Discovery
We look at your goals, your customers and the local competitors you’re up against, then agree a plan.
Goals & servicesCompetitor checkPage plan
1–2 days
Web Design & Development That Converts
Website design for small businesses in the UK
Website design for small businesses that turns visitors into phone calls and enquiries. We design and build fast, accessible sites for UK trades, clinics and local firms, with tap-to-call on every page, a spam-protected enquiry form, and GA4 and Search Console set up before launch. Fixed-price packages from £400, and a Starter site is usually live in around 2 weeks.
Built for Core Web Vitals
Tap-to-Call on Every Page
Fixed Prices from £400
Trusted by growth-focused teams
- Professional Services
- Retail & Hospitality
- Health & Clinics
- Property & Trades
- B2B service firms
THE ESSENTIALS
What should a small business website include?
A small business website should load fast on a phone, say what you do and where, make it easy to call or enquire, and show proof you’re a real business. It also needs SEO foundations and tracking from launch. Most of the trade sites we’re asked to fix fail at the basics: the phone number is buried and the pages load slowly on 4G. So we start there.
Speed on a phone
Most local customers find you on their phone, often on mobile data. If the page is slow to load, they tap back and call the next result.
What you do, and where
Your services and the areas you cover should be clear from the first screen, with a page for each main service so customers (and Google) can find exactly what they need.
An easy way to get in touch
Put tap-to-call and your contact details on every page, with an enquiry form that has spam protection. For trades, a quote form that asks for the job type and postcode saves a back-and-forth phone call.
Proof you’re real
Show your reviews, photos of real jobs and the registrations you hold, such as Gas Safe or NICEIC, with a named person behind the business. Customers check for these before they call.
SEO foundations
Proper page titles, meta descriptions, a sitemap and Google Search Console, so search engines understand the site from launch. Every package includes them.
Measurement
We set up GA4 and Search Console before launch, so you can see where visitors come from and which pages bring in enquiries.
WHO IT’S FOR
Website design for small businesses: trades, clinics and local firms
We’re a small web design agency offering web design services across the UK, for businesses whose customers are mostly local and want to get in touch quickly. An electrician, a physio and a gift shop need different things from a website, so we plan each one around how your customers choose who to contact.
Tradespeople
You need click-to-call, a quote form, a page for each service and the areas you cover. Add a way to capture enquiries while you’re on a job, and fewer of them end up with the next firm on Google. See our guidance for tradespeople, electricians, plumbers, roofers and builders.
Clinics and practices
Give each treatment or service its own page, with practitioner details, prices if you publish them and an obvious way to book or enquire. Plain language reassures patients more than clinical jargon does. See our guidance for private clinics and dental practices.
Local businesses
Opening hours, location, what you sell and recent photos, matched to your Google Business Profile. When those details agree everywhere customers look, they trust them.
IDEAL FOR
Is our small business web design right for you?
- Launching a new business or service and need a website that brings in enquiries from launch day
- Redesigning an outdated site that’s hurting trust and costing you calls
- Tradespeople, clinics and local firms who want more quote requests and bookings
- Need service and area pages (plus a blog) that can rank in local search
- Want one team to handle design, build, SEO and ongoing care, instead of juggling four suppliers
Perfect fit
5- Launching a new business or service and need a website that brings in enquiries from launch day
- Redesigning an outdated site that’s hurting trust and costing you calls
- Tradespeople, clinics and local firms who want more quote requests and bookings
- Need service and area pages (plus a blog) that can rank in local search
- Want one team to handle design, build, SEO and ongoing care, instead of juggling four suppliers
Not right for
3- Complex SaaS products or web apps that need full platform engineering
- Budgets under £400. Packages start there, and custom designs are quoted at a fixed scope
- Hard deadlines under two weeks for a full design and build
Not sure which side you fall on, or which package fits? A short call usually settles it in fifteen minutes.
