Cheshire isn’t one place, really. In the north-east you’ve got the Golden Triangle, Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Prestbury, all money and polish. Push west and you hit Chester with its walls and its visitors. South and east there are the old market towns, Nantwich, Sandbach, Congleton, quietly getting on with it. And threaded through the middle are the working towns, Crewe, Winsford, Ellesmere Port, built on railways, salt and graft. It’s a proper mix. But the small businesses across all of it, the salons, the tradespeople, the shops, the consultants, the cafés, tend to want exactly the same thing from a website. Something that looks the part, gets found, and brings in enquiries without costing the earth.
One person, not an agency
Here’s the bit that matters most: you deal with me. Not a call centre, not an account manager, not a template mill somewhere overseas. When you message about your site, it’s me who replies, and it’s me who builds the thing. That’s the whole pitch, and in a county where word of mouth still counts for a lot, it tends to be what people want. You get to actually know the person doing your website, and I get to actually understand your business. That’s how you end up with something that fits, rather than something off a shelf with your name dropped in.
Working this way keeps the price sensible, too. There’s no office full of overheads to pay for, so you’re paying for the work and nothing else.
Wherever you are, the approach is the same
I work remotely, which is what lets me look after businesses right across Cheshire without the day disappearing into travel. Calls, email, a shared screen when we need to look at something together, it’s straightforward, it’s quick, and it fits around you running your business. If you’d genuinely rather sit down face-to-face, and it’ll help, I’ll come to you; the county’s close enough that it’s no trouble. But whether you’re in a smart Knutsford unit or a yard on the edge of Northwich, the way I work doesn’t change and neither does the quality of what you end up with.
Fast, findable sites built to bring in work
A website that looks lovely but nobody can find is just an expensive ornament. So I build sites that are quick to load, easy to use on a phone, and set up properly so you turn up when someone nearby searches for what you do. So much of Cheshire’s trade starts with someone looking for a local business on their mobile, and if your site is slow, clunky or invisible on Google, that’s enquiries walking straight to a competitor. I sort the foundations, speed, structure, the basics of getting found, so your site is actually working for you rather than just sitting there. And if you want to push harder on the Google side of things, that’s an add-on we can talk about.
Honest pricing, no games
Websites start at £249, agreed as a fixed price before I lift a finger, so you know exactly where you stand. You own the site and the domain, no lock-in, no being held hostage if you ever fancy a change. Prefer to spread the cost? There’s a pay-monthly option from £69 a month (dropping to £30/mo once the build’s paid off) that wraps the build, the hosting and the ongoing care into one tidy payment, so it’s looked after and you’re never chasing anyone when something needs tweaking. Most are live in a couple of weeks. No jargon, no drawn-out faff, no hidden extras at the end.
Wherever you are in Cheshire, if you want a proper website built by a real person who actually cares how it turns out, that’s exactly what I do. Drop me a line and let’s have a chat.