A strong front facing site for a growing business

Current Compliance has been going from strength to strength, and needed a website with a stronger, more confident front face to properly match that growth.

The challenge

Build a website Rob could use to keep growing the business, giving it the professional presence it needed to support the next stage of expansion.

Our approach

We worked closely with Rob to build a strong, professional website designed specifically to support ongoing growth, with a clear structure that makes it easy for new enquiries to find their way in.

The result

A website Rob can get real, ongoing value from as Current Compliance continues to grow and win new business.

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A website rooted in community

Simply Sewing is a local sewing and upholstery business and a genuine pillar of their community, and that spirit needed to come through clearly online, not just in person in the shop.

The challenge

Get across their real passion for supporting the local community through the website itself, while also showcasing the full range of sewing and upholstery products and services on offer.

Our approach

We worked hard to make sure every product and service, from repairs and reupholstery to their wider sewing offering, was represented clearly and accurately, putting Simply Sewing’s best foot forward at every turn and giving the site a warm, welcoming feel throughout.

The result

A website that reflects the genuine warmth and community focus Simply Sewing is known and loved for locally.

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A high tech look for a high tech eco brand

Asset Strategy provides eco focused, high tech support for growing businesses and landlords, and their website needed to look every bit as sharp and considered as the service itself.

The challenge

Create a site with the same quality feel as their offering: clear, impressive, and easy to navigate, with calls to action that couldn’t possibly be missed by visitors.

Our approach

We built a clean, modern site with a strong visual identity and straightforward user journeys, making it simple for landlords and growing businesses alike to find exactly what they need and act on it quickly.

The result

A website that looks and feels the part: clean, impressive, and genuinely built to convert visitors into enquiries.

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A clean, engaging site with a serious purpose

Domestic Abuse Experts work with major organisations to deliver training, and they needed a website that could direct people to the right support quickly, clearly, and sensitively.

The challenge

Build a site that’s clean, engaging, and genuinely simple to use, helping visitors find the right training pathway without unnecessary friction at a moment that can already feel overwhelming.

Our approach

We focused on clarity and ease of navigation throughout the whole site, making sure it could guide a wide range of visitors, from HR teams to individuals, to the right information quickly and confidently.

The result

A site we’re genuinely proud to have delivered, and we’re looking forward to continuing to support Domestic Abuse Experts as their work and reach continue to grow.

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Hosting is the server space where your website’s files actually live. Every time someone visits your site, their browser pulls the page from that server. If the server is slow, unreliable or insecure, your website will be too, no matter how good the design is.

Why it matters more than most people think

Poor hosting shows up as slow load times, more frequent downtime, and greater vulnerability to security issues. Google also factors site speed into search rankings, so cheap, overcrowded hosting can quietly hurt your visibility as well as your visitor’s experience.

What good hosting actually includes

• Fast, reliable servers with minimal downtime
• Regular automatic backups, so a problem never means starting from scratch
• Security monitoring and malware protection
• An SSL certificate, so your site shows as secure in the browser
• Software and plugin updates handled for you
• Support from someone who can actually fix a problem when it happens

The cost of cutting corners

Ultra-cheap hosting deals often bundle hundreds of other websites onto one overloaded server. When one of those sites gets attacked or overwhelmed with traffic, everyone sharing that server can be affected, including you.

Self-managed vs managed hosting

Self-managed hosting is cheaper but assumes you’ll handle backups, updates and security yourself. Managed hosting costs more but means someone else is responsible for keeping your site fast, safe and online, which is exactly what we handle for clients from £50/month, backups and monitoring included.

The bottom line

Hosting is not the place to shop on price alone. It’s the foundation everything else sits on, and the cost of it going wrong, lost bookings, lost trust, lost search rankings, is almost always higher than what you’d save.

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Ask five web designers what a website costs and you’ll get five different answers. That’s because a website isn’t one product, it’s a range of possible products, from a one-page DIY site to a fully bespoke platform with booking systems and member logins. Before you can put a number on it, you need to know what you’re actually comparing.

The main pricing tiers

DIY website builders

Platforms let you build a simple site yourself for £10–£30 a month. It’s the cheapest route, but you’re the designer, the copywriter and the tech support. For many small businesses, the time cost outweighs the money saved.

Managed monthly plans

This is where a professional designs and builds your site for a low upfront cost, then you pay a monthly fee that covers hosting, updates and support. Our own NX Growth Plan sits here at £100/month for a professional 5-page site, live fast, with nothing to manage yourself.

