Your site · Custom design
Every site is drawn around the brief, not a template.
Design starts after a conversation about what your business actually needs to do online. Scroll across for recent projects.
Hand-coded websites
Websites that bring small businesses more customers
Built from scratch, built to be found on Google, and owned outright by you. No subscription, and no platform to answer to.
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What I build
Any framework, whatever the job needs. The stack follows the business.
Business and brochure sites
The front door of the business, arranged so an enquiry takes two clicks.
Restaurants and hospitality
Menus your staff update, plus bookings and RSVPs that land in your inbox.
E-commerce and online ordering
Take payment or take orders without a per-transaction app tax.
A CMS you actually use
Change prices, photos and opening hours yourself, in plain English.
SEO and Google Business Profile
Turn up when someone nearby searches for what you do.
Rebuilds and migrations
Off Wix or Squarespace, keeping your content and your rankings.
Recent work
Kasto Bali · Restaurant
Three days to retire a £33-a-month Wix site.
A self-serve menu CMS and an online booking system took reservations up 400%, on hosting that costs nothing a month.
Vendora · Premium brand
A brand built from scratch, then the site to sell it.
Custom 3D animations rendered from the real machine designs. The site sells venue owners a hospitality upgrade, not a vending machine.
Barnes Estates · Property
An editorial private-office brochure, live in a day.
A founder-led property portfolio, with a co-investment spotlight built into the homepage so the current opportunity leads.
The Birth Shed · Hypnobirthing
One week to retire a Squarespace subscription.
A birth partner guide, a self-serve CMS and landing pages for the nearby towns took Google traffic up 315%.
JB Sparks · Electrician
A mobile-first trade site with the essentials done right.
Phone number in the header, with reviews and certifications leading as the trust signals that win the call. 100 on PageSpeed.
Tony Carboon · Private investment
Built for the adviser the link gets forwarded to.
Credentials before the asset, and every counterparty named, so it holds up when a sceptical accountant opens it.
Why hand-coded
Template platforms suit some businesses. Where they cost you, they cost you in the same five places.
| Measure | Hand-coded | Wix / Squarespace |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 97-100 PageSpeed, all Core Web Vitals green | Slowed by template and app overhead |
| Ranking | Clean markup, every tag under control | Whatever the template exposes |
| Monthly cost | £0/mo hosting on most builds | A monthly plan, plus paid apps |
| Ownership | You own the code and can take it anywhere | Access lasts as long as you keep paying |
| Flexibility | Anything you can describe | Anything the template allows |
How it works
01
Chat
A free call about the business and what the site has to do. No pitch.
02
Quote
Fixed price, fixed scope, in writing. No hourly surprises.
03
Build
Your feedback goes straight to the person writing the code.
04
Launch
It goes live, you own it, and I show you how to update it.
Typical turnaround: two to five days for Starter and Standard builds. Signature projects are scoped individually.
“James built us a completely new website in three days and the difference from our old Wix site is huge. The site now scores 98 out of 100 on Google's speed test, the menu editor works from my phone, and bookings go straight to the kitchen.”
“Four days. Brand, domain, email, custom animation, AI-edited content, full site, 97 out of 100 on PageSpeed. James and the Site delivered more than we knew to ask for.”
“He understood the brief quickly, communicated clearly throughout the process, and delivered a site that looks polished, modern, and aligned with exactly what I wanted.”
“Made me a great website for my electrical business all hassle free and listened to everything I asked for. Was a great service all round and would definitely recommend to anyone.”
The person you deal with
I'm James
I design and build websites for small and medium businesses across the UK - hospitality, trades, property, retail and professional services.
Every email, every call and every line of code is me. Nothing gets handed to an account manager, and nothing sits in a ticket queue.
Start a conversation →Pricing
Full breakdown →Signature
from £2,500
For large sites, migrations and premium brands, where the site carries the first impression.
What's included
- Everything in Standard, at any scale
- Migrations and large multi-page rebuilds
- Brand kit and logo design
- Advanced animation and booking integration
- Photography and art direction
- SEO action plan and keyword research
Standard
Most popular£800
For small businesses and restaurants. The usual choice, and the one most clients need.
What's included
- 5 to 15 pages, custom built
- Integrated CMS, update content without touching code
- RSVP, event and enquiry forms
- Dynamic menus and service lists
- Advanced SEO, plus 2 hrs Google Business Profile setup
- £0/mo hosting, and you own the code
Starter
£480
For portfolios and personal brands that need to exist properly on Google.
What's included
- One main page, plus up to 4 mini pages
- Mobile-first responsive design
- Contact and enquiry forms
- Base SEO setup
- £0/mo hosting, and you own the code
Save20%
One-off fee, no subscription, no lock-in. Donate monthly to one of my giving partners and the Supporter Credit comes off any tier, including quoted Signature projects.
Questions people ask
Anything not covered here, send it over and I'll answer the same day.
Two to five days for most Starter and Standard builds, from the point your content is with me. Signature projects are scoped individually and usually run longer.
I rebuild and migrate regularly, including off Wix and Squarespace. Your content, URLs and search rankings come across with you.
No. Most clients send notes and photos, I write from those, and then you edit the draft until it sounds like you.
Yes. Standard and Signature include an integrated CMS, so you can change menus, prices, photos and opening hours without touching code. I walk you through it before launch.
Your domain, and that's usually it. Hosting is £0/mo on most builds. There's no monthly fee to me after launch.
You do, including the code. It's portable to any host, and you can hand it to another developer whenever you like.
Standard includes 3 free content edits and Signature includes up to 6, both for six months after launch. Anything larger gets a fixed quote before I start.
Yes, from a handful of products up to full catalogues, online ordering and booking systems.
20% off any tier, including quoted Signature projects, if you make a recurring monthly donation to either giving partner. Any amount qualifies. It's honour-based, so tell me and I'll apply it - I just ask that you keep it up for at least 12 months.
I'm UK based and work with clients across the UK and internationally. Most projects run over calls and email, which keeps things quick for everyone.
Tell me your vision
I'll tell you what the site should do, what it costs, and how long it takes. Nothing owed either way.
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