Web design in Cheshire, paid once and yours to keep

Ours costs £1,195 (5 pages), £1,995 (12 pages) or £3,495 (up to 30), paid once with no setup fee. None of the three Cheshire web design pages we could read on 11 October 2026 priced a new site, and one form’s budget options began at £1,000. Compare what each quote includes, and see our pricing page for the full breakdown.

There is no set rate. Freelancers, agencies and monthly rental sellers all price differently, and many do not publish a price at all. Ask each for a written price, the number of pages, who writes the website content and who owns the domain. Then add up three years of cost, not just the first invoice.

Most brochure website and lead generation builds take two to three weeks. Planning takes the first few days, design the rest of week one, the build and copy week two, then testing and launch in week three. An online shop (WooCommerce rather than a paid Shopify plan), a booking system or a 30-page site takes longer. The launch date is agreed in writing before work begins.

Yes. It is designed for a phone first, then widened for tablet and desktop. Before launch we test tap-to-call, forms and load time against Google’s Core Web Vitals. WebP images with alt text, caching and an XML sitemap keep pages quick, which lowers the bounce rate. Calls and forms are tracked in Google Tag Manager and GA4.

A web designer decides how the site looks and reads: layout, fonts, colours and where the call button goes. Web development is what makes it work: code, forms, speed, security and hosting. Small firms rarely need two suppliers. We do both in WordPress, and add the SEO set-up as well. Both jobs should start from your business goals and the long term plan for the site.

Yes. WordPress is a content management system (CMS), so you can change words, photos and prices without paying a developer, and every login is yours from day one. Prefer us to do it? Website care at £35 a month covers website maintenance and ongoing support: small edits, plugin updates, uptime checks, daily backups, security checks, Google Analytics and your GDPR cookie notice.

It launches on a solid SEO foundation. Each site is SEO-friendly, with SSL, schema and structured data, quick page speed, a contact form, a page for every service and a link to your Google Business Profile. Ranking in each town’s map pack takes ongoing work: our SEO plans in Cheshire start at £495 a month, and 12 months of Growth or Pro includes the site free.

If customers look you up before they ring, yes. A Facebook page or directory profile belongs to someone else, while your own site works 24/7, holding your reviews, prices and photos in one place. On the county searches we checked, directories took up to 4 of the first 10 results, so your own site is how you stand apart.

It is the idea that a visitor decides in about three seconds whether to stay. The page has to load quickly and show straight away what you do, which towns you cover and how to call. For a trade, that means a plain headline, your area, a call button and real job photos above the fold, which we build in as standard.

Yes, for any firm people check before they call. Google still sends local searchers to websites and map listings, and ChatGPT and other AI tools read websites when they suggest local firms. A site you own keeps working when a directory changes its rules. For most trades, one or two extra sales cover the cost of a build.

Shortlist three. Ask each for a written price, open three of their past sites on your phone, check the domain and hosting go in your name, and read their Google reviews. Searches such as web design Cheshire, website design Cheshire, website design agency Cheshire, web design Northwich or website design Congleton return dozens of firms, so check these first. Our prices are above; the areas we cover page lists towns.