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Web design for Colchester businesses with a reputation worth showing

Colchester has Roman walls, a Norman castle, a university and a high street of independent businesses. People look a firm up before they get in touch, and a templated website undersells years of earned trust. I design and build the one that does not.

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10+ years designing and building websites for local firms Custom WordPress, not a theme with your logo swapped in Based in Watford, about 58 miles away, serving Colchester and north-east Essex by call, video and in person
Why Colchester firms call me

Web design for a town with a long memory

Colchester was the Roman town of Camulodunum, and plenty of its businesses have traded for years. A site that looks like a weekend project does not fit that. It needs one that holds up to scrutiny.

Built to be found by people searching in Colchester

Pages that say plainly what you do and where you do it, structured data that matches your Google Business Profile, and a site fast enough on a phone for someone searching from the street.

Custom, not a theme

Designed around your services and your customers, then built in custom WordPress, so the site does what your business needs rather than what a template allows.

Remote working that works

Reviews, feedback and sign-off over calls and shared screens, so the project moves quickly without anyone spending a day on the road. I come to you at the key moments.

One person accountable, start to finish

The person you brief is the person who builds it, and the person you call when something needs changing a year from now.

A business that has earned its reputation in Colchester should not be represented by a template.
What changes

The Colchester website most firms get vs. the one that does them justice

The common approach

  • A template with the town name swapped in
  • Promises of page one with nothing to back them up
  • A fee that grows as the project goes on
  • No one to call once it is live

How I do it

  • A site built around your services and your reputation
  • Honest advice on which searches are worth competing for
  • A clear scope and price agreed before work starts
  • Support from the person who built it
Questions people actually ask

FAQ

Why hire a web designer in Colchester rather than a large agency?

With an agency you get an account manager and a rotating team. Here you get the person who actually writes the code, which matters most when something needs changing two years after launch.

Is a web designer different from a WordPress developer?

Not here. The same person designs the site and writes the code, so nothing is lost between a designer's mock-up and a developer's build, and there is one person to ask when something needs to change.

Do you work with Colchester businesses even though you are based in Watford?

Yes. I am based in Watford, about 58 miles away. Most of the process is calls and shared screens, which works the same from Watford as from anywhere else, and I can travel to you at the key moments, such as the kick-off and the launch.

Which parts of Colchester and north-east Essex do you cover?

Colchester town centre, Wivenhoe, Tiptree, Coggeshall, West Mersea and the villages around them are all fine. Where your customers are matters more than where your office is.

What kinds of business do you build for?

Professional firms, independent retailers, clinics, hospitality and trades are all a good fit. The common thread is a business whose reputation is its main asset.

Will a new website help me show up in Colchester searches?

A properly built site gives you the foundations: fast pages, clear service and location content, structured data and a Google Business Profile that matches it. It cannot guarantee a ranking in Colchester, and anyone who promises you a position is guessing. What I can promise is that the technical groundwork is done properly.

How much does a website cost?

It depends on what the site has to do, because a brochure site and a booking system are different jobs. I would rather look at what you need and then give you a figure than quote from a menu. My guide to what freelance web developers cost in the UK sets out the ranges.

Can you help if my current site was built by someone else and just needs fixing rather than replacing?

Sometimes, yes. It depends what is underneath it. A quick look at the existing build usually tells us whether it is worth patching or genuinely faster to start again properly.

Proof

Sites I built that are running right now

Open any of them. These are live businesses trading on the site, not mockups, and each one has a write-up of what was built and why.

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What clients say
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