Websites
Website design and development that starts with what your visitors need
A good website answers a visitor's questions quickly and makes the next step obvious. We plan the structure, write or organise the content, design the pages and build a fast, responsive site your team can keep up to date.
Who this is for
- Companies replacing an outdated or hard-to-edit website
- Organisations launching a new brand, division or product line
- Teams whose current site does not work well on phones
- Businesses that need a site their own staff can update without a developer
Problems it can solve
- Visitors cannot find services, prices or contact details quickly
- The site looks different from the company you are today
- Pages load slowly or break on smaller screens
- Every small text change needs a developer
- Enquiries arrive with too little information to act on
What is included
What our Website Design and Development service can include
Every project is scoped to your needs. These are the areas we typically cover; we agree the exact list with you before work starts.
Goals and audience workshop
We agree who the site is for, what they come to do, and what a successful visit looks like for your business.
Site map and user journeys
A page structure and the main paths visitors take, from first landing to enquiry, before any visual design starts.
Content planning
Page-by-page content outlines, help with writing or editing copy, and guidance on photos and diagrams.
Visual design
Page designs that follow your brand, with consistent buttons, forms, cards and navigation across the whole site.
Responsive build
Layouts designed for phones first and adapted for tablets, laptops and wide screens, not simply shrunk.
Accessibility basics
Readable contrast, logical headings, keyboard navigation and descriptive links built in from the start.
Content management
An editing setup suited to your team, from a simple CMS to static pages, chosen with you.
Launch and handover
Redirects from old URLs, search basics, a pre-launch checklist and a walkthrough for your editors.
Process
How Website Design and Development projects run
A practical sequence with review points, so you see progress and can change direction early.
Discover
Short workshop to understand your services, audience, competitors and what is not working today.
Structure
Site map, page outlines and wireframes for key pages so you can review the flow before design.
Design
Visual designs for representative pages, then a shared component set for the rest of the site.
Build
Development on a staging link you can review on your own phone and laptop.
Review and launch
Content entry, cross-device testing, redirects and go-live, followed by an editor walkthrough.
A services firm website
A consultancy with eight service lines might need a home page that sorts visitors by need, one page per service with its own questions answered, an industries section, a short enquiry form and a resources area. The deliverables would be a site map, wireframes, page designs, a built and tested site, and an editing guide.
This is a hypothetical example to explain the service, not a description of a client project.
Decisions we help you make early
Which CMS, if any
A team that edits weekly needs a different setup from one that edits twice a year. We recommend based on who will make changes.
What content exists
We audit current pages so good material is reused and gaps are planned, rather than discovered late.
How enquiries are handled
We confirm where form submissions should go, such as email or a CRM, and set that up before launch.
FAQ
Questions about Website Design and Development
How long does a website project take?
It depends on the number of pages, how ready the content is and how quickly feedback comes back. We give you a timeline after the discovery stage, once the scope is clear.
Do you write the website content?
We can. Many clients provide the facts and we shape them into clear page copy, or we edit what you have written.
Will I be able to update the site myself?
Yes, if you want to. We choose an editing setup that suits your team and show your editors how to use it.
Can you redesign our existing site without losing search traffic?
We map old URLs to new ones and set up redirects so existing links and search listings continue to work.
Planning a new website or a redesign?
Tell us about your audience and what the site needs to do. Our team will get back to you to discuss scope.