Book a scoping callOUTCOMES
Timelines and Results You Can Expect
A typical Business website goes from go-ahead to launch in 3–4 weeks. Starter sites take around 2 weeks, Growth 4–6 weeks and E-commerce from 4 weeks.
Targets we build to
90+
Lighthouse
Performance scores on key templates
<1.5s
LCP
Largest Contentful Paint on core pages
AA
WCAG 2.1
Accessibility across core user journeys
- 01Week 1
Direction agreed
We write down your goals, your services and the enquiries you want more of. You sign off the page plan and wireframes.
- 02Weeks 1–2
Design signed off
You see mobile-first designs for your key pages, and we refine them with you within your package’s revision rounds.
- 03Weeks 2–3
Build & QA
Regular progress updates (weekly calls if you’d like them), a preview link to click through, and accessibility and speed checks on real phones.
- 04Weeks 3–4
Launch & iterate
Zero-downtime launch with GA4 and Search Console live, then 30 days of support on Business (60 on Growth).
These are typical timelines. We confirm yours after scoping.
DELIVERABLES
What’s included in our web design services
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PROCESS
Our web design process, brief to launch
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These are typical timelines. We confirm yours after scoping.
PACKAGES
Small business website packages and prices
Every small business website package has a fixed price and a full list of what’s included, so you know the cost before we start. Payment is 50% upfront, 50% on launch. Compare every package in full.
Starter
A professional first website for a new or small business.
£400
one-offNo VAT added
Business
Most popularA fuller site for an established business that wants to win more work online.
£750
one-offNo VAT added
Growth
For businesses ready to compete harder in local search.
£1,200
one-offNo VAT added
E-commerce
An online shop for selling your products directly.
From £1,500
one-offNo VAT added
- Care plans keep your site hosted, secure and updated from £25/mo. Monthly, cancel anytime. See care plans.
- For tradespeople, the Trades Starter Kit pairs a Business website with Enquiry Bot setup for £950. See the kit.
- Replacing a site you already have? Our website redesign services use the same packages, with your URLs kept and 301 redirects mapped.
- Want to edit the site yourself? We build WordPress websites at the same prices, and fix WordPress sites someone else built.
TECHNOLOGY
Our Stack & Standards
Core
Next.js 15
React 18
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Design
Figma
CMS & Commerce
WordPress
WooCommerce
Shopify
Deploy, QA & Analytics
Vercel
Jest
GA4
What You Get by Default
WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility
Built to Core Web Vitals targets
Mobile-first responsive design
SEO foundations on every page
GA4 & Search Console from launch
Spam-protected enquiry forms
Semantic HTML structure
Performance budgets
CASE STUDY
Real Results
CASE STUDY
Mobile Detailers
A fast, mobile-first website for a mobile car-detailing business in Tyler, Texas, built in 2 weeks so customers can scan the services and get in touch quickly.
- 1.9s mobile LCP on the landing page
- 95% Core Web Vitals pass
- ↑ 18% contact form completion
- ↓ 12% mobile bounce rate
- AA-level accessibility on core journeys
CASE STUDY
Mobile Detailers
A fast, mobile-first website for a mobile car-detailing business in Tyler, Texas, built in 2 weeks so customers can scan the services and get in touch quickly.
Before
- Slow page loads on mobile
- High mobile bounce rate
- Contact form under-used
- Accessibility issues across key pages
After
- 1.9s mobile LCP on the landing page
- 95% Core Web Vitals pass
- ↑ 18% contact form completion
- ↓ 12% mobile bounce rate
- AA-level accessibility on core journeys
PORTFOLIO
Small business websites we’ve designed
Four projects we’ve built: a two-week showcase site for a home bakery, a fast site for a mobile car-detailing business, an agency site with a built-in blog and a custom e-commerce store.
Mobile Detailers Website
A fast car detailing website for Mobile Detailers in Tyler, Texas: mobile-first pages, clear packages and a quick contact form. Form completions up 18%.
