Web Design

Affordable options

Professional websites built & delivered in as little as 28 days.

  • Brochure web Design
  • Booking Web Design
  • E-commerce Web Design
  • Fully customised Bespoke options available

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How does our web design process work?

We consult, design, build, amend, and send it live. Simple really.

To ensure we build exactly what you need, we follow 5 simple steps that include an initial consultation, a design brief, initial draft,  amend and review sessions and finally your website launch.

1. INITIAL CONSULTATION

Understand the options available.

2. DESIGN BRIEF

Tell us what you like.

3. INITIAL DRAFT

Visual sent within 28 days.

4. TWEAKS & REVISIONS

Request changes & Amends

5. WEBSITE LAUNCH

Go Live and on Google

Professional Web Design

What you get as standard – We’ve built hundreds of websites for our customers, with each one professionally designed to engage, attract and stand out from the competition. All sites have the following:

  • Unique professional website

  • Mobile-friendly responsive design
  • A dedicated project manager
  • Update and add pages (CMS)
  • A personal approach
  • Blog/News facility
  • Speedy service within 28 days!*

  • Search Engine Optimisation
  • 6 months FREE hosting & support
  • UK-based support

  • No surprises or hidden costs

  • Full website ownership

Choosing your website and getting it found online

A common question a customer asks us during the design meeting its… What does all the jargon mean?  Sometimes they may ask what is the difference between a booking website and an e-commerce website.   To help you understand what agencies mean by all this tech speak we have put some short ‘explainers’ below.  Simply click on them to reveal some simple descriptors.

Responsive website design put simply is the ability to build a website that adapts in a user friendly way to whatever device your audience finds you on. When you consider that nearly 50% of the population access the internet via there mobile phones, you may need consider the impact of how your website looks on a smart phone.

Ask yourself, would you buy from a company who didn’t take there image seriously. By not having a mobile friendly site, you really are risking alienating a tech savvy audience who will simply skip to a competitor website that gives them instant visibility of what they are looking for.
The great news is, responsive website design is no longer expensive.   All websites from Hot Web Design are responsive, which means they will appeal to your audience on A pc, laptop, tablet, or mobile Phone.

brochure website is a showcase of what you do, how people can get in touch with you, and a way for you look tell your audience about your business identity.  They are ideal for start ups and small local businesses who are looking to give there audience a way of being found online.

If you are looking for an affordable web design option then these websites are ideal.   We will even provide all the industry standard content and images for you to get you up and running.  All you have to do is tell us your company colours and a little bit about your business and leave the rest to us.

Whether your a web designer, a business or a consumer, we all know that a well presented, easy to navigate website is vital if you are looking to sell your products and services online.  E-commerce literally means commercial transactions conducted electronically on the Internet.  Basically its your shop front on the internet

An e-commerce website needs to be treated the same way as you would treat your physical business premises. It needs to be clean, well organised and needs to display the company image in a way that encourages to buy from you.   If you’re planning on having an E-commerce shop, you need to make sure you know how you will direct visitors to your website. Even more important is how you intend to convert visitors to buyers.

How to get your online shop found by your audience

Hot Web Design have nearly 15 years experience in Online Marketing. Our expert SEO consultants have all the knowledge required to create an effective online strategy that attracts visitors to your site, and turns them into a transaction. We monitor user experience on all our e-commerce sites, analysing keywords, call to actions and client revisits and we use this information to help you understand how best to generate a return on your investment.

How Much Should a Website Cost You?

Simply put, the cost of building your website looks at 6 simple things:

  1. Time
  2. Technical knowledge (or your interest to learn to code)
  3. Design skills (or your willingness to learn design)
  4. Content
  5. Marketing
  6. Money

These are the 4 key areas we will always talk to a customer about.

1. Time – When do they want the website delivered.  Who needs to work on it.

2. Technical Knowledge – What skills are needed.  Does the customer know how to do any part of it themselves

3. Design – Have they got an eye for design.  Do they have access to professional images?  Do they have photo editing tools.

4. Content-  Do they have the ability to put down in words what they want to promote online in a way their audience will engage.

5.  Marketing –  Do they know how to drive visitors to their website via channels such as google, facebook, twitter, instagram

6.  Money –  Do they have enough money in the bank to cover them whilst they take weeks or months off to learn  / build a website.  Or do they have enough money to pay someone to cover off the first 5 points.

Its common for clients come to us who have used the web design tools and web builders only to find they are missing some or all of the 6 critical ingredients to make their vision come to reality.    Since most web design agencies have all of points 2 to 5 covered, it then becomes a simple case of Time and money.  How many days will the project take multiplied by the agency day rate = the cost of your new website.

What do Hot Web Design typically charge for a website

Our websites typically cost between £300  and £1500 for websites that others charge between £2,000 to £5,000.  Once you have spoken with us and seen the quality of websites we have built, just call any other design agency and ask what they would charge for the same work.

If you want to know why we charge what we do, drop us a line.

Getting your website found in Google is really easy….Right?  Well actually yes it is.  In short, google has options for you  to get to the top and you only pay when an ad campaign delivers a click to your website.    Another way is to simply follow Google guidelines for search engine optimisation.  You will probably have heard this called SEO.  In short, if you make sure your website is relevant to your subject matter, popular with your audience and delivers industry leading content, you have a good chance of Google placing you at the top of the listings.  Do it better than your competition and you will always rise above them in the rankings

If you are unsure about how to follow Google guidelines, we would be happy to help you, or even teach you how to do it yourself.  Click here to see more of our local Google Marketing Plans.

Social media can help your business many ways.  Its really important that once you have built your perfect website that your audience can find out about you.    The first thing you want to do is get set up on channels such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  If you are more of a corporate business, Linked in has become the choice for many.   If you need help with setting up or understanding you how to engage on social media, click here to see how we can help you