keyring…
There are two realistic routes, and neither is right for everyone. The wrong choice usually comes from underestimating how much time a website takes, or overestimating what a template can do. We compare the options honestly in WordPress vs Wix vs Squarespace, and if you’re shortlisting designers, take our 20 questions to ask a web designer with you.
Low upfront cost, you can change anything yourself, and a basic site can be live in a weekend. Squarespace suits visual businesses like photographers, and Wix is the most forgiving if you’ve never built a website.
Custom booking rules, links into your CRM, pages for several locations or a quote calculator push builders past what they were designed for. Adding app after app also slows pages down, and slow pages lose both visitors and rankings.
The site is built around how you actually win work, not around a template. Search basics, page speed, accessibility and the legal bits are handled as part of the build.
It costs more upfront, takes a few weeks rather than a weekend, and quality varies a lot. Ask to see sites they’ve built and speak to a client or two before you commit.
The hidden cost is your time. Value your evenings honestly, and a “free” weekend build can cost more than paying someone.
“How much does a website cost?” is the question most providers dodge. These are the ranges we typically see across the UK. If a quote sits far outside them, ask why. Our guide to how much a website costs in the UK goes into more detail.
| Doing it yourself | Typical UK cost |
|---|---|
| Website builder subscription | £15 to £50 a month |
| Domain name (.co.uk) | Around £10 to £20 a year |
| Premium template | £0 to £150, one-off |
| Apps for bookings, forms or SEO | £5 to £50 a month |
| Business email | Around £5 per person a month |
| Paying someone to build it | Typical UK range |
|---|---|
| Freelancer, brochure site (5 to 10 pages) | £1,000 to £3,000 |
| Small agency, custom design | £3,000 to £10,000 |
| Online shop or site with integrations | £8,000 to £25,000 |
| Bespoke web application | £25,000 and up |
The advertised starting price is rarely what you end up paying. Online shop plans, card fees and app add-ons push monthly costs up, and these four catch most people out.
£5 to £30 a month for basic shared hosting, more for managed hosting that’s faster and looked after for you.
Updates, backups and security checks. Skip them and the site slowly breaks, usually at the worst possible time.
Free with most decent hosts, and essential. Browsers label sites without one “Not secure”.
This is where the long-term return comes from, so set aside some time or budget for it every month.
We price every website as one fixed quote, agreed in writing before work starts, with no extras added later. Hosting, updates, backups and small fixes are £39 a month, with no contract.
New sites and rebuilds
* A simple one to three page site. Bigger builds are quoted on your free call.
Time back, one job at a time
* Any software subscriptions are passed on at cost. If AI isn’t the answer, we’ll tell you.
Looked after, month to month
* Hosting included. Cancel any time.
Not sure what you need yet? That’s what the free call is for. Book yours here.
Most websites that don’t bring in work are missing one of these. None of them is expensive, and all of them matter.
point of contact, start to finish
Say what you do, who it’s for and where you work, in plain words. Real photos, not stock.
Big buttons, tap-to-call numbers, short forms and pages that load quickly on 4G.
A phone number in the header and a clear next step on every page. “Request a quote” beats “Contact us”.
Reviews, case studies and accreditations like Gas Safe or NICEIC, placed where people hesitate.
Quick pages, good contrast and image descriptions help every visitor, and Google notices.
Track forms, calls and bookings in Google Analytics, and connect Search Console to see what people search.
Search “emergency plumber Durham” and you’ll usually see a map with three businesses before any website. A large share of local enquiries are won in that map, and it runs mostly on signals outside your website.
Pick the most accurate category, list every service, add real photos and correct opening hours, and post updates. Ask happy customers for reviews and reply to every one, including the bad ones.
Your business name, address and phone number should match exactly on your website, Google, Bing, Yell and trade directories. Small differences chip away at Google’s confidence.
A few relevant, trusted listings beat dozens of spammy ones: trade bodies, your local chamber of commerce and established UK directories.
If you cover several towns, give each one a page with real local content, like jobs you’ve done there. Pages that only swap the town name tend to be ignored.
Local SEO takes months rather than weeks to move, so start early. Every site we build includes the SEO basics as standard, and our local SEO service keeps you climbing after launch. Here’s how we approach website design in the North East.
One of the most common problems we’re asked to fix is a domain registered years ago by a web designer who can no longer be reached. Getting it back is slow and stressful, so get ownership right from day one. Our website design and hosting plan keeps everything in your name, with no contract.
For a business that trades mainly in the UK, a .co.uk address signals you’re local. Register the .com too if it’s free, and keep the name short, easy to say and free of hyphens.
Your business, on an account you control. Not your web designer, and not a staff member’s personal email.
Shared hosting is fine for a small brochure site. If your site brings in revenue, managed hosting is worth the extra because someone handles updates, backups, security and speed.
Wix and Squarespace include hosting, but you can’t take your site elsewhere without rebuilding it. A WordPress site can move to any host.
Compliance is where many small business websites fall short, and it’s a trust issue as much as a legal one.
You need a privacy policy explaining what personal data you collect, why, and how long you keep it. Analytics and advertising cookies need consent first, through a banner that gives a real choice. The ICO’s guidance on cookies sets out the rules.
Limited companies must show their registered name, company number, place of registration and registered office address on their website.
The Equality Act 2010 expects reasonable adjustments for disabled visitors. Working towards WCAG 2.2 AA (good contrast, image descriptions, keyboard navigation) is the practical benchmark.
Use an established provider such as Stripe, PayPal or SumUp, so card details never touch your own website.
Add regular backups, software updates and strong admin passwords, and you’ve covered the security basics most website hacks exploit.
You deal with one person, Michael, from the first call to launch and beyond. Read more about us.
We talk about your business, your customers and what a good enquiry looks like for you.
A short plan in plain English: the pages, the features and one fixed price, agreed in writing.
We design for phones first, write or polish the copy with you, and build on WordPress so the site is fast and yours to keep.
We set up tracking so you can see enquiries arriving, then keep the site updated and backed up if you’d like us to.
We talk about your business, your customers and what a good enquiry looks like for you.
A short plan in plain English: the pages, the features and one fixed price, agreed in writing.
We design for phones first, write or polish the copy with you, and build on WordPress so the site is fast and yours to keep.
We set up tracking so you can see enquiries arriving, then keep the site updated and backed up if you’d like us to.
Michael built my website from scratch and has supported my business ever since, from GDPR compliance to hosting and SEO. Nothing is ever too much trouble, and I couldn’t recommend him highly enough.
Rachel Scott
Lemon Drizzle Recruitment
WRKFLW has undertaken numerous pieces of work for us and has always been professional, fast, attentive and knowledgeable. We look forward to continuing working with WRKFLW well into the future.
Little Lincoln
Children’s role play café, Lincoln
Straight answers to the things small business owners ask us most. Anything else, just ask on your free call.
Most UK small businesses pay between £1,000 and £3,000 for a freelancer-built brochure site, and £3,000 to £10,000 for a custom design from a small agency. Online shops and sites with integrations usually cost more. At WRKFLW, a simple one to three page site starts from £499 as a fixed quote, and larger sites are quoted on a free call.
A simple brochure site usually takes a few weeks from the first call to launch. Most of that time goes on gathering content, photos and feedback, so having those ready speeds things up. Sites with booking systems, online shops or custom features take longer and are planned in stages.
You should. Always register your domain in your own business name, on an account you control. Every site we build is yours, built on WordPress so it can be moved to any host. You’re never locked into us.
Yes. We build on WordPress so you can edit text, photos and blog posts yourself, and we’ll show you how. If you’d rather not, small changes are included in our care plan.
The technical foundations are: fast pages, a mobile-friendly layout, clean page titles and descriptions, structured data and a sitemap. Ongoing work, like local SEO and new content, is a separate service, because it’s an ongoing job rather than a one-off.
A Facebook page helps, but you don’t own it, it ranks poorly in Google and it can’t take bookings or quote requests properly. A website gives you a home you control, which your social profiles can point to.
We’re based in Newcastle upon Tyne and work with small businesses right across England. Each regional page covers how local search works there and the free business support available.
Tell us a little about your business and where your time goes. Michael at WRKFLW will reply within one working day to arrange a free, no-pressure call. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so, and point you to someone who is.
Based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Working with small businesses across the North East and the UK.
Little Lincoln is a children’s role play café in Lincoln, open six days a week, with themed play areas, a café menu and dedicated…
Strategy
Make it easy for local families to find, plan and book a visit
Design
Custom WordPress website and booking system
Client
Little Lincoln
Guildford ENT is the private ear, nose and throat practice of consultant surgeon Mr San Sunkaraneni, seeing patients across Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex, with…
Strategy
Clear, trustworthy information for patients
Design
Custom WordPress website
Client
Guildford ENT
Celtic Country Arts makes handmade paracord dog collars, hand-woven to order in small batches and finished with an engraved screw-fit clasp and a keyring…
Strategy
Let the handmade quality sell the collars
Design
Custom WordPress online shop
Client
Celtic Country Arts