No packages padded with things you'll never use. Pick what you need, and if
you're not sure which one that is, the first call sorts it out.
Every project
Included as standard for all packages:
An SSL certificate, so the site is served over HTTPS. Encrypted, trusted by browsers, and one less thing search engines mark you down for.
A performance budget on every page. Under 3 seconds to load, or I keep working.
Technical SEO done properly: semantic markup, titles and descriptions, structured data, a sitemap and clean indexing. Rankings depend on your market, but the technical groundwork will not be what holds you back.
Accessibility built in: keyboard navigation, real contrast ratios and sensible focus states.
Thorough documentation, making it easy to switch to another developer or change things yourself.
The repository handed over in your name, plus a simple walkthrough.
30 days of free fixes: anything broken or misunderstood gets sorted at no cost.
Work delivered at a sensible pace, without cutting the corners you would notice later.
Plans
Starter Website
Individuals, freelancers, and small businesses that need a clean and professional online presence.
How working with me compares to an agency, a page builder and an offshore marketplace
Me
Agency
Page builder
Marketplace
Typical cost
£229 – £1,299
£15k – £60k
£50/mo + your time
£300 – £2k
Who actually builds it
Me
People you can't talk to
You
Unclear
Load time
Under 3s
Varies wildly
3–8s with plugins
Rarely measured
You own the code
Yes
Sometimes
No, you rent it
Yes, if it exists
Accessibility
WCAG 2.1 AA
On request, extra
Whatever the theme does
No
Someone to call after
Directly, me
AI chatbot or account manager
AI help centre
Usually none
Agencies are the right call for big brand programmes with many stakeholders.
Page builders are genuinely fine for a one-page holding site. I'm the middle:
custom work without the overhead.
Process
How a typical project runs
01
Call
5–15 minutes
You give me a general idea of what you have in mind. I tell you honestly whether a new site fixes it. Sometimes it doesn't, and I'll say so.
02
Proposal
A few hours to days
A fixed scope, a fixed price and a fixed date. One page, no jargon, no line item called 'discovery synergy'.
03
Design
A week or so
Structure and words first, then look. You see real pages in a real browser on day three, not a static mockup in week five.
04
Build
2–4 weeks
Hand-crafted HTML, CSS and JavaScript on a proper backend. Regular updates throughout, and I stay open to last-minute ideas where they fit the agreed scope.
05
Launch & after
Ongoing
DNS, analytics, redirects, a training session and 30 days of free tweaks. Then a care plan, if you'd like one.
FAQ
Everything else
My packages start at £229 and run to £1,299, depending on how many pages you need and how much custom functionality sits behind them. For context, freelance rates commonly land around £1,200 to £3,000, and agencies typically start higher again. Every quote is fixed before work begins, so the number in the proposal is the number you pay.
It genuinely depends on scope. A small site is usually two to three weeks; a larger one with custom functionality runs to three to six. You get a fixed date in the proposal before any work starts, and regular updates if anything about it changes.
Once I'm done, you own everything: the code, the repository, the lot. I keep a copy of the repository for my own reference, but nothing is licensed back to me and nothing needs my permission.
Yes. Every site I build is documented and handed over with a walkthrough, so you can change copy and content yourself. If you would rather not, just ask me.
Every site I build ships with technical SEO done properly: clean semantic markup, fast load times, correct titles and descriptions, structured data, a sitemap and no crawl errors. That gives search engines everything they need to index and understand your site. What nobody can honestly promise is a position. Rankings depend on your competition, your content and how established your domain is, none of which are mine to guarantee. What I can promise is that the technical side will not be the thing holding you back.
30 days of free fixes on every project. Anything broken or misunderstood gets sorted at no cost. After that a care plan is optional, though it is the sensible choice if you would rather not think about updates and backups yourself.
No. I work independently as a sole trader, so you deal with the person writing the code.
Manchester, in the UK. I work with clients anywhere, and every project runs remotely, so where you are makes no difference to how it goes.
Stack
What I build with
Modern technology, tailored for each project.
Python
Flask
JavaScript
React
HTML5
CSS3
SQLite
Jinja
Git
REST APIs
Python
JavaScript
React
HTML5
CSS3
Next step
Not sure which one you need?
That's what the first call is for. Describe the problem, big or small, in plain
English and I'll point at the service that fixes it - including, occasionally, none
of them.
