Web design for Exeter businesses that want to stand out
Exeter is the main business city of Devon, with a loyal local market and plenty of competition for it. A templated website blends in. I design and build the one that gives yours a proper first impression.
Web design for Exeter businesses
Exeter is the largest city in Devon, with a university, a historic cathedral quarter, a strong professional services and health sector, a busy independent retail and hospitality scene and a customer base that stretches across the wider South West. Customers here compare options online, and a generic site makes a capable business look ordinary.
Built to be found by people searching in Exeter
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 on the move.
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.
Positioned against a crowded field
Clear messaging about what you do and who for, so a visitor comparing several firms can see quickly why yours is worth a call.
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.
The Exeter website most firms get vs. the one built for you
The common approach
- A template with Exeter 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 what makes you different
- 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
FAQ
Why hire a web designer in Exeter 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 Exeter businesses even though you are based in Watford?
Yes. I am based in Watford, about 151 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 Exeter and the surrounding area do you cover?
Exeter city centre, St Davids, Topsham, Heavitree, Exmouth and Cranbrook are all fine. Where your customers are matters more than where your office is.
What kinds of business do you build for?
Professional firms, health and wellbeing businesses, trades, hospitality, independent retailers and creative businesses are all a good fit. The common thread is a business that wants a site built around how it actually wins work, rather than a template with its name on it.
Will a new website help me show up in Exeter 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 Exeter, 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.
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.
Kemp Services
Website design built around the photos, copy and keywords the business actually needed.
DCD Connect
Event photography, content and web development for a data centre industry conference.
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Tell me what's broken, or what you're starting.
One email or a fifteen-minute call. I read and reply to every one myself.