website design

How Long Does It Take To Build a Website?

Every customer has their own bespoke requirements, so no set rules, but generally a brochure website design takes between 3 and 10 working days and an Ecommerce website between 7 and 20 working days. A brochure website project will generally be spread over 2 to 3 months. An Ecommerce website project will generally be spread over 3 to 6 months.

What is WordPress CMS?

A CMS, Content Management System, is the back end of the website that allows the site admins complete control over every aspect of what site visitors see. Words and pictures can be amended easily and every user has their own login details.

Is Hosting Required?

Every website needs hosting. We have our own secure server that many of our clients use, but we are happy to work with third party hosting accounts.

How Much Do Websites Cost?

Website Design starts at £600+vat. We work on fixed prices, taking 50% to begin a project and 50% following sign off & completion.

What Other Costs Are Involved?

Like paying road tax, repairs and insurance for a car, a website similarly requires renewal of the domain name, regular software updates and it’s best practice to have an SSL certificate.

Most domain names are between £10+vat and £20+vat per year to renew. Updating the website is usually undertaken as part of an SEO & Maintenance contract, priced to individual requirements. SSL Certificates begin at £60+vat per year.

How do We Maintain a New Website?

A business website should be regularly worked on, with copy content & blog posts the two main activities. Many clients who choose us for website design also ask us to provide regular monthly content and keep the website up to date. This is priced uniquely to each client’s specific requirements.

What Is SEO and Why Do We Need It?

SEO is short for Search Engine Optimisation and yes every website needs SEO to improve it’s search results rankings. We offer SEO as an additional service to designing websites, read more on our specific page about Optimisation.

Copy Writing & Website Images?

The best content for the core of a website comes from the people closest to the heart of business. We’re experienced at listening to these individuals and turning that into great web copy.

We also offer Product and Service Images as add on facilities, so there are options available for businesses requiring new photography.

How Do We Rank On Google?

Ascending the search engine results pages begins with a great website design. After that the real work starts!

Imagine planning a public event: you have to design a great flyer advert and then physically hand them out to get the event noticed.

A website is just the same: get a good website and then use SEO, Social Media and Blog Writing to encourage the right traffic.