How we work
From first chat to launch day
Six clear steps, a fixed price agreed before any work begins and a private preview link throughout, so you always know where things stand.
- 01
A free first chat
A video call, phone call or, if you’re nearby, a coffee. We talk about your business, your customers and what the site needs to do. No charge and no obligation.
- Your goals and audience
- Sites you like, and why
- Budget and timing
- 02
A fixed proposal
A written scope, a fixed price and a timeline. If anything’s unclear, we’ll talk it through before you agree to anything.
- What’s included, page by page
- The fixed price
- Key dates
- 03
Design
We design the key pages first, so you see how the site will look and read before any code is written. You review it on a private link and we refine it together.
- Layouts for desktop and phone
- Typography and colour
- Your feedback, acted on
- 04
Build
Once the design is agreed, we hand-code the site, set up any editing, shop or integrations, and test it on real phones and browsers.
- Clean, fast code
- Accessibility checks
- Search set-up
- 05
Launch
We connect your domain, set up Google Search Console, check every page and go live. You get handover notes in plain English.
- Domain and hosting
- Redirects from an old site
- Handover notes
- 06
Care
An optional care plan keeps the site fast, secure and up to date, with small edits each month. Or we hand everything over and you take it from there.
- Hosting and backups
- Monitoring
- Monthly edits
Timing
How long it takes
A small business site usually takes three to five weeks from the moment we have your words and photos. Larger sites and shops take longer; we’ll agree a date in the proposal and keep to it.
Your part
What we’ll need from you
- Your words, or notes we can turn into words
- Photos, or a plan for getting them
- Access to your domain and any existing accounts
- Prompt feedback at each stage
Ready for a first chat?
Send a short brief, and we’ll arrange a time that suits you.