Website Design & Build · Manchester
Web Design in Manchester
Most Manchester businesses don’t need a showreel-worthy website. They need one that loads quickly on a phone, explains what they do in the first ten seconds, and makes getting in touch obvious. That’s what I build: custom designs, hand-built for speed, with a fixed price agreed before we start.
Fixed price agreed up front from a defined scope. No day rates, no scope creep invoices.
Why local matters
Being Manchester based means I can sit down with you in Ancoats or Didsbury rather than run the whole project through a ticketing system. It also means I know the market you’re selling into: an agency in the Northern Quarter needs to look sharp beside its competitors, while a trades business in Wythenshawe needs a phone number visible before anything else. Same craft, very different design decisions.
Who it’s for
Businesses starting from scratch, or replacing a site that has quietly stopped earning its keep. Ideal when you want something designed around your customers rather than dropped into a template.
Problems it solves
- Your current site was built years ago by someone you can no longer reach
- The design says “small and struggling” when you’re neither
- Every content change means raising a ticket and waiting a week
- You’ve no idea whether anyone is actually filling the contact form
What you get
- A discovery session covering your customers, your competitors and the enquiries you want
- A custom design, not a stretched theme, in your brand’s colours and tone
- Copywriting support so each page argues your case instead of listing features
- Mobile-first build, tested on real phones, with Core Web Vitals in the green
- Accessible markup (WCAG 2.2 AA), proper heading structure and alt text throughout
- On-page SEO, structured data, sitemap and Google Business Profile alignment
- An editor you can actually use, plus a recorded walkthrough for your team
What changes
- A site that loads in about a second and looks right on any screen
- Enquiries you can trace, so you know which pages earn their place
- Full ownership of the code, content and domain, no lock-in
Typical timescale: Typically 3–6 weeks from kick-off to launch.
Common questions
Do you meet clients in person in Manchester?
Yes. Kick-off and design review usually work best face to face, anywhere in Greater Manchester. The rest normally runs over email and short calls so you’re not losing days to meetings.
How much does a website cost in Manchester?
A small business brochure site is typically a low four-figure fixed price; larger sites with many service or location pages cost more. You get the full number up front, from a written scope, before any work starts.
Do you use WordPress?
Only when it genuinely suits you. Most small business sites are faster, cheaper to run and far safer built as static sites with a simple editor on top. If you need WordPress for a specific plugin or an existing team, I’ll build it properly and lock it down.
Who writes the words?
We do it together. You know your business; I know what a visitor needs to read before they pick up the phone. You’ll get first drafts to react to rather than an empty document and a deadline.
What happens to my old site’s Google rankings?
They’re protected deliberately. Every existing URL is mapped and redirected, page titles are carried across or improved, and I check search performance for the first month after launch to catch anything that slips.
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