Website design and development

Website design and development for UK businesses

Your website is often the first thing a customer sees. SMART5 designs and builds fast, secure, mobile-friendly websites that explain what you do clearly, rank in search and turn visitors into enquiries. We work on WordPress, Magento and custom builds, and we can host and look after the site once it is live.

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What is included

Website design and development: what we do

Design that fits your brand

Clean, modern layouts built around your services, your customers and the action you want them to take.

Mobile-first build

Pages that load quickly and read well on phones, tablets and desktops, tested before launch.

Easy content updates

A content management system (CMS) such as WordPress, so you can change prices, photos and text yourself.

SEO foundations

Page titles, descriptions, structured data, a sitemap and fast loading, so search engines understand every page.

Forms and enquiries

Contact forms with spam protection that deliver straight to your inbox, plus click-to-call buttons.

Analytics from day one

Google Analytics and Search Console set up, with cookie consent that follows UK rules.

Who it is for

Is this right for you?

  • Small businesses that need a professional website for the first time
  • Companies whose current site is slow, dated or hard to update
  • Service businesses that want more enquiries from search
  • Organisations moving away from a website builder they have outgrown
How we work

Four simple steps

  1. 1TalkA short call about your business, your customers and what the site needs to do.
  2. 2PlanA page plan and a fixed quote, so you know the scope and cost before work starts.
  3. 3BuildWe design and build the site on a private preview link you can review as it takes shape.
  4. 4LaunchWe go live, check every page and form, and keep supporting the site afterwards.

Website design and development: questions and answers

How long does a new website take?

A small business website usually takes a few weeks from the first call to launch. Larger sites, online shops and portals take longer; we agree a timeline with you before we start.

Will I be able to update the website myself?

Yes. We build on a content management system such as WordPress unless there is a good reason not to, and we show you how to change text, images and prices.

Do you also host the website?

Yes. We can host it on our managed AWS platform with a firewall, HTTPS, backups and monitoring, or hand it over to your own hosting if you prefer.

Do I own the website and the domain?

Yes. The domain, the content and the website are yours. We are added as a manager so we can do the work for you.

Get in touch

Talk to us about website design and development.

Tell us a little about your business and what you need. We will reply with a practical next step and a fixed, no-obligation quote.

Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm. Free, no-obligation quotes.

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