New websites
Brand-new sites designed and built around your business and the people you're trying to reach.
- Business & brochure
- One-page sites
- Booking & enquiry
- Mobile-first, always
Macclesfield web design studio
Websites that just work.
Fast, secure and a genuine pleasure to use — designed around real people and built to stay out of trouble.
Over a decade of web design, backed by twenty years in tech. You deal with one person who actually cares how it turns out.
10+Years designing
20+Years in tech
45+Sites built
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What I do
Everything from idea to launch
A new site, a tired one brought back to life, or someone to just look after it — all under one roof.
Redesigns & rescues
An old, slow or clunky site made modern, quick and easy — without losing what already works.
- Modern redesign
- Speed-ups
- Mobile fixes
- Security clean-ups
Hosting & care
Fast, secure hosting and a real person to make the odd change — so you're never left stuck.
- Fast, secure hosting
- SSL & backups
- Small changes
- Domains & email
Tech Help
The computer or device itself playing up? That's my other business — repairs and support around Macclesfield.
Selected work
A few of the businesses I've built for
From solicitors and clinics to trades and takeaways — tidy sites that do a proper job.
chelfordlaw.com
Chelford Law
freshskinclinic.com
Fresh Skin Clinic
watersgreenfishbar.com
Waters Green
taxi-macclesfield.com
Taxi Macclesfield
bespokehomeprojects.co.uk
Bespoke Homes
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A look around
One desk, one person, and a phone that still gets answered.
The approach
Three things I refuse to skimp on
Anyone can make a page look nice now. The difference is how it works, how safe it is, and how fast it loads.
USE
Effortless to use
My background is usability and navigation — designing around how real people actually find things. Clear, intuitive, frustration-free.
Where I started, and still what I care about most.
Clear navMobile-firstAccessible
SAFE
Secure by design
Built as fast static sites — no database, no plugins to exploit, so there's almost nothing to hack. Having fixed a serious compromise myself, I build the safe way from the start.
Peace of mind, baked in from day one.
No databaseNo pluginsHTTPS
FAST
Genuinely fast
Modern build, tiny footprint, loads in a blink — better for your visitors, better for your Google ranking, and cheaper to run.
Speed isn't a nice-to-have; it's the baseline.
Lightning loadsGreat for SEO
How it works
From first idea to launch
A clear path, start to finish — you always know what's happening next.
01
Chat
We talk through what you need, who it's for, and what "done" looks like. No jargon, no pressure.
02
Design
I map the structure and design something fresh that fits your brand — you see it before it's built.
03
Build
Hand-built as a fast, secure site. Quick turnaround, thanks to modern tools and a clear process.
04
Launch
Live, tested and set up properly — hosting, domains, the lot. And I'm here after, not gone.
Straightforward pricing
No surprises, no hourly meter
A clear price agreed up front for the whole job. Typical starting points — every project is quoted to fit.
Typical projects
- One-page site
- from £POA
- Small business site
- from £POA
- Full multi-page site
- from £POA
- Redesign / rescue
- from £POA
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Timescales
- One-page site
- ~1 week
- Small site
- 2–3 weeks
- Full site
- 3–5 weeks
Fast turnaround, without cutting corners.
Always included
- Mobile-friendly
- Yes
- Secure & fast build
- Yes
- SEO basics
- Yes
- A real person after
- Yes
The essentials aren't extras.
Not sure what you need? Completely normal — tell me about your business and I'll suggest the simplest thing that does the job.
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About
One person who knows their craft
I've been building and running websites for over a decade, backed by more than twenty years in tech. My strength has always been the part that matters most — making sites that are genuinely easy to use.
I've managed real-world hosting, survived and fixed a serious server hack, and come out building the secure way. You deal with me, start to finish.
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