Design, writing and build from UpOnUp

Small business
web design.
With a
character
of its own.

Your website should give people a feel for the business, explain the work and make getting in touch straightforward. We plan, write, design and build it with you, wherever you’re based.

The free design starts with your current website.

Starting your first website?
Asylum restaurant website with oversized navy lettering, an orange background and a sculptural chrome eye
A website we designedAsylum. A sense of occasion.
Look around

Orange, food and oversized lettering set the mood. The menu and dining pages help someone plan the evening.

See a different kind of business

The work should
help people choose.

Someone choosing a gardener needs different answers from someone choosing a restaurant. The useful detail belongs in the design, from the first impression to the enquiry.

Highland Landscaping pricing page explaining the garden work included and what can change a quoteOpen the Highland price page in a new tab
Highland Landscaping · A website design study

Garden design and landscaping

Give each service
room to explain itself.

A garden design and regular garden care are different jobs. Highland gives each its own page, with photographs, an explanation of the work and a way to discuss it.

The price page helps a homeowner understand what is included and which details change a quote. For your business, we agree whether a fixed price, a guide price or an explanation of how you quote will be most useful.

Read the price explanation in a new tab Explore the Highland design study

Follow it through.
On a phone, too.

Highland’s garden-care page carries the chosen service into the enquiry form. Someone can describe the garden and the help they need, with room to say what they are still unsure about.

For your website, we agree the enquiry destination and check the route before launch.

Try the garden-care journey in a new tab

This example prepares a draft to copy or download. It does not send a message.

A different first impression

The character
belongs to the business.

Buttr & Ember leads with pastry, warm colour and bold lettering. Its menu, visit details and sharing-box planner give someone reasons to look around.

The right colours, photographs and words depend on what you do and the people choosing you. We shape them together so the identity carries through the pages.

Explore the bakery website Look around more of our work

The pastry-box planner creates a plan to discuss at the counter. It does not place an order.

Buttr and Ember bakery website with a croissant on charcoal, oversized cream lettering and a warm orange accent
Buttr & Ember · Bakery website design

A finished website.
A clear part for each of us.

You know the business. We bring the pages, words and design together, with something real for you to review before launch.

October offer

£799total

Design, writing & build.
Up to 25 agreed pages.

50% deposit.
50% when you’re happy.

Rounded to £399 now + £400 on approval, before launch.

9 of 20 places remaining at this price. Ends 31 October, or sooner once they’re gone.

Start your website

November onwards:
£3,000+ depending on scope.

Full scope & offer terms

We plan, write and build.

Original design, copywriting and responsive development for up to 25 agreed pages, with a clear way to enquire. We work through 2 consolidated rounds of refinements and check the pages, links and agreed contact route.

How the words and design come together

You bring the business.

Tell us what you do, who you want to reach and what matters. Share useful material you have permission to use, check the business facts and bring your feedback together for each round. You approve the finished website before publication.

See what helps us get started

The finished site and files are yours once the build is paid. You can host them elsewhere. Third-party images, fonts and other assets retain their own licence terms.

Optional hosting and managed care are arranged separately at launch. A search optimisation project has its own agreed scope. No automatic subscription.

Who will make
the next change?

A self-service editor is not included automatically. Owning the finished files and editing the pages yourself are different things. Agree how you want to make updates before ordering.

An occasional change.

A new team photo or a revised service description. With hosting only, content changes are separate work. Send us the change so we can agree the scope and quote.

Check the hosting arrangement

Regular help from us.

Optional Managed Websites includes hosting and small edits to existing pages, requested by email or message, within an agreed allowance. New pages and functions need a separate scope.

See what managed care covers

Your team makes the edits.

If you publish articles or change information frequently, tell us who needs to edit what. An editor or content-management system needs a separately agreed scope and confirmation that we can provide the workflow.

Discuss your editing needs
Does the standard website build fit what I need?

The standard build suits websites that explain your business, show the work and help people enquire. A restaurant may link to an existing booking service; a local firm may need a quote request. Ecommerce, bespoke software, large catalogues and complex integrations need separate scoping. Tell us about products, memberships, customer accounts or connected systems before ordering.

Map the functions your website needs

Start with
where you are now.

You might have a website that no longer fits, or be working out what your first one should do. Tell us the situation and we can discuss a useful starting point.

Your first
business website.

You can start without a current website or finished copy. Tell us what you do, who you want to reach and what a customer should be able to do.

We’ll work through the pages, words and design with you. You bring the business knowledge, check the facts and approve the finished site.

Have you chosen a domain?
Tell us about any domain or business email you already have. If you haven’t chosen a domain, we can discuss the arrangements you need before launch. You keep control.
Is the copy still unwritten?
You don’t need to write the finished pages. Explain your services and the questions customers ask. We write the agreed copy, then you check the business facts.
What photographs can we use?
Start with images of your work, people or premises that you have permission to use. If useful photographs are missing, we discuss the gaps before deciding how to fill them.
What should a visitor be able to do?
Ask for a quote, call you or use an existing booking service? Tell us. New booking systems, online payments or customer sign-in need their own scope before you order.

A website
that needs replacing.

Send us the link and tell us what has changed. We consider useful pages, your domain and existing email before proposing a move. You keep control and approve the new website before launch.

If a few changes would be enough, your existing provider may be best placed to make them. We build replacement websites.

Explore small business website redesign Use the redesign checklist

A few things
you may be wondering.

If your question is about something particular to the business, ask us.

Do I need a website if I already have a Google Business Profile?

Not necessarily as your next purchase. If people can find you, understand the service and get in touch, your profile may be doing what you need for now. A website becomes useful when someone needs more explanation, relevant examples or a clearer route to the right service. Keep contact details and coverage consistent. Google explains what a Business Profile can do and the action links it supports. A new website does not guarantee a higher position in Maps.

What if I don’t have the words or photographs ready?

We write the agreed pages from your business details and approved material. You check the facts. For photographs, start with what you already have permission to use and the work you want people to see. We can discuss the gaps before building. Our guides to useful website images and service-page content show the kind of detail that helps.

Will the website help people find us in search?

Useful pages, clear service information and sound technical foundations give search engines something to work with. Search visibility, traffic and enquiries depend on more than the build, so we do not promise rankings or a number of leads. See what search-ready foundations involve and the scope of separate search work.

Your new website, step by step

Four steps.
You know what comes next.

The full process
  1. 1

    Your business

    Tell us what matters.

    Share what you do, who you want to reach and what your website needs to do. We agree the pages and direction before building.

  2. 2

    Your private preview

    Explore your first version.

    Open the actual website and look around. Read the words, try the pages and see how it feels on a phone.

  3. 3

    2 refinement rounds

    Tell us what to change.

    Bring your feedback together for each round. We work through the changes and check the pages, links and agreed way to get in touch.

  4. 4

    Your decision to launch

    Approve it, then share it.

    You approve the finished content and design before we publish. Once the launch steps are complete, the website goes live. The finished site and files are yours.

Then choose the support you need. Optional hosting, managed care or a separate search optimisation project. No automatic subscription.

When will I see the first version?

Your first review is within 48 hours of your deposit and confirmation of the necessary business details. Bank transfers start after receipt is confirmed. Launch follows your feedback and approval, once the final payment and domain steps are complete. More about the timeline.

See what your
homepage could become.

Already have a website? Send us the link and we’ll email you a free homepage design. It gives you a new direction to look at before deciding whether to take the full website further.

No payment details and no obligation to buy. The pages, scope and price of a full website are agreed separately.

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