Bespoke web design

For businesses that need custom functionality, ecommerce, booking systems, member portals, complex integrations, bespoke design starts from around £1,750 and scales with complexity. You’re paying for a site built entirely around how your business actually works.

What actually affects the price

• Number of pages and how much original content needs writing
• Custom functionality such as bookings, payments or portals
• Whether you need photography, copywriting or branding as part of the project
• Ongoing hosting, security and maintenance
• How much revision and design work is included

Hidden costs to watch for

Cheap website deals often exclude hosting, SSL certificates, stock imagery or future edits, all of which add up. Always ask what happens after launch: who fixes it if something breaks, and what a simple text change will cost you in six months’ time.

Our take

There’s no single right answer, only the right fit for your business and your budget. A café taking bookings needs something different from a tradesperson who just needs to be found on Google.

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The businesses that get their new website live fastest are almost always the ones who arrive prepared. Here’s what’s genuinely worth sorting out before your project kicks off.

1. Gather your existing brand assets

Logo files, brand colours, and any existing photography should be collected in one place, even if you’re planning a refresh, it gives your designer a starting point rather than a blank page.

2. Write down what each page needs to say

You don’t need polished copy, but a rough idea of what each page should cover, services, pricing, about, contact, speeds up the whole process considerably.

3. Collect real photos if you have them

Photos of your team, premises or work in progress build more trust than stock imagery, and are worth digging out even if they’re not professionally shot.

4. List your competitors, and what you like or dislike

Showing a designer two or three sites you admire, and being specific about what you like about each, helps translate a vague idea into something concrete quickly.

5. Know your must-haves versus nice-to-haves

• Does the site need to take bookings or payments?
• Do you need a members’ area or client login?
• Is there specific integration with other software you already use?

Separating essential functionality from nice extras keeps the project focused and the budget realistic.

6. Sort out your domain and hosting access

If you already have a domain name, make sure you know where it’s registered and who has access, this is one of the most common causes of last-minute delays.

7. Set a realistic timeline internally

Know who on your side needs to review and approve each stage, so feedback doesn’t become the project’s biggest bottleneck.

We’ll guide you through the rest

You don’t need to have all of this perfectly ready before reaching out, we walk every client through exactly what’s needed, when it’s needed. Book a call and we’ll take it from there.

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A clean, focused one-page website built to convert

Neil Chambers runs a straightforward, effective fuel and energy consultancy, and his website needed to match that same simplicity: no clutter, no confusion, just a clear summary of what he does and a strong path to getting in touch.

The challenge

Neil needed a professional one-page site that communicated his services clearly, while making his free downloadable guide a central, unmissable call to action. All of this had to be delivered on a budget that kept the project lean, without ever making it feel like a compromise.

Our approach

We worked closely with Neil to distil his offering into a single, well-structured page, prioritising clarity over complexity at every stage. The free guide download was built in as a key conversion point, sitting alongside clear, prominent calls to action that prompt visitors to reach out and start a conversation.

The result

A polished, professional one-page website that gives Neil’s fuel and energy business a strong, credible online presence, proof that working within budget doesn’t have to mean cutting corners on quality.

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Bright, lively, and credible, built for Lou

Lou is the passionate business owner behind Water Safety Matters, a TED Talk speaker who has recently featured in the news, and someone with a really strong sense of mission and values running through her business.

The challenge

Create a site that felt as bright and lively as Lou and her business, without tipping over into “playful,” since her audience is swimming teachers and instructors, not the children and adults learning to swim.

Our approach

We worked carefully to strike that balance throughout the site: energetic and warm in tone, but professional enough to speak directly and credibly to an audience of trained instructors and educators.

The result

A website that captures Lou’s energy and mission while still speaking credibly to her professional audience, a project we’re genuinely proud of.

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Elevating a strong portfolio into a premium online presence

MS Landscaping and Driveways came to us with an already impressive portfolio of completed projects, and the goal from the outset was building a website ambitious enough to match it.

The challenge

Create something clean and inviting that would elevate the brand as a whole and take the business to the next level, without losing the warmth that makes them approachable.

Our approach

We built the site around their existing portfolio of work, giving it a clean, welcoming design that puts their projects front and centre while keeping navigation simple for prospective customers browsing on any device.

The result

A website that MS Landscaping and Driveways, and we, are genuinely happy with, and one that positions them well above the competition.

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