Useful before you decide

Good questions.
Clearer choices.

A website is a meaningful purchase. These guides explain the costs and decisions behind a new build or redesign, so you can work out what you need and what to ask before committing.

Website page layouts and research references arranged on a planning board.
Good decisions before the first design.

The guides

Start with the decision
in front of you.

Practical answers based on how we plan, build and launch websites. Where a price or service detail appears, it refers to the current UpOnUp offer.

01 / Know the cost

What does a small business website actually cost?

Separate the initial build from ongoing charges. See what is included in our £799 project, how £25 monthly care works, and which requirements need a separate scope.

Read the website cost guide
02 / Plan the pages

What pages does a business website actually need?

Build a page map around real services, buyer questions and enquiry routes. Decide when a subject deserves its own page and when two answers belong together.

Plan your website pages
03 / Prepare the brief

How to brief a web designer

Eight practical answers to gather before design begins, plus a private, fillable brief you can copy or download and send to any provider.

Build your website brief
04 / Plan the move

A practical website redesign checklist

A step-by-step record of the pages, domain, email, content, forms and redirects to check before a replacement site goes live.

Use the redesign checklist
05 / Know what is yours

Who owns your website, domain and files?

Separate domain control, website files, copyright, third-party licences and hosting. Know what to ask before buying or changing providers.

Check ownership and handover
06 / Check search foundations

What makes a business website ready for search?

Inspect the pages, links, crawl access and measurement behind an SEO-ready claim. See what a website build can cover and what needs ongoing search work.

Check search foundations
07 / Choose useful images

What images does a small business website need?

Plan images around the questions a visitor needs answered, gather a practical shot list and check permission, context and accessibility before publication.

Plan your website images
08 / Understand the timing

How long does a business website take?

Separate the first review from approval and launch. See what starts our 48-hour first-review clock and what you can prepare to keep the project moving.

Understand the website timeline

Explore the service

Find the right
starting point.

The guides help you evaluate the choice. These pages explain what we would actually make with you.

Starting fresh

Business website design

See the pages, writing, design, development and review included in the UpOnUp build.

Explore business websites
Replacing a site

Website redesign

Understand what to keep, what to change and how to prepare for a safe move to a new website.

Explore website redesign
Working locally

Web design in Birmingham

Find out how our Longbridge-based team works with Birmingham businesses and what the fixed-price offer covers.

Explore Birmingham web design

Ready to talk it through?

Tell us what you need.
We will make the scope clear.

Ask about your current site, a new build, or whether an idea sits inside the £799 offer.

Message the team