Website development services, on the platform that actually suits you
We build on WordPress, Shopify, Wix and hand written code, which means we have no reason to push you toward the one we happen to sell. Website development services for businesses across the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, starting with an honest answer about what you should be building on.
Pick the platform before you pick the design
Half the projects that go wrong were built on the wrong thing. This is the conversation we have first, and sometimes it ends with us recommending something we do not sell.
Content-led sites, and anything that needs to grow past twenty pages without turning into a maintenance problem.
- You publish regularly
- You want to own everything
- You need it to rank
Selling physical products at volume, where checkout reliability matters more than owning the stack.
- Products, stock and shipping
- Payments handled for you
- You would rather not run servers
When the thing you are building is really an application and no CMS is going to hold it.
- Logic no plugin covers
- Real user accounts and roles
- Data from somewhere else
Small sites that need to exist, look decent and cost very little to keep running.
- Under ten pages
- Nobody technical in house
- Budget is the constraint
What every build includes, whatever it is built on
The platform changes. These do not.
- You own the domain, the hosting, the code and every login
- Responsive from the first wireframe, designed mobile first and tested on real devices
- Built on staging where you watch it come together, then checked across browsers
- Your team can edit content without calling us
- Fast enough to pass Core Web Vitals on a mid range phone
- Analytics and conversion tracking configured before launch, not after
- Accessible to WCAG 2.2 AA where the content allows
- A recorded walkthrough of your own site at handover
- Thirty days of fixes included after launch
The shape of the work is the same every time: discovery, a content map, wireframes before anything visual, then the build. What changes is what sits behind it, whether that is a brochure site, an ecommerce store, a web application with a database and an API behind it, or a migration off something you have outgrown. Integration work runs alongside all four.
Three questions, before anything gets designed
You get the recommendation in writing, including the reasoning, so you can disagree with it.
What has to happen on the site?
Reading and enquiring is a different build to buying, booking or logging in. This question alone rules out two of the four platforms most of the time.
Who updates it after launch?
If that is a marketing person, the build has to be safe to edit. If it is nobody, we build something that does not need editing.
Where is this in three years?
A site you will outgrow in eighteen months is a cheap site twice. A site built for a scale you never reach is money left on the table.
What the builds have been worth
Three sites on three different stacks, with the numbers the clients measured themselves.
Signup rate against the old page. SaaS company landing page, designed and rebuilt from scratch.
More booking enquiries within 30 days. Residential cleaning service, new site with online booking and an instant quote calculator.
Website visitors. Glass and aluminium company in Australia, full rebuild and a new design.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 across more than 2,800 client reviews
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Build questions, answered straight
Already know you want WordPress? That has its own services page with far more detail.
Not sure what you need building?
Tell us what the site has to do and who has to keep it running. We will tell you what to build it on, in writing, before anyone talks about money.
How much does it cost to have someone develop a website for you?
The honest range is wide because “a website” covers a five page brochure and a booking platform. What moves it: how many unique page templates you need, whether money changes hands on the site, and how much has to connect to other systems. We quote a fixed price per project after a call rather than an hourly rate, split 50% up front and 50% on delivery.
How much does it cost to develop a website?
Same answer, and worth adding what makes it cheaper: having your content ready, accepting a smaller set of templates, and choosing a platform that already does most of what you need. Most of what makes a build expensive is deciding things halfway through.
Is AI replacing web devs?
It has replaced a slice of the work, mostly boilerplate and first drafts, and we use it daily for exactly that. What it has not replaced is deciding what to build, making it work on real devices for real users, and being accountable when it breaks at nine at night. Sites generated end to end by a prompt are easy to spot and hard to maintain.
Is web design still worth it in 2026?
If the site is a brochure nobody reads, no. If it is where people decide whether to trust you, it is usually the cheapest salesperson you will ever hire. The test is whether you can name what the site is supposed to make happen. If you cannot, fix that before spending anything.
Which platform will you recommend?
Whichever one answers the three questions above best. In practice we build most things on WordPress, stores on Shopify, and reach for custom code when the thing is really an application. We have also told people to stay on Wix and spend the money on advertising instead.
Can you work with our existing site rather than starting again?
Usually, and often it is the better call. We start with an audit of what is there, and if the bones are sound you get a plan to fix and extend rather than a quote to rebuild. Rebuilding a site that only needed three fixes is a waste of your money and our time.
Who owns the site when it is finished?
You do, from day one. Domain, hosting, code, licences and logins all sit in your name, and we work inside your accounts. If you leave, nothing breaks and nothing needs unpicking.
Tell us what you need and we will show you how we would do it
Share a few details about your business and what you want to fix or build. It could be a new website, a WordPress site that keeps breaking, SEO that has stalled, or a sales process that needs automating. We will come back with honest advice, even if that means a smaller job than you expected.
A reply within one business day
A real person on the team reads your message and replies, usually the same day.
A free review of your current setup
We look at your website, rankings or systems before we talk, so the call is useful.
A written proposal
You get a clear scope, timeline and price in writing before any work starts.
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