Pricing
Straightforward prices.
Pricing is based on what the site has to do, not how many pages it has. Every job is quoted individually and agreed in writing before work starts, so these are honest starting points for the work involved rather than a price list to squeeze you into.
Website
from £595
A clean, fast site that presents your business well: who you are, what you do, how to reach you. As many pages as that takes.
- Designed around your business, not a template
- Works properly on phones
- Found on Google: the local search work done correctly
- Usually ready within a week or two
Website with its own admin
from £1,250
The same site with working parts behind it: your own admin, forms that land in an inbox, and content you change yourself without ringing anyone.
- Everything in Website
- Your own admin: edit text, images and content
- Contact form with an inbox and email notifications
- A plain-English written guide to running it yourself
Web app
from £2,750
Software for your business: bookings, online ordering, client portals, invoicing, internal tools. The kind of thing a template cannot do.
- A working version on a real link early on
- Its own database and admin behind it
- Automated tests where correctness matters
- The live demos on this site show the standard
Tools & automation
from £350
Smaller, single-purpose software: desktop utilities, Discord bots, scripts and integrations between systems.
- A tool that does one job well
- Windows apps, bots or scripts, whatever fits
- Yours to keep, with a written guide
- Priced per tool, not per hour
Hosting and care are available from £25 a month: hosting, backups, updates and small changes. It's optional, and you can move the site anywhere at any time, because you own the code either way. SEO for an existing site is quoted the same way: tell me the site and what you want it to rank for.
How quoting works
You describe the job
Plain English is perfect. What the business does, what the site or tool needs to do, and anything you already have.
You get a written quote
A fixed price for a defined piece of work, usually within a couple of days. If something is unclear, I ask before quoting rather than padding the number.
The price is the price
If the work changes along the way, the quote is updated in writing before anything extra is built. No surprises on the invoice.
Questions people ask before buying
Why not just use Wix or Squarespace?
For a brochure site, sometimes you should, and I will tell you so rather than take your money. Builders fall down when the site has to do something: hold a booking so two customers cannot take the same slot, price a job from what the customer ticks, show real stock, or give a client their own private login. That is the work on this site, and it is the work a template cannot do at any subscription price.
The other difference is ownership. A builder rents you a site that stops existing when you stop paying. You own everything I build outright, and you can move it anywhere.
Why is this more than the quote I got for £200?
Usually because it is a different thing. A £200 site is a template with your logo on it, filled in once. What I build is designed around how your business actually runs, has an admin so you can change it yourself, is set up to be found locally, and is tested where getting it wrong costs you money. If a template genuinely fits what you need, that is a good outcome and a cheap one. The honest answer just is not always the one that gets me the job.
How long does a website take?
A straightforward site is usually ready within a week or two. Web apps like booking systems take longer, and the quote comes with a delivery date in writing, so you are never guessing.
I don't have hosting or a domain. Is that a problem?
No. If you have nothing yet, both get set up in your name as part of the job, so the accounts and the site are yours from day one. You pay the host and registrar directly, which keeps you in control, and I can look after it all for you from £25 a month if you would rather not think about it.
What does hosting and a domain actually cost to run?
Hosting for the kind of site I build is about £25 a year, paid straight to the host in your name. Domain names vary with the name you want: most are £3 to £15 a year, though sought-after names can run to £100 or more. Neither is marked up, and the quote tells you the exact figures for your site before you commit.
How do payments work?
By invoice and bank transfer. For larger jobs the quote sets out staged payments in writing before anything starts, so both sides always know where they stand.
What makes something a web app rather than a website?
A website presents your business. A web app does a job: takes bookings, sells products, tracks orders, manages clients. The live demos show the difference better than any description, and most of them are web apps you can try.
Is anything added on top of the quote?
No. The quoted figure is what you pay. If the work changes along the way, the quote is updated in writing before anything extra gets built.