Websites for North Wales businesses

A good small-business website loads fast on a phone, says clearly what you do and where, makes the next step obvious (call, book or buy), and is set up so Google can find it. Everything else is detail.

What a good small-business website needs

• Speed. Most local customers are on a phone, often on patchy signal in North Wales. A page that takes five seconds loses a lot of them before they've read a word.
• Clarity. Within a few seconds a visitor should know what you do, where you do it and how to get in touch.
• A clear next step. A phone number you can tap, a booking button or a short enquiry form, visible on every page.
• Proof. Photos of real work, reviews and examples. People buy from businesses they trust.
• Findability. Page titles, headings, structured data and a matching Google Business Profile. See getting found on Google.
• Easy upkeep. Prices, menus and opening hours change. You should be able to update them without calling anyone.

What a website costs, and why

The honest answer is "it depends", but it depends on things you can see up front: how many pages you need, whether it takes bookings or payments, whether it's in one language or two, and how much content needs writing or moving. A five-page site for a trade is a very different job from a holiday-let site with live availability.

I give a fixed price in writing after a short call, so you know exactly what you're paying before anything starts. Ongoing hosting and care is a separate, optional monthly plan.

How a build works

1. Discovery call. What the site needs to do, who it's for, and what success looks like.
2. Design in the browser. You review real pages on a private link, on your own phone, from the first draft.
3. Build and test. Content goes in; every page is tested for speed, accessibility and on real devices.
4. Launch and look after. I handle the domain, hosting and go-live, then stay on hand for changes.

Most small-business sites take four to six weeks from first call to going live.

Choosing who builds it

Whoever you choose, ask these questions before you sign anything:

• Will I own the domain and the website outright?
• Can I update it myself, and how?
• How fast will it load on a phone, and how will you prove it?
• What happens to search rankings if I'm replacing an old site?
• What does it cost per year after launch, and what's included?
• Can I see sites you've built, and speak to the owners?

Built for North Wales

Building here means planning for weak rural signal, seasonal visitors, and customers who may prefer Welsh. I build every site to load fast on poor connections, make seasonal changes easy, and handle Welsh and English properly when it's needed. See the areas I cover.