View project
Murff’s Bakery Website
How we built a home baker’s first site: a WordPress bakery website on Elementor for Murff’s Bakery in Washington, D.C., which had only Instagram before.
View project
Evietek Agency Website
How we built Evietek’s Next.js agency website: an SEO-ready blog publishing ~12 posts a month, Calendly and WhatsApp booking, and a 0.8s LCP.
View project
The Gift Sip Printify Store
How we built The Gift Sip’s Printify Next.js store: live product and variant sync, PayPal checkout and every order sent to Printify automatically.
View project
GUIDES
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FAQ
Common Questions
How much does a small business website cost?
A small business website from CodeKodex costs £400 for Starter (up to 5 pages), £750 for Business (up to 10 pages) and £1,200 for Growth (up to 15 pages). E-commerce starts from £1,500. Payment is 50% upfront, 50% on launch. Care plans from £25/mo are optional.
What’s the typical timeline?
From the go-ahead to launch, typically around 2 weeks for Starter, 3–4 weeks for Business, 4–6 weeks for Growth and from 4 weeks for E-commerce. It depends on your content and feedback arriving on time, and we confirm yours when we scope the project.
Why use a web design agency instead of a website builder?
A website builder gets you online, but the planning, copy and SEO are left to you. We plan pages around what your customers search for, design for phones first, set up SEO foundations, GA4 and Search Console, and test every form before launch. You pay a fixed price, you own the site, and you’re not tied to a builder’s subscription.
Do we own the code and designs?
Yes. The code and content are yours, and we transfer the Figma design files when the project is complete. You can move to another host, or hand the site to another developer, whenever you like. There’s no lock-in.
How do we collaborate?
Mostly by email or Slack, with a short call at each sign-off: the page plan, the design and the launch. You get a preview link so you can click through the site as it takes shape. Feedback goes into your package’s revision rounds, and weekly calls are there if you want them.
What’s included in QA?
Before launch we test on real phones and in Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge, check your key journeys against WCAG 2.1 AA, test every form end to end and check page speed against our performance budgets.
Do you handle deployment and hosting?
Yes. We launch the site for you, and our care plans keep it hosted, secure and backed up, with updates and monthly edit time. Care is £25/mo and Care+ £45/mo. Monthly, cancel anytime. Prefer to host it yourself? We deploy to your own hosting (often Vercel) and hand over cleanly.
What happens after launch?
Business includes 30 days of support after launch and Growth includes 60 days. On Starter, or once that support ends, a care plan from £25/mo keeps the site maintained. Our SEO packages start from £199/mo, each with a monthly report, and help the site climb in local search.
What about content and assets?
Business and Growth include help writing your core page copy. On Starter you supply the words and we shape them into the design. Photos, logo and reviews come from you, and we’ll tell you exactly what we need and when. Extra pages or copywriting beyond your core pages are quoted separately.
How many revisions do we get?
Starter includes 2 rounds of revisions; Business and Growth include 3. Larger changes outside the agreed scope are quoted as add-ons, so timelines stay predictable.
Is VAT added to your prices?
No. CodeKodex isn’t VAT-registered, so no VAT is added to any of our prices.
Book a free 30-minute call if it’s useful
Ready for a Website That Brings In Enquiries?
Tell us about your business and the enquiries you want more of. We’ll come back with the right package, a timeline and a fixed price, so you know exactly what you’re paying for before anything starts.
- Reply within one business day
- You own the code and assets
- Fixed-scope proposal in 48h
GET STARTED
Tell Us About Your Website
Tell us what you do, where you work and what the site needs to achieve. We’ll recommend the right package, or send a fixed-scope quote if you need a custom design. We reply within one business day.
- 1
We read it properly
A real person reviews your notes and comes back within one business day.
- 2
Book a free 30-minute call if it’s useful
We go through what you need, your budget and your deadline, then tell you honestly which option fits.
- 3
Fixed-scope proposal
Scope, milestones and pricing in writing within 48 hours of the call.
Hours
Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm UK time
Working style
Remote-first, timezone friendly