Website Design Services

Discovery is where we work that out. We map the full picture first, then phase it, so each stage is priced against something defined. Price moves on how many pages there are, whether content needs writing and moving across, and how much is built from scratch rather than configured.

People use the two interchangeably, and it rarely matters. Design is how it looks and how you move around it, development is building it so it works. We do both, so you don't need to know where one ends.

Start with what you need the site to do, and the answer usually follows. If the structure holds up and it just looks dated, a redesign keeps your rankings and costs less. If what you need is beyond what the platform allows, start again.

We stay with it. A retainer covers updates, security patching, backups, hosting and someone to call when something breaks, sized to how much the site matters to the business. You're not tied in, but most clients stay.

Discovery covers it. We work out what the site has to achieve, what you already have, which pages carry over and who's writing the content. All you need to bring is someone who can make decisions.

Discovery sets the bar, since what one site has to meet isn't what another does. From there: HTTPS throughout, updates kept current, admin access limited, backups you can restore from, and awesome.optics watching the servers around the clock. Same standard we run for public sector clients.

Your content, your design and your domain are always yours. On a bespoke build you own the code too. On a platform like Squarespace you own your account, but not the platform underneath. Tell us ownership matters and we'll choose accordingly.

You'll have a schedule once discovery is done and the scope is set. Two things move it: how ready your content is and how quickly sign-off happens. We'll flag where the pressure points are before